SOTD Saturday 9 May - Friday 15 May 2026

[TomG]

Prep: NOS Country Life Australia tallow/lanolin/glycerin soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Rudy Vey Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch (Tallow)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (1)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Speick After Shave Lotion
Scent: D.R. Harris Windsor EdT

 

[brit]

For the next few days...

Road Trip Shave
1949/50 #27 FH Tech
Ever-Ready 100
Body Shop
Polo Blue

 

[Johnny Bravo]

12 May 2026
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)

Time of Day: Evening
Blade Uses: 1
Passes: 2

Razor: Above The Tie S1 Slant Slant SB
Blade: Silver Star Super Stainless
Soap: Saponificio Varesino 80th Anniversary
Brush: Zenith Copper Boar
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino 80th Anniversary

 

[jfim88]

12/05/2026

- APShave Co 24mm Tuxedo
- Barrister & Mann 42
- Alpha The Guido Brass
- Personna GEM (1)
- Barrister & Mann 42 ASL

 

[p.b]

What's the benefit of bleached Vs unbleached if you don't mind me asking?

Unbleached can smell more than a bleached one but not always. And in my experience unbleached ones end up with more backbone without having to rely on making the knot too dense but both end up with very soft tips but I’m sure others have contrary experiences but I prefer unbleached Zenith over bleached in the 6 or so brushes I’ve had.

 

[Calm_Shaver]

 

[Ram57]

Wednesday SOTD

Razor: Asylum Injector Razor
Blade: Schick Proline (3)
Brush: Savile Row Select QS124 24mm Silvertip Natural Horn
Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Spa
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Chypre Vert
Balm: Proraso White
Aftershave: Folsom Shambala​

 

[JD55]

Ern Ator

 

[Ron191]

Shumate's barber straight razor
Microtouch TTO razor
Astra superior platinum blade
Leponix synthetic brush
Arko shaving soap
Nivea aftershave balm
Fine'ry Two Billion

Prep was hot water on face

I did a quick morning shave with canned foam before I went up the road to vote. This is the proper shave I didn't have time for this morning.

I spent this afternoon running through my oilstones to get my rescue razor up to sharpness. I went from soft oils tone to surgical stone and then stopped it. This is its sharpening test. First pass I did with the straight. It still needs work for a comfortable shave. The Microtouch Astra combo did the cleanup work. It wasn't the most comfortable shave but restoring a hundred year old razor to usefulness is worth it. Happy Tuesday gentlemen!

 

[DesertIguana]

•
• May 12, 2026 • Shaved everyday in 2026 •
• Razor: Vintage Gillette - Fat Handle Pre War Tech - DE Safety Razor •
• Blade: Shark Platinum - Double Edge Blades. •
• Bowl: Lathered in AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl •
• Soap/Cream: Phoenix Shaving, AKA - PAA Samples - Viloma - CK6 -Shave Soap - Made in U.S.A •
• Brush/Instrument: Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Synthetic Moon Stryker Gen., # 1 Synthetic •
• Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel • Shave Rating: 9.7+++ DFS •
• Today Shave was Dam Fine Shave, so very close to BBS •
• Vintage Gillette- 85+ Year Old Razor, Great Blade, & Technique = CRAZY GREAT RESULTS No-Bull •
•

 

[n-doc]

Wald Nimbus A1 29 mm Goldvein 2.0 || Aion Skincare Mallard Shaving Soap Mango || Blackland Blackbird Titanium Polished || Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide DE || Aion Skincare Mango Aftershave Splash

 

[koenfucius]

Rotbart
Wizamet Super Iridium
Highlander Brushes Shaving Society Silvertip
Grooming Dept Ingress
Nivea sensitive balm

 

[Cires15]

Wednesday morning 13/05/26

H&S Co. Efficient Ti.
Astra Green #2.
Boti Foregoer 22/53.
SV 80th Anniversary.
Equinoxe Fougère Aromatique.
ABDB Principe Real balm.

Take care.

 

[ankerbart]

Razor: Above The Tie Windsor Razor, Titanium with Classic Finish, Atlas 90mm Handle, R (Regular) Base Plate

Blade: Merkur Stahlwaren Super Platinum, #3

Shaving Brush: Elite Razor Quartz Webbed Onyx Stone Brush with 26mm Declaration Grooming B18 Knot

Shaving Soap / Shaving Cream: Heinrich Böker Baumwerk Tallowate Tobacco Rasierseife

After Shave Lotion / Splash: Heinrich Hager GmbH & Co KG - CHH Tobacco After Shave Rasierwasser

After Shave Balm: Balea MEN After Shave Balm Ultra Sensitive

Booster: Ethos Grooming Essentials Skin Care Collection Derma Boost Rejuvenating Elixir

Eau de Toilette: Tabac Wild Rid

 

[Jim Kleinkauf]

RAZOR: Oliworks M3teorite Stainless Medium
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: OpusBrush 25mm Oumo EHD 2-Band Badger
LATHER: Santa Maria Novella Shaving Cream
POST: Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano EDC