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SOTD January 2026

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SOD - St. Louis Edition

1. Hot Shower Pre-shave
2. Proraso White Preshave Cream
3. Omega Pro Boar Brush
4. CBL Spaghetti Western Shave Soap
5. Filarmonica No. 14, Original DT, Pre-1950
6. Proraso Alum Post-Shave
7. Florida Water Aftershave Tonic
8. Snail Mucin Facial Moisturizer
 

Sunday SOTD
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Razor: OneBlade Core
Blade: Feather FHS (4)
Brush: Simpson M7 Platinum 22mm Faux Tortoise Shell
Bowl: Suribachi 5”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Stirling Mentholated
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sandalwood
Shave Soap: WSO Signature
Butter: Stirling's Almond Creme
Aftershave: WSO Signature
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Going out for the evening, so I needed to carve off some stubble

Preshave Hot shower
Razor Merkur 47C
Blade Personna lab blue (just picked up 5 boxes from an online vendor, NOS. Phew; I was almost out of PLBs)
Lather Seaforth Spiced
Post shave Bloc Osma Alum block
Thayer's unscented witch hazel
Seaforth Spiced aftershave TONER (man, I'm almost done with my last bottle of spiced toner, hope HoM eventually releases the toners)
Fragrance Seaforth Spiced EDP
Yardley Talc
 

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MarkB said:
17 January, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

A later than normal shave today, but the results were stellar! Returned to my Valobra-era AoS shave soap. Unscented other than just the base itself, but with an incredible lather built with the Envy Shave badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and vintage Yardley of London "Musk" aftershave lotion. Really like this AS. From a quick Google search, it seems it's from the late 70's. Definitely has that Yardley scent DNA.

Another effortless BBS shave!

Hope you have a great day. :)

The Art of Shaving / Shave Envy / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Yardley

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Becareful Mark....you are going to wear that Karve out.
 
Shaves for the week..

Jan 19, 2026

Prep: Hot water
Razor: Dscosmetic AX-SE #2
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Light Blue/Russian)
Brush: Dscosmetic 22/50 Manchurian 2 Band
Soap: BBS: Bambino (Artemis 2.0)
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Caravansérail Intense by Nicolai Parfumeur Createur





Jan 21, 2026

Prep: Hot water
Razor: RR Game Changer .76 P
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Light Blue/Russian)
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46 Best (‘The 46’)
Soap: Savon Mystere: Lather Up ( ASA 2.2 )
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Signature Pour Homme by Zaharoff

 
Sunday morning:

Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Crystal day 2
Williams Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Splash

These Crystal blades are fantastic - they’re very sharp as well as smooth and forgiving. My Plissoft 26mm Monster is a helluva good brush - it’s been here for at least fifteen years when I bought it from Italian Barber here in Canada. The Williams Menthol cream smells so nice, just a small dab on both cheeks is enough to give fantastic lather that’s so slick as well as protective, the menthol sensation is not overwhelming but it’s still very much there, and the postshave feeling is so soothing. The Gold Bond moisturizer works great as a balm - there’s plenty of menthol to it also. Finally the Aqua Velva aftershave went on with a good, chilly kick. Three passes gave me a dynamite BBS shave that I enjoyed so much!

Wishing you all a nice Sunday - be well and stay safe!

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Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap
Jayaruh #188 Synthetic
Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB

The Jeeves of Hudson Street Shave Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #188 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gem Jr. Bar Lather Catcher 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 5 in 1 ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
Sunday 1/18 Shave
BADGERary 2026

Edge Test – Not great – DFS at Best
My coticule refresh did not work – need to go back to bevel set
We hone, we learn, we hone again, rinse & repeat
Grabbed a Lady Eversharp Injector to clean up and it was BANGER
Overall a decent shave result with some pink sparkly help

Razor: Chip-A-Way with Wood Scales
Blade: Coticule Refresh / Translucent ARK
Clean Up: Lady Eversharp Injector
Lather: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Sample
Brush: Vintage Made-Rite No. 82 Pure BADGER
Post Shave: Pitralon Splash
Post Shave: Proraso White Aftershave Balma

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18 January, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

A quick two pass shave today since yesterday's was relatively late. Returned to Soap Commander and their excellent "Fortitude" shave soap. Fantastic scent with an incredible lather built with the Wild West Brushworks badger brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and vintage Avon "Leather" aftershave lotion.

Another effortless BBS shave!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Soap Commander / Wild West Brushworks / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Avon

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Yehuda D said:
Sunday morning:

Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Crystal day 2
Williams Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Splash

These Crystal blades are fantastic - they’re very sharp as well as smooth and forgiving. My Plissoft 26mm Monster is a helluva good brush - it’s been here for at least fifteen years when I bought it from Italian Barber here in Canada. The Williams Menthol cream smells so nice, just a small dab on both cheeks is enough to give fantastic lather that’s so slick as well as protective, the menthol sensation is not overwhelming but it’s still very much there, and the postshave feeling is so soothing. The Gold Bond moisturizer works great as a balm - there’s plenty of menthol to it also. Finally the Aqua Velva aftershave went on with a good, chilly kick. Three passes gave me a dynamite BBS shave that I enjoyed so much!

Wishing you all a nice Sunday - be well and stay safe!

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I agree with you 💯 % on those Crystal blades. They are fantastic!
 
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