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SOTD May 2026
- Thread starter BarberDave
- Start date
8th Night
Shave Member
Yes, we had a good day and evening.
8th Night
Shave Member
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in your life. Have a good day.Thanks so much Akhi!
It’s Mother’s Day here too. My wife and I are going to the cemetery to visit my parents so I can say a beracha for them and then we’ll go visit my in-laws.
Jeff
8th Night
Shave Member
Todah Rabah, Akhi!
remfan170
Jr. Shave Member
lol, thank you brother. that's very kind of you. I should have mentioned that most American men found fragrance (as opposed to an aftershave like bay rum) to be too effeminate up until the late 1940s...In fact, when Shulton introduced Old Spice in 1937, it was initially marketed to women. If John Tyler, Ulysses Grant, or Andrew Jackson (especially) wore cologne, they probably would be too embarrassed to admit it.Thanks for the great rabbit hole. I really enjoyed it.
Beau Chapeau
Shave Member
Shaves for the week..
May 11, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Dscosmetic AX-SE #2
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 1 Super
Soap: Denton Majik: Mayberry Man
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Equipage by Hermès
May 13, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: RR Game Changer .76 P
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan
Soap: Noble Otter ‘Lonestar’
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Bel Ami by Hermès
May 16, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Atelier Durdan Le Maurice 1.0
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Zenith EURO/RX
Soap: Chiseled Face: Sherlock
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Limited 71 Extrait de Parfum by WIDIAN
May 11, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Dscosmetic AX-SE #2
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 1 Super
Soap: Denton Majik: Mayberry Man
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Equipage by Hermès
May 13, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: RR Game Changer .76 P
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan
Soap: Noble Otter ‘Lonestar’
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Bel Ami by Hermès
May 16, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Atelier Durdan Le Maurice 1.0
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Zenith EURO/RX
Soap: Chiseled Face: Sherlock
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Limited 71 Extrait de Parfum by WIDIAN
8th Night
Shave Member
Awesome shave, Lantzman! Enjoy the day celebrating Mother's Day.
8th Night
Shave Member
In a previous order I received a bath soap sample of Glacial Citron. I think it smells terrific. I was hoping they would release it this Spring/Summer. I didn’t see it in the Glacial soap announcement email I received the other day.Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Treet Platinum (1)
Brush: RazoRock Boar, Olive Wood, 26/64
Shave Soap: Stirling Glacial Citron
Post: Humphrey's Citrus Witch Hazel
Happy Mother's Day!
I hope you have a wonderful and safe day.
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anchovie666
Shave Member
Sunday 5/10 Shave
MODERN MAY
EDGE TEST – Fresh Off the Nakayama Koppa Jnat
Oh what a difference – smooth & effective edge
Three Pass Straight Shave was DFS+ - Minimal Jawline DE Clean Up
Dried Down to a Glass Smooth BBS Shave result
Razor: Gold Dollar 208
Blade: Nakayama JNat – Botan/Tenjyou (1X)
Clean Up: Stirling “WarHammer” Razor
Lather: TOBS Royal Forest
Brush: PAA Solar Flare
Post Shave: Draggon Noir Splash
Post Shave: Proraso Cypress & Vetiver Balma
MODERN MAY
EDGE TEST – Fresh Off the Nakayama Koppa Jnat
Oh what a difference – smooth & effective edge
Three Pass Straight Shave was DFS+ - Minimal Jawline DE Clean Up
Dried Down to a Glass Smooth BBS Shave result
Razor: Gold Dollar 208
Blade: Nakayama JNat – Botan/Tenjyou (1X)
Clean Up: Stirling “WarHammer” Razor
Lather: TOBS Royal Forest
Brush: PAA Solar Flare
Post Shave: Draggon Noir Splash
Post Shave: Proraso Cypress & Vetiver Balma
10 May, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Another fantastic shave this morning! Returned to CBL Premium Shave Soap and the second of the Dave & Chris collabs, "Spaghetti Western" shave soap and tonic. Wonderful scent! Kind of a "desert southwest meets AdP Colonia". Wonderful scent now that the temps have gotten warmer. Phenomenal lather built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Henson AL13 and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave tonic & CBL Barber Powder.
BBS bliss!!
Continuing on with the Henson. Today I popped in a fresh Kai. Felt harsh against the face, but that's par for the course with their blades. Seems to take two or three sessions for it to finally smooth out. Again, a lot of buffing had me expecting lots of irritation and feedback from the alum. There was some but not bad.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Another fantastic shave this morning! Returned to CBL Premium Shave Soap and the second of the Dave & Chris collabs, "Spaghetti Western" shave soap and tonic. Wonderful scent! Kind of a "desert southwest meets AdP Colonia". Wonderful scent now that the temps have gotten warmer. Phenomenal lather built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Henson AL13 and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave tonic & CBL Barber Powder.
BBS bliss!!
Continuing on with the Henson. Today I popped in a fresh Kai. Felt harsh against the face, but that's par for the course with their blades. Seems to take two or three sessions for it to finally smooth out. Again, a lot of buffing had me expecting lots of irritation and feedback from the alum. There was some but not bad.
Hope you have a great day.
CBL Premium Shave Soap / Wild West Brushworks / Henson / Kai / Thayers
