SOTD Saturday 10d January - Friday 16 January 2026
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purerockfury
Legendary Member
Wednesday January Fourteenth, Twenty Twenty-Six's Shave Of The Day was good...
PreShave: Nothing
Lather Gear: Yaqi 24mm Synth Mountain Lake whipped up Home-Made Sauvage IV in Captain's Choice Copper Aquamarine Bowl
Razor&Blade: 1959 Gillette #159 Fatboy loaded with a Shark SCSS 1.5 buffings WTG(3) AXTG(3) to do touch-ups
AfterShave Gear: Omega Alum Stick then Stirling's Stirling Sport PSB
a little irritation and a few weepers that the ASG did a good job with... we're sniffing good and smoof...
Have a good Hump Day and SOTDs ATGSrs...
PreShave: Nothing
Lather Gear: Yaqi 24mm Synth Mountain Lake whipped up Home-Made Sauvage IV in Captain's Choice Copper Aquamarine Bowl
Razor&Blade: 1959 Gillette #159 Fatboy loaded with a Shark SCSS 1.5 buffings WTG(3) AXTG(3) to do touch-ups
AfterShave Gear: Omega Alum Stick then Stirling's Stirling Sport PSB
a little irritation and a few weepers that the ASG did a good job with... we're sniffing good and smoof...
Have a good Hump Day and SOTDs ATGSrs...
Johnny Bravo
Love Guru to the stars.
14 January 2026
Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆ (Solid Shave)
Smoothness: ★★☆☆☆ (Needs Work)
Irritation: ★★★☆☆ (Mild Tingle)
Time of Day: Night
Blade Uses: 5
Passes: 2
Razor: Yaqi Excalibur
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Soap: Zingari Man Dorothy Jean
Brush: Zenith Copper Boar
Aftershave: Aramis Aramis EDT
Notes: I spent the whole day at work thinking I would shave with my Genesis OneBlade but tonight I spotted the Excalibur and changed my mind.
I have not used this razor in at least 2 years and I always remembered it being a mild razor.
It just goes to show how your memory can be wrong because it is far from mild, I found it to have tons of blade feel, much more than my Vector.
The blade is on its last legs after this 5th shave because I had a slightly rough shave.
I will use the razor again but with a fresher blade.
Enjoy the night all.
Ram57
Forum GOD!
Thursday SOTD
Razor: OneBlade Hybrid
Blade: Feather FHS (1)
Brush: Montalvo 25mm Black Wolf
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Pre-Shave Scrub: Stirling Mentholated
Pre-Shave Balm: 3P
Shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Beaudelaire
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Beaudelaire
DesertIguana
Legendary Member
Same as everyday in. 2026, except on switched to NEW BLADE after 12th., Shave and Razor is 90 YEARS OLD..
Umina_Shaver
Legendary Member
SOTD - Thursday 15 January
Pre-shave: Tepid shower
Brush: Transform-U Badger
Razor: Kampfe A68-G
Blade: Astra SP (second use)
Cream: TOBS St James Collection
Splash: TOBS St James Collection
Picked up a cheap Kampfe A68 Henson clone to be used primarily as a travel razor. Very impressed for the price point. TOBS SJC shaving cream is slick and billowy but fragrance is virtually non-existent. Three passes with a second use Astra SP got the job done. The matching SJC splash provided a worthwhile finish (and some actual fragrance!). Enjoy your shaves everyone...
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Ghostbuster
Veteran
Pre shave: hot shower and bloom water.
Brush: Captain Fawcett synthetic V.
Blade: Feather (8th shave).
Razor: 1960 Gillette 195 Adjustable (Setting 7).
Soap: Noble Otter Neon Sun.
Aftershave: Noble Otter Neon sun splash.
Well, I've just had the best shaving experience of my life so far.
I can't pinpoint any one thing, more of a perfect storm of elements that made for a superb experience.
The Captain Fawcett brush is fast becoming a favourite.
It really does perform and feel much more like a badger.
Not something I'm used to from other synthetics, but whatever proprietary method they've figured out to make those bristles, it's working.
The handle design lifted from a Vintage Ever Ready Rubberset, doesn't hurt either.
it's very comfortable and easy to keep a grip on for bowl lathering.
There were a couple of firsts, today.
It was the first time I've used Noble Otters products.
Lather building wise, I found that it performed comparably to what I'm used to from Stirling in terms of the amount of hydration needed, but after that, that's where the surprises started.
I built the lather to the same level of volume, sheen and hydration that I'm accustomed to, but I have never experienced a soap with this much slickness.
The glide with the razor and the feeling of protection was exceptional.
It's also my first time using the Fatboy, and I expected the same or similar performance to the Slim that's been my daily driver for years now on my preferred setting.
I'm used to getting roughly 7 shaves out of a feather blade before I feel that old familiar dull tug, leading to a fresh blade change, and I expected to have to load a new one into the Fatboy after a couple of strokes, but for whatever reason, the current blade doesn't seem to want to quit, so I went with it.
Balance wise, although the head and handle are slightly beefier, I found that it felt just the same as I'm used to with its successor.
I get decent amount of blade feel on 7 with the slim but for whatever reason, be it the razor, the soap, or both, there wasn't really any to note here.
Which was a surprise to say the least.
Yet it was still remarkably efficient.
I got an effortless 3 pass WTG, XTG, ATG shave with BBS results as if it were nothing.
No nicks, no irritation.
I have a trouble spot on the middle of my neck, where the hair grows in a spiral, where I'm very prone to nicks but thankfully, it wasn't an issue this time.
The splash also performed fantastically.
Very little initial burn, and quickly soothed the skin.
The fragrance was also really pleasant throughout.
Sweet, complex and powdery, with a really nice citrus tang at the top.
Couldn't have asked for a better first experience with these variables, and I think it's safe to say that Noble Otter has a customer for life.
I'll need to try this soap with my slim next time, to see if it's comparable to what I experienced with the 195.
koenfucius
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Alpha Spirit SE
Feather Professional
Zenith Boar Aluminium
PAA Harvest Moon
Nivea sensitive balm
Feather Professional
Zenith Boar Aluminium
PAA Harvest Moon
Nivea sensitive balm
Palmolive-Fox
Forum GOD!
SOTD: 15th January 2026.
Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Energize Shower Gel.
Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Ultra-Calming Liquid Shaving Cream.
Blade: Treet Classic.(D2)
Razor: Parker 92R.
Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+ Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Bearglove AS Spray./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.
Greetings,
Everything in my shave set up this morning paired together superbly....Another close acceptable shave error-free shave to finish my shaving week off wonderfully.
Finishing to the shave off with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.
My face is feeling smooth and smelling divine.
Stay safe 'n' warm and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.
