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SOTD April 2026
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Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Friday morning’s Lethal Grand Freeze:
Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 13*
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
MSC Frosted Spearmint AS Spray
*I made a little boo boo yesterday because it was my 12th day with this Perma Sharp blade - as a general rule I always change the blade after the 14th day.
This was one of the COLDEST shaves I’ve had in a while - the Glacial Spearmint soap’s delicious scent filled the bathroom, my face was buried under thick, rich, super slick, FRIGID lather, and the post-shave feeling was so wonderful like ALL of Rod’s soaps - he’s another master artisan. The Glacial Spearmint balm is also chock full of menthol not to mention how soothing it is, and Fernando’s Frosted Spearmint aftershave has the same amazing scent as Rod’s version with enough menthol to give a polar bear double pneumonia. I had a dynamite three pass BBS shave but I may have to scrap this blade because I had to struggle a little on the third pass - my stubble in really tough!
Wishing you all a great weekend - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 13*
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
MSC Frosted Spearmint AS Spray
*I made a little boo boo yesterday because it was my 12th day with this Perma Sharp blade - as a general rule I always change the blade after the 14th day.
This was one of the COLDEST shaves I’ve had in a while - the Glacial Spearmint soap’s delicious scent filled the bathroom, my face was buried under thick, rich, super slick, FRIGID lather, and the post-shave feeling was so wonderful like ALL of Rod’s soaps - he’s another master artisan. The Glacial Spearmint balm is also chock full of menthol not to mention how soothing it is, and Fernando’s Frosted Spearmint aftershave has the same amazing scent as Rod’s version with enough menthol to give a polar bear double pneumonia. I had a dynamite three pass BBS shave but I may have to scrap this blade because I had to struggle a little on the third pass - my stubble in really tough!
Wishing you all a great weekend - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
17 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
A fantastic shave with which to close out the workweek. Returned my vintage Shulton suite of products. Fantabulous Old School scent with exceptional lather built with the Simpson Manchurian badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion, talc & EdC.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
A fantastic shave with which to close out the workweek. Returned my vintage Shulton suite of products. Fantabulous Old School scent with exceptional lather built with the Simpson Manchurian badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion, talc & EdC.
Hope you have a great day.
Shulton / Simpson / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
anchovie666
Shave Member
Friday 4/17 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL
LATHERS - STICKS, SAMPLES & TUBES MONTH
Edge was one of my earlier Honing efforts – can be better
Two Pass Knockdown with the Boker then an Eversharp Injector
And yes it looks like the scales were melted on something.
Overall the combo shave was a Very Nice BBS result
Razor: Boker – Kelley How No. 6702
Blade: 1/4/8/12K Synthetic – Translucent ARK (2X)
Clean Up: Lady Eversharp Blue Sparkle Injector
Lather: Proraso Red Shave Cream Tube
Brush: Made-Rite No. 82 Pure Badger
Post Shave: Draggon Noir Splash
Post Shave: Proraso Wood & Spice Balma
VINTAGE APRIL
LATHERS - STICKS, SAMPLES & TUBES MONTH
Edge was one of my earlier Honing efforts – can be better
Two Pass Knockdown with the Boker then an Eversharp Injector
And yes it looks like the scales were melted on something.
Overall the combo shave was a Very Nice BBS result
Razor: Boker – Kelley How No. 6702
Blade: 1/4/8/12K Synthetic – Translucent ARK (2X)
Clean Up: Lady Eversharp Blue Sparkle Injector
Lather: Proraso Red Shave Cream Tube
Brush: Made-Rite No. 82 Pure Badger
Post Shave: Draggon Noir Splash
Post Shave: Proraso Wood & Spice Balma
04.17.26
Oh, what a week! Finally knocked off 5 days of growth and feeling much better now.
Cheers!
Klinker
Double your shaves, double your fun!
RAZOR: Above The Tie Konos S2 (oc) Slant
BLADE: Personna Platinum Blue
BRUSH: Moon Soaps "X-Mas '22" 26mm 2-Band Badger
LATHER: Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale Shaving Soap
POST: Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale Aftershave Splash
POST: Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale Aftershave Balm
8th Night
Shave Member
April 17, 2026
Great shave today. 2 days of growth removed with the Rockwell 6s on plate 3. Stirling Lime is such a nice subtle scent. It easily whipped up into a nice lather in HC&C bowl with the CB Brushworks/28mm G5C. BBS finish.
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Afternoon
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 3
Razor Setting: 3
Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Voskhod DE Razor Blade
Soap: Stirling Soap Co Lime
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: CB Brushworks Custom w/G5C knot
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: PAA Cube 2.0 Non-metholated
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm
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Great shave today. 2 days of growth removed with the Rockwell 6s on plate 3. Stirling Lime is such a nice subtle scent. It easily whipped up into a nice lather in HC&C bowl with the CB Brushworks/28mm G5C. BBS finish.
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Afternoon
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 3
Razor Setting: 3
Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Voskhod DE Razor Blade
Soap: Stirling Soap Co Lime
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: CB Brushworks Custom w/G5C knot
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: PAA Cube 2.0 Non-metholated
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm
Generated by Shaving Sherpa — Shaving Sherpa - Master Your Wet Shaving Journey
Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Great shave Akhi!April 17, 2026
Great shave today. 2 days of growth removed with the Rockwell 6s on plate 3. Stirling Lime is such a nice subtle scent. It easily whipped up into a nice lather in HC&C bowl with the CB Brushworks/28mm G5C. BBS finish.
View attachment 158167
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Afternoon
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 3
Razor Setting: 3
Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Voskhod DE Razor Blade
Soap: Stirling Soap Co Lime
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: CB Brushworks Custom w/G5C knot
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: PAA Cube 2.0 Non-metholated
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm
Generated by Shaving Sherpa — Shaving Sherpa - Master Your Wet Shaving Journey
Shabbat Shalom!
Jeff
8th Night
Shave Member
I understand that the original Shulton OS is what you love. The "New & Improved" of so many products has the exact opposite affect on said products and we stop using them.
I'm glad to hear that your family in Israel is doing well during this war. My wife communicated with some her family also. They are good too.
8th Night
Shave Member
Beautiful shave, Akhi!
8th Night
Shave Member
It's a great way to turn any soap into a cool one. And you can adjust the coolness.
Ram57
Shave Member
Saturday SOTD
Razor: Ever-Ready 1924/Razor Emporium Ball End
Blade: Gem PTFE (6)
Brush: Semogue Pegasus C7 26mm finest Badger
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Shave Cream: Wm. Neumann Heartwood
Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
8th Night
Shave Member
8th Night
Shave Member
An awesome shave you had there, my Lantzman! A true grand freeze. Shabbat Shalom!Friday morning’s Lethal Grand Freeze:
Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 13*
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
MSC Frosted Spearmint AS Spray
*I made a little boo boo yesterday because it was my 12th day with this Perma Sharp blade - as a general rule I always change the blade after the 14th day.
This was one of the COLDEST shaves I’ve had in a while - the Glacial Spearmint soap’s delicious scent filled the bathroom, my face was buried under thick, rich, super slick, FRIGID lather, and the post-shave feeling was so wonderful like ALL of Rod’s soaps - he’s another master artisan. The Glacial Spearmint balm is also chock full of menthol not to mention how soothing it is, and Fernando’s Frosted Spearmint aftershave has the same amazing scent as Rod’s version with enough menthol to give a polar bear double pneumonia. I had a dynamite three pass BBS shave but I may have to scrap this blade because I had to struggle a little on the third pass - my stubble in really tough!
Wishing you all a great weekend - be well and stay safe!
JeffView attachment 158150
Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Saturday's Cold Water Shave
Cold Water Rinse
Nivea Shave Cream
Jayaruh #199 Synthetic
GEM Damaskeene
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Nivea After Shave Balm
The Nivea Shave Cream face-lathered well with Jayaruh #199 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the GEM Damaskeene razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Nivea After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Shabbat Shalom Akhi!
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Thank you Akhi.
Shabbat Shalom!
wombadom
TSC Yoda
Razor: Merkur 34G
Blade: Shaverboy SS (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog White Mountain Silvertip 24/57
Shave Soap: The Gentleman's Groom Room Essence of Scotland Scottish Heather (glycerin based)
Post: ūgen Witch Hazel and Aloe Vera
EPSILON Scottish Spirit After Shave
I'm not much of a fan of the Shaverboy SS blades. I'm glad I only purchased a few to try.
The rest of the shave was great. Three passes and no nicks or weepers or razor burn.
Everyone be safe and have a wonderful day
Blade: Shaverboy SS (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog White Mountain Silvertip 24/57
Shave Soap: The Gentleman's Groom Room Essence of Scotland Scottish Heather (glycerin based)
Post: ūgen Witch Hazel and Aloe Vera
EPSILON Scottish Spirit After Shave
I'm not much of a fan of the Shaverboy SS blades. I'm glad I only purchased a few to try.
The rest of the shave was great. Three passes and no nicks or weepers or razor burn.
Everyone be safe and have a wonderful day