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SOTD February 2026
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7 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Another great shave this morning! Returned to A&E and their excellent "Vanille de Tabac" shave soap and splash. A wonderful dupe of TFTV with a great lather built with the Wild West Brushworks badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave lotion & Phaedon "Tabac Rouge" EdP
Another effortless BBS shave!
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Another great shave this morning! Returned to A&E and their excellent "Vanille de Tabac" shave soap and splash. A wonderful dupe of TFTV with a great lather built with the Wild West Brushworks badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave lotion & Phaedon "Tabac Rouge" EdP
Another effortless BBS shave!
Hope you have a great day.
Ariana & Evans / Wild West Brushworks / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Phaedon
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Nice kit! Shabbat Shalom Lantzman!
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Awesome kit! Palmolive is on my list of soaps to try! Shabbat Shalom Akhi!SOTD February 7, 2026
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Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ (Great Shave)
Smoothness: ★★★★☆ (Very Smooth)
Irritation: ★★★☆☆ (Mild Tingle)
A very quick shave today with a face lather of Palmolive shave cream. A pleasant scent and it does an okay job. Not as good as a quality shave soap with a thick, rich lather, but it works. 1 1/2+ days of growth. 3 passes on the cheecks and 2 on the neck.
Time of Day: Morning
Blade Uses: 2
Passes: 3
Razor: Proof Benchmark
Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp Half DE
Soap: Palmolive Men Classico Cream
Shaving Bowl: Face Lather
Brush: PAA Moon Stryker
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: PAA Star Jelly Scentless
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Yehuda D
Shave Member
Yehuda D
Shave Member
fhalden
"Like BarberDave… I make my own fun”
Ive used the "Musgo Real Lime Glyce" as a face wash in the shower before the shave. Its hard to find, but it is effective and mild. I didnt even know they made shave soap!
fhalden
"Like BarberDave… I make my own fun”
Weekend shaves are awesome. I used Stirling Barbershop. Stirling seemingly is underappreciated as "a great soap for the price. Its a great soap at any price.
Floid Black, Stirling Barbershop (Best of class for me) the Zenith Stirling Boar brush - a very nice brush, but its being broken in, and the razor is the 2020 Paradigm Diamondback.
Floid Black, Stirling Barbershop (Best of class for me) the Zenith Stirling Boar brush - a very nice brush, but its being broken in, and the razor is the 2020 Paradigm Diamondback.
Ram57
Shave Member
Sunday SOTD
Razor: Timeless OC/Blackship Grooming 32-pounder
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (3)
Brush: Semogue 2000
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 6”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Stirling Mentholated
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling's Bay Rum
Shave Soap: Pyrate’s Cove Bay Rhum w Ginger
Balm: Stirling's Bay Rum Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Extro Bay Rum Artigianale
8th Night
Shave Member
Todah, Paul. Shavuah Tov!
Thanks, Paul. Have a good week
8th Night
Shave Member
I'm sure it was a phenomenal shave, but my wife would be more than displeased if I used a scent like this. She has allergic reactions to most scents. I use a lot of unscented or extremely mild scented products. I wish she could tolerate more scents, but it is what it is.
I hope you are staying warm. Shavuah Tov!
Adopted Acres Soap Company
Shave Newbie
Shave of the Day 
This one felt long overdue. Mama Bear’s Soaps has been a pillar of the wet-shaving world for what feels like forever, so when I spotted a Creed Royal Water–inspired shave stick, it was an instant add to cart moment.
Now, I’ll admit—I’ve never owned a full bottle of Royal Water… just a few decants here and there. And, of course, those are gone again. But no worries—I had a bottle of Mancera French Riviera ready to step in, and wow does it hold its own. Bright, breezy, aquatic, and effortlessly classy—an absolute stunner in its own right.
The shave stick? An absolute champ. It built a rich, creamy lather with ease—slick, protective, and exactly what you want when nostalgia meets performance.
To close it all out, I reached for Draconis Aqua from Subtle Art Soap Co., and that sealed the deal. Cool, refreshing, and perfectly in tune with the aquatic theme—it was the ideal finishing touch.
Classic soap. Coastal vibes. Zero regrets.
This shave was smooth sailing from start to finish
This one felt long overdue. Mama Bear’s Soaps has been a pillar of the wet-shaving world for what feels like forever, so when I spotted a Creed Royal Water–inspired shave stick, it was an instant add to cart moment.
Now, I’ll admit—I’ve never owned a full bottle of Royal Water… just a few decants here and there. And, of course, those are gone again. But no worries—I had a bottle of Mancera French Riviera ready to step in, and wow does it hold its own. Bright, breezy, aquatic, and effortlessly classy—an absolute stunner in its own right.
The shave stick? An absolute champ. It built a rich, creamy lather with ease—slick, protective, and exactly what you want when nostalgia meets performance.
To close it all out, I reached for Draconis Aqua from Subtle Art Soap Co., and that sealed the deal. Cool, refreshing, and perfectly in tune with the aquatic theme—it was the ideal finishing touch.
Classic soap. Coastal vibes. Zero regrets.
This shave was smooth sailing from start to finish
Attachments
Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave
Cold Water Rinse
Musgo Real Shave Soap
Jayaruh #222 Synthetic
Ever-Ready Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Duru Cologne
The Musgo Real Shave Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #222 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready Lather Catcher 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 Duru Cologne. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Yehuda D
Shave Member
Sunday morning:
Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 10
Lyko SC (from India and fantastic!)
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck AS Splash
A few years ago I bought a couple of these Lyko creams for VERY cheap money and it’s wonderful stuff. It has a really nice aquatic/minty scent, it gives terrific lather from just a couple of small dabs on both cheeks - my Razorock Plissoft synthetic whipped it up beautifully, it has a pleasant menthol sensation, and it’s so skin friendly like most Indian creams. The Lubriderm moisturizer felt so soothing, and the Alt Innsbruck went on icy cold along with its delightful old school European scent that I love so much - even my darling wife told me how nice I smelled. Because I was in a bit of a hurry because I’m taking my friend to the airport I only did two passes but I still had an amazing BBS shave that was such a pleasure!
Wishing you all a nice, relaxing Sunday - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 10
Lyko SC (from India and fantastic!)
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck AS Splash
A few years ago I bought a couple of these Lyko creams for VERY cheap money and it’s wonderful stuff. It has a really nice aquatic/minty scent, it gives terrific lather from just a couple of small dabs on both cheeks - my Razorock Plissoft synthetic whipped it up beautifully, it has a pleasant menthol sensation, and it’s so skin friendly like most Indian creams. The Lubriderm moisturizer felt so soothing, and the Alt Innsbruck went on icy cold along with its delightful old school European scent that I love so much - even my darling wife told me how nice I smelled. Because I was in a bit of a hurry because I’m taking my friend to the airport I only did two passes but I still had an amazing BBS shave that was such a pleasure!
Wishing you all a nice, relaxing Sunday - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
anchovie666
Jr. Shave Member
Sunday 2/8 Shave
17th ANNUAL ONE BLADE IN FEBRUARY CHALLENGE 2026
DAY 8 – a modified One Pass this morning – no clean up
Wanted to see if I could get DFS – got closer to DFS+
Felt very good after dry down – technique tops repetition
Razor: DOVO Runde Sache – Red Scales – 5/8
Blade: JNat Refresh – Translucent ARK Refresh (8X)
Lather: Denton Majik Flores de Amor
Brush: Semogue Torga C-5 Onyx
Post Shave: Sea Breeze Astringent
Post Shave: Proraso GREEN Aftershave
17th ANNUAL ONE BLADE IN FEBRUARY CHALLENGE 2026
DAY 8 – a modified One Pass this morning – no clean up
Wanted to see if I could get DFS – got closer to DFS+
Felt very good after dry down – technique tops repetition
Razor: DOVO Runde Sache – Red Scales – 5/8
Blade: JNat Refresh – Translucent ARK Refresh (8X)
Lather: Denton Majik Flores de Amor
Brush: Semogue Torga C-5 Onyx
Post Shave: Sea Breeze Astringent
Post Shave: Proraso GREEN Aftershave
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