SOTD April 2026

[fhalden]

When it comes right down to it, Haslinger is as good as it gets, and it never gets much love. Today I paired it with Derby City Chop Shop Winter Reserve AS, the Simpson Berkeley, the right size for the diminutive Haslinger puck, and the delightful Edwin Jagger 3ONE6.

 

[MarkB]

30 April, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Phenomenal shave with which to close out the month! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent Aventus homage, "Succès" shave soap, splash & EdP. Fantastic scent with incredible lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP. ETHOS + Paladin, it's a hard combo to beat!

BBS bliss!!

Hope you have a great day.

ETHOS Grooming Essentials / Paladin / Karve / Polsilver / Thayers

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[Jayaruh]

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Clubman Pinaud Classic Barber Shave Cream
Jayaruh #144
Gillette Trac //
Trac // Cartridge Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Derby Chop Shop After Shave Tonic

This is my last shave in Hendersonville, NC, so I used what I had on hand. I used the Jayaruh #144 brush to wet my face. The Clubman Pinaud Classic Barber Shave Cream is a non foaming shave cream that I rubbed into my whiskers. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Trac // razor and the Trac // Cartridge Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Derby Chop Shop After Shave Tonic. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

[Yetzirah]

Thursday morning:

Warm shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/7 AM day 12
B&M Spice SS
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Stirling Spice EdT

This morning I was in the mood for a Shulton Old Spice shave and because I still can’t find my mug with a puck in it as well as my two back up pucks I went for the perfect substitute which is the B&M Spice. Man alive, this soap smells absolutely EXACTLY like the Shulton Old Spice - do I ever love that scent, the lather is such a delight, and it gives great post-shave care which the Lubriderm moisturizer really enhances. Finally the Stirling Spice fragrance which is another perfect copy of the Shulton Old Spice but with more longevity and that’s it that’s all. Three passes gave me such an awesome BBS shave and I enjoyed it so much!

Have a nice day - be well and stay safe!

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What an awesome shave Akhi! I have no experience with Old Spice but the way you describe this is inspiring me to give this soap a try!

 

[Yetzirah]

Thursday April 30, 2026
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Soap: B&M Samhain
Razor: Henson AL13 + /Ti22 Handle
Henson: 10/14/2021 = 1684
Blade: KCG (1)
P/S: Bleu de Chanel

B&M's collaboration with Southern Witchcrafts is off the charts good! an amazing scent and the soap base is incredible.

 

[Yehuda D]

What an awesome shave Akhi! I have no experience with Old Spice but the way you describe this is inspiring me to give this soap a try!

Thanks Akhi!

The truth is that this soap is a treasure. I plan to keep it in my rotation for as long as possible. I also plan to buy the Stirling Spice soap because it apparently has the exact same scent as the B&M Spice and the Stirling Spice eau de toilette is 100% identical to the Shulton Old Spice fragrance. It’s MAGNIFICENT!

Jeff

 

[anchovie666]

Thursday 4/30 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL
LATHERS - STICKS, SAMPLES & TUBES MONTH

EDGE TEST – Very nice and keen refresh
Thanks to @Guido75 for hosting the Vintage April thread
It’s been a great time for all with some really fantastic razors
Overall a fitting and fantastic BBS shave result

Razor: Union Razor SPIKE – Yellow Scales
Blade: JNat/Botan Refresh
Clean Up: Gillette Black Handle Flare Tip
Lather: Tabac Vegan Shave Cream
Brush: Surrey Blue Handle Boar
Post Shave: Jeris Musk for Men Splash
Post Shave: Tabac EDT Spritz

 

[Yehuda D]

Thursday April 30, 2026
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Soap: B&M Samhain
Razor: Henson AL13 + /Ti22 Handle
Henson: 10/14/2021 = 1684
Blade: KCG (1)
P/S: Bleu de Chanel

B&M's collaboration with Southern Witchcrafts is off the charts good! an amazing scent and the soap base is incredible.

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Beautiful shave Akhi!

Anything that B&M does is fantastic!

Jeff

 

[BarberDave]

04.30.26

 

[Aomalley27]

SOTD
Sometimes I can be reminded; that despite 90% of a shave going so right, one thing can completely flip the script. I had a phenomenal hot shower. The Lather was whipped up to perfection, and in no time to boot. No fine tuning it, it just turned out aces. I corked my blade (personna lab blue in honor of BarberDave's Personna wars), and away I went. Unfortunately; despite everything being set up for a perfect shave, I didn't notice a small bug bite just under my jaw line. (I sport a beard, so sometimes that can hide potential problem areas.) On my ATG pass, it opened up, and pretty good to boot. The alum just lit me up like the fourth of July. Had to use balm today, which is pretty much a rarity for me. All in all, I'd rate the shave a C+ or B-; and only so because of the terrific start. Had things not been aligned so well, this would easily have been a solid D shave. Shame, as it wasn't the soap's fault, nor a blade dud/malfunction, nor even a technique lapse.