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SOTD February 2026

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SOTD February 20, 2026
A beautiful shave this morning with the Game Changer on the .68 plate knocking down 2 days of growth. The A&E Ultima Base is magnificent. 1/8 tsp gave me enough lather for 4 passes although i only did 2. A great way to start the weekend.

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Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)

Time of Day: Morning ☀️
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 2

Razor: Razorock Game Changer .68-P & .76-P
Blade: The Gentleman Super Platinum Max x 7 (India)
Soap: Ariana & Evans Ultima Unmasked Shaving Soap
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: PAA Cube 2.0 Non-metholated
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayers Unscented Facial Toner - 3 Oz mister
Aftershave 3: Ariana & Evans Ultima Unmasked Unscented Splash


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Awesome shave Akhi!

Once again Shabbat Shalom to you and your family!

Jeff
 

Saturday SOTD
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Razor: Schick Type F
Blade: Schick (2)
Brush: Sawdust CreatioStudio/OUMO Lotus 26mm
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: 3P
Shave Soap: Route 66 Perfect Gent
Butter: Stirling's Almond Creme
Aftershave: Sailor Jerry

 
Shave of the Day 🪒🍑🥃

Today’s shave was all about testing something new—and wow, this one hit hard. I’m deep into test batch #7 of our upcoming pump shave cream / soap hybrid, and I’m honestly blown away. This is a true crossover: real soap + modern surfactants working together in perfect harmony. I can’t pronounce half the ingredients… but I can tell you it performs like an absolute monster.

The scent? Peach Barrel Reserve. Juicy, ripe peaches soaked in warm, boozy barrel notes—sweet, smooth, and just the right amount of indulgent. Think peaches and whiskey, done right. 🥃

If you’re in a rush, a couple pumps straight to the face and worked in by hand delivers an effortless, slick, no-nonsense shave. But if you’ve got the time to slow down? Break out a brush and let it eat. Beast-mode lather, insane slickness, excellent cushion, and protection for days.

This one’s coming soon… I think. Tester feedback is still rolling in—but if you ask me?
Yeah. We nailed it.

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February 20 SOTM Head and Face Shave.

Hi Everyone.

Rockwell Model T v1 (5)
Dorco 300 ST DE Blade
L'Occitane Plisson
Captain's Choice 45th Parallel SC and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Lucky Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 3 Days
Dome Turf: 7 Days

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Had a fine shave this morning. I only needed 2 passes all around for a clean shave. Although I have the 45th Parallel SS, it's nice to have the SC version for an quick and easy lather. Take care.
 
I never heard of it. 😊😊

Jeff
Currently out of stock. You could contact Don Youngner at
info@wettheface.com to find out when it will be back in stock.

 
Razor: RazoRock MJ-90
Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
Brush: Semogue Torga C5 Boar 24/50

Shaving Soap: RazoRock XXX
Post: Thayer's Unscented Facial Toner

The RazoRock MJ-90 is a very good razor. It's on the mild side. I also have the MJ-90A base plate which is more efficient. I like them both a lot. The Gillette Nacet paired excellently with it.
Be safe and have a great day 😀 20260220_104751~3.jpg
 
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Saturday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap
Jayaruh #277
Darwin-Stoll Jr. 3D
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #277 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Darwin-Stoll Jr. 3D 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 Aqua Velva Musk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
Currently out of stock. You could contact Don Youngner at
info@wettheface.com to find out when it will be back in stock.

This one sounds interesting. Who knows - perhaps one day I’ll get it. 😊😊

Jeff
 
Saturday morning’s Grand Freeze:

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Super Platinum day 9
MSC Citrus Melody SS
Bundubeard Stoffel ASB
MSC Citrus Melody AS Splash
Christian Dior Eau Sauvage EdT

After having not using this Citrus Melody stuff for a long time I decided to go with it this morning and I’m so happy that I did because it’s delightful. The scent is so beautiful - lemon, lime, grapefruit, and a little tangerine all come together to make it so refreshing, the soap is a tallow based treasure with such thick, rich, mega slick lather that has great blade glide, the menthol sensation is INTENSE, and it’s chock full of skincare. The Stoffel balm is another South African jewel with a nice peppermint scent, it’s loaded with menthol, and it’s so moisturizing as well as soothing. The Citrus Melody aftershave is witch hazel based so it never stings or burns, it has the same lovely scent as the soap, and it’s a menthol atom bomb. Finally the gorgeous Eau Sauvage fragrance which pairs very well with this soap and aftershave completed the event. Three passes gave me a dynamite BBS shave that felt like being in a freezer!

Wishing you all a wonderful day - be well and stay safe!

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Saturday 2/21 Shave
17th ANNUAL ONE BLADE IN FEBRUARY CHALLENGE 2026

DAY 21 – Three weeks in the books – edge still viable
One Pass & a bit of clean up equaled a DFS/DFS+ result
Perfectly comfortable and acceptable shave result

Razor: DOVO Runde Sache – Red Scales – 5/8
Blade: JNat Refresh – Translucent ARK Refresh (21X)
Lather: Declaration Grooming Dirtyver
Brush: Semogue Owners Club Mistura
Post Shave: DG Dirtyver Aftershave

Post Shave: Proraso Cypress & Vetyver Balma

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21 February, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Fantastic shave this morning! Great scent and lather from the Palmolive cream, built with the Omega synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, & Aqua Velva "Original Sport" aftershave splash.

BBS bliss!!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Palmolive / Omega / Karve / Gillette / Thayers / Aqua Velva

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1. Warm Shower Preshave
2. Proraso White Preshave Cream

1. Gentlemen of the Cabin, Adopted Acres Soap Company
2. Filarmonica 14 Straight Razor, 2nd Generation
3. Atelier S. Tinker Shaving Brush, High Mountain Badger Knot, 28mm
4. Atelier S. Tinker Lathering Bowl

1. Proraso Alum Block Post Shave
2. Gentlemen of the Cabin Aftershave Splash
3. Snail Mucin Facial Moisturizer

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