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SOTD: March 2026

8th Night said:
I hear the Trafalgar brushes are wonderful. I do not own any at this time. I've heard the T3 is a beast.
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I used the same T3 daily for 18 months. It was around that time that forum members were commenting on how the top of the brush looked like the eye of a hurricane. I contacted Simpson's customer service. I asked if they ever encountered a brush that looked like mine. I was completely transparent and as far as I was concerned, I simply wanted to let them know. They replied to my email asking if I were open to sending it to them for analysis. In exchange they would send me a brand new T3. I was so impressed with their stellar customer service . I'm a customer for life!
In my opinion the Trafalgar series are fantastic and very reasonably priced.

Best Wishes,
Paul
 
Yetzirah said:
I used the same T3 daily for 18 months. It was around that time that forum members were commenting on how the top of the brush looked like the eye of a hurricane. I contacted Simpson's customer service. I asked if they ever encountered a brush that looked like mine. I was completely transparent and as far as I was concerned, I simply wanted to let them know. They replied to my email asking if I were open to sending it to them for analysis. In exchange they would send me a brand new T3. I was so impressed with their stellar customer service . I'm a customer for life!
In my opinion the Trafalgar series are fantastic and very reasonably priced.

Best Wishes,
Paul
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That is an impressive company response. I'm glad they sent you a new one at no-charge. I hope it hold up much better.
 
8th Night said:
SOTD March 16, 2026

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As always, Stirling soaps perform phenomenally. The Gin & Tonic smells great. I love the smell of the juniper berries and lime.

The 6s with a Kai(4) on plate R2 tackled the 2 days of growth like it was effortless. Another great shave.

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

### Details
- **Time of Day:** 🌤️ Afternoon
- **Blade Uses:** 4
- **Passes:** 3
- **Razor Setting:** 2

### Equipment
- Razor: Rockwell 6s
- Blade: KAi Stainless Steel DE
- Soap: Stirling Soap Co Gin & Tonic
- Shaving Bowl: CaYuen Workshop The Copper Ore Shaving Bowl
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co Synthetic Shave Brush Pro-Handle
- 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: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
- Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm


Generated by [Shaving Sherpa](https://www.shavingsherpa.com)
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Fabulous shave Lantsman!

I have the Gin & Tonic on the Rocks and I think it’s a wonderful soap!

Jeff
 
Tuesday morning:

Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 9
Palmolive Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

One thing I can say is that I was always a big fan of the Palmolive creams from Europe especially the mentholated version. This one is from Italy and I love its fresh, minty scent, it’s such a pleasure to lather, it gives a good, strong menthol sensation along with a very comfortable postshave feeling. The Gold Bond moisturizer gave me lots of extra chilly soothing, and the Floid Vigoroso aftershave is loaded with menthol not to mention how beautiful it smells. Three passes gave me a splendid BBS shave that was so much fun!

Enjoy your day and your shaves - be well and stay safe!

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17 March, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Proraso and their incredible Nourishing (Red) shaving cream. A warm , woody sandalwood scent with an undertone of vetiver maybe? Not sure, but there are definitely some other scent notes in there. A great lather as well, built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, Proraso Red aftershave lotion & TAOS "Sandalwood" EdT. No feedback at all from the alum.

BBS bliss!!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Proraso / Paladin / Karve / Gillette / Thayers / The Art of Shaving

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Yehuda D said:
Tuesday morning:

Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 9
Palmolive Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

One thing I can say is that I was always a big fan of the Palmolive creams from Europe especially the mentholated version. This one is from Italy and I love its fresh, minty scent, it’s such a pleasure to lather, it gives a good, strong menthol sensation along with a very comfortable postshave feeling. The Gold Bond moisturizer gave me lots of extra chilly soothing, and the Floid Vigoroso aftershave is loaded with menthol not to mention how beautiful it smells. Three passes gave me a splendid BBS shave that was so much fun!

Enjoy your day and your shaves - be well and stay safe!

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Nice shave Lantzman! Palmolive is on my short list of products to try. It sounds fantastic!
 
Tuesday 3/17 Shave
FFFMM - FIXED FOUR FOR MARCH MADNESS 2026

DAY 17 – Two Pass and Some Clean Up
I did refresh the edge this morning on the translucent ARK
And what a world of difference in the effectiveness
I would call this as close to a Glass Smooth BBS as my technique allows

Razor: Sun Moon Razor – Green Goblin
Blade: 15/16 Near Wedge Hollow Carbon Steel (19X)
Lather: Strike Gold Shave NOSTALGIA
Brush: Stirling 28mm BOAR
Post Shave: Jeris Musk for Men Splash
Post Shave: Razo Rock Tuscan Oud Mix

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SOTD
Just trying to polish off this tub. It's the one soap I've ordered from Don that I've been disappointed with. The problem: it has no scent. I have a tub of his unscented soap, and they are duplicated. Don't know what happened, but this was a dud. He did reach out to me in an effort to make things right, but I just didn't want to bother. I use it as an unscented soap, so I can pair any frag I want with it. (The aftershave was more of the same, there's a faint whiff of citrus, but it's negligible.) Won't make me stop buying Don's soaps, just won't purchase this particular soap in the future.
 

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RAZOR: The Goodfellas’ Smile Bayonetta Brass
BLADE: Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide DE
BRUSH: OpusBrush 25mm Oumo EHD 2-Band Badger
LATHER: Floris London No89 Shaving Soap
POST: Floris London No89 Aftershave Splash
 
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