SOTD: Saturday 11h July- Friday 17 July 2026
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Johnny Bravo
Love Guru to the stars.
15 July 2026
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)
Time of Day: Morning
Blade Uses: 1
Passes: 2
Razor Setting: 6
Razor: Blackland Osprey Titanium Mirror polished.
Blade: Cloud Bruce Lee
Soap: Wilkinson Sword Shaving Stick
Brush: Highlander TSR LE2023 Two Band Badger knot
Notes: Take one Vintage shave stick, add a lovely badger brush and add an Osprey razor and it all equals an excellent shave.
Yeehaw
chazt
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Wednesday July 15, 2026
GEM Bullet Tip with GPTFE blade (4)
Zenith olive wood 506 unbleached boar
Fine’s 3x milled Snake Bite soap
Fine’s Snake Bite AS (
)
Antica Barberia Mondial Original Talc AS (
)
Two passes with necessary buffing, sorry to say. “Necessary” because the Bullet Tip is not the world’s most efficient razor. And apparently I’m a glutton for the sting. Sure enough, the alum block was blunt and to the point. So, while I dig the great auditory feedback (sounds 100% like buttering toast if you’re into that sort of thing), the BT gets me to a DFS at best. Even with annoying buffing. By comparison, the Clog-Pruf seems more efficient and more blade forward than the Bullet Tip. I can live without too much blade forwardosity. And fwiw, in a sidebar tangential imho sort of way, for my needs neither vintage GEM razor satisfies as much as my polished Blackland Sabre V2. Levels 1 and 2 give me just what I need in terms of efficiency and face feel. But damn! Those old tto beauties look so good! The sharp eyed observer has surely noted by now the depleted bottle of Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite Aftershave Splash, may it rest in peace, reflected in said razor’s cap. The Snake Bite soap in the Old Spice mug has a great old-timey vibe with the wood gripped, unbleached Zenith brush, and is always a swell summertime treat. Greatly appreciated when I shlepped to the post office in feels-like-over 100° F today! And for a little bit of refinement to top it off, Mondial original talc splash, a new favorite It’s so nice I want the soap and edt!
Two passes with buffing, DFS. meh.
GEM Bullet Tip with GPTFE blade (4)
Zenith olive wood 506 unbleached boar
Fine’s 3x milled Snake Bite soap
Fine’s Snake Bite AS (
)Antica Barberia Mondial Original Talc AS (
)Two passes with necessary buffing, sorry to say. “Necessary” because the Bullet Tip is not the world’s most efficient razor. And apparently I’m a glutton for the sting. Sure enough, the alum block was blunt and to the point. So, while I dig the great auditory feedback (sounds 100% like buttering toast if you’re into that sort of thing), the BT gets me to a DFS at best. Even with annoying buffing. By comparison, the Clog-Pruf seems more efficient and more blade forward than the Bullet Tip. I can live without too much blade forwardosity. And fwiw, in a sidebar tangential imho sort of way, for my needs neither vintage GEM razor satisfies as much as my polished Blackland Sabre V2. Levels 1 and 2 give me just what I need in terms of efficiency and face feel. But damn! Those old tto beauties look so good! The sharp eyed observer has surely noted by now the depleted bottle of Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite Aftershave Splash, may it rest in peace, reflected in said razor’s cap. The Snake Bite soap in the Old Spice mug has a great old-timey vibe with the wood gripped, unbleached Zenith brush, and is always a swell summertime treat. Greatly appreciated when I shlepped to the post office in feels-like-over 100° F today! And for a little bit of refinement to top it off, Mondial original talc splash, a new favorite
It’s so nice I want the soap and edt!Two passes with buffing, DFS. meh.
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Ram57
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Thursday SOTD
Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (4)
Brush: Oumo Compass Deep Sea 27mm A-1
Scuttle: Yoresh
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Patchouli & Mint
Shave Soap: Martin De Candre Fougère
Balm: Moon Soaps Bohemian Lavender
Aftershave: TSM Fougère
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SpeedyPC
The Dark Lord of Wet Shaving
Pre-shave:- Cool Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice Handmade Ceramic
Brush:- Semogue SOC-C5 Two Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch Resin 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Woolly Wash Soapery (Australian made) ~ Shear (Unscented tallow) similar to Mitchell's Wool Fat, FANTASTIC Aussie made soap.
Razor/Blade:- Weber CH with MR11 Bulldog Handle / Gillette Minora Stainless #3
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Plunkett's Vita E Pure with Rosehip Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Moisturising Cream:- Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Fragrance-Free (for autumn & winter season)
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice
Deodorant:- Milkman Furiously Nude Unscented (Australian made)
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice Handmade Ceramic
Brush:- Semogue SOC-C5 Two Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch Resin 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Woolly Wash Soapery (Australian made) ~ Shear (Unscented tallow) similar to Mitchell's Wool Fat, FANTASTIC Aussie made soap.
Razor/Blade:- Weber CH with MR11 Bulldog Handle / Gillette Minora Stainless #3
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Plunkett's Vita E Pure with Rosehip Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Moisturising Cream:- Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Fragrance-Free (for autumn & winter season)
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice
Deodorant:- Milkman Furiously Nude Unscented (Australian made)
