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SOTD January 2026
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30 January, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
A simply incredible shave with which to close out the workweek! Returned to Stirling Soap Co. and their excellent Rive Gauche homage, "Seine Reserve" shave soap. Fantastic scent with a phenomenal lather built with the Ever-Ready synth for three passes with the Tatara Masamune and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, Fine Accoutrements "American Blend" aftershave lotion & Yves Saint Laurent "Rive Gauche Pour Homme" EdT.
Rive Gauche is indeed the GOAT!
Another effortless BBS shave!
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
A simply incredible shave with which to close out the workweek! Returned to Stirling Soap Co. and their excellent Rive Gauche homage, "Seine Reserve" shave soap. Fantastic scent with a phenomenal lather built with the Ever-Ready synth for three passes with the Tatara Masamune and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, Fine Accoutrements "American Blend" aftershave lotion & Yves Saint Laurent "Rive Gauche Pour Homme" EdT.
Rive Gauche is indeed the GOAT!
Another effortless BBS shave!
Hope you have a great day.
Stirling Soap Co. / Ever-Ready / Tatara / Wizamet / Thayers / Fine Accoutrements / Yves Saint Laurent
Yetzirah
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Awesome shave Akhi! Shabbat Shalom!
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Friday January 30, 2026
Brush: Simpson Duke3B
Bowl: MdC Magellan
Razor: Henson AL13 + /Ti22 Handle
Henson: 10/14/2021 = 1605
Blade: Feather (2)
P/S: Osma Alum
P/S: Thayers Witch Hazel
P/S: CeraVe Facial Lotion SPF30
A fantastic shave with an amazing soap. MdC Magellan has to be one of my ATF favorite scents.
Brush: Simpson Duke3B
Bowl: MdC Magellan
Razor: Henson AL13 + /Ti22 Handle
Henson: 10/14/2021 = 1605
Blade: Feather (2)
P/S: Osma Alum
P/S: Thayers Witch Hazel
P/S: CeraVe Facial Lotion SPF30
A fantastic shave with an amazing soap. MdC Magellan has to be one of my ATF favorite scents.
BarberDave
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Yehuda D
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8th Night
Shave Member
SOTD January 30, 2026
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)
Great shave this morning using a lightly mentholated shave cream while it was 8° outside. Almost 2 full days of growth.
Time of Day: Morning
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 3
Razor: Yates Precision Materials Merica SS Stonewashed
Blade: Voskhod DE Razor Blade
Soap: Palmolive Men Rinfrescante al Mentolo Crema de Barba
Shaving Bowl: Timeless Razor Plastic Shaving Bowl
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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Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)
Great shave this morning using a lightly mentholated shave cream while it was 8° outside. Almost 2 full days of growth.
Time of Day: Morning
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 3
Razor: Yates Precision Materials Merica SS Stonewashed
Blade: Voskhod DE Razor Blade
Soap: Palmolive Men Rinfrescante al Mentolo Crema de Barba
Shaving Bowl: Timeless Razor Plastic Shaving Bowl
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
Generated by Shaving Sherpa — Shaving Sherpa - Master Your Wet Shaving Journey
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Shabbat Shalom Brian! Nice Shaving kit!SOTD January 30, 2026
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)
Great shave this morning using a lightly mentholated shave cream while it was 8° outside. Almost 2 full days of growth.
View attachment 154961
Time of Day: Morning
Blade Uses: 3
Passes: 3
Razor: Yates Precision Materials Merica SS Stonewashed
Blade: Voskhod DE Razor Blade
Soap: Palmolive Men Rinfrescante al Mentolo Crema de Barba
Shaving Bowl: Timeless Razor Plastic Shaving Bowl
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
Generated by Shaving Sherpa — Shaving Sherpa - Master Your Wet Shaving Journey
Hembree
Shave Member
Shield titanium cerakote safety razor.
Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade.
Yaqi 30mm synthetic brush.
Mitchell’s Wool Fat soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Scottish Antique by Andy Hilfiger cologne.
Fabulous Fat Friday shave. The 30mm Yaqi beat the brakes off of the Fat for some wonderfull lather.
Happy Friday everyone!
Hembree
Shave Member
Great shave Mark....finally wore out the Karve I see.30 January, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
A simply incredible shave with which to close out the workweek! Returned to Stirling Soap Co. and their excellent Rive Gauche homage, "Seine Reserve" shave soap. Fantastic scent with a phenomenal lather built with the Ever-Ready synth for three passes with the Tatara Masamune and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, Fine Accoutrements "American Blend" aftershave lotion & Yves Saint Laurent "Rive Gauche Pour Homme" EdT.
Rive Gauche is indeed the GOAT!
Another effortless BBS shave!
Hope you have a great day.
Stirling Soap Co. / Ever-Ready / Tatara / Wizamet / Thayers / Fine Accoutrements / Yves Saint Laurent
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Thanks. Just testing other waters. The Karve is still numero uno. May break out the RazoRock Game Changer tomorrow.Great shave Mark....finally wore out the Karve I see.
Trigger
Jr. Shave Member
Jan 30 SOTM
Hi Everyone.
Shavette Shave #628
Dovo
Persona Hairshaper Blade
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
Captain's Choice North SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Lucky Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 2 Days
Two passes for a close and comfortable shave that was error-free. Alum was silent. Finished with the witch hazel and matching aftershave applications. Sorry about the very late post. Take care.
Hi Everyone.
Shavette Shave #628
Dovo
Persona Hairshaper Blade
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
Captain's Choice North SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Lucky Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 2 Days
Two passes for a close and comfortable shave that was error-free. Alum was silent. Finished with the witch hazel and matching aftershave applications. Sorry about the very late post. Take care.
Ram57
Shave Member
Saturday SOTD
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Schick Proline (D6)
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Stirling Mentholated
Pre-Shave Balm: Ethos First Lather
Shave Soap: Chiseled Face/Zoologist – Panda
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Vicky Tiel Ulysse
8th Night
Shave Member
Thank you. Shabbat Shalom to you too. I hope you have a peaceful Shabbat.
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