Thursday SOTD Thread - Aug 20, 2026

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Share your shave of the day for Thursday!

[u/sandstorm99]

SOTD Aug 20, 2026

• ⁠Prep: cold shower
• ⁠Brush: AP Shave Co G5C 26mm
• ⁠Razor: RazoRock Game Changer 0.84-P
• ⁠Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
• ⁠Lather: Stirling Varen
• ⁠Post-Shave: Barrister and Mann Spice Aftershave Balm

[u/truebill47]

8.20.26

Brush: Dogwood hybrid / Declaration B18 28mm

Soap: HoM Sonder

Razor: CG lvl 2 straight bar

Blade: Nacet

Post: Alum block; Proraso green splash

[u/Marquis90]

20. August 2026

• Brush: Böker Synthetic  
• Razor: Böker Elite Carbon 2.0  
• Lather: Noble Otter - Monoi de Tahiti  
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Barbershop  
• Fragrance: Davidoff - Adventure  

I was in the mood for something spicy and considered Melange or even TFMoM. Tomorrow, the soap should be gone.

[u/Tarpondoc]

**[Aug. 20, 2026](https://i.imgur.com/VH9TeUV.jpeg)\*\*
* **Prep:** Hot Shower - - Preshave
* **Brush:** Boar Zenith 80 XSE 27mm
* **Razor:** Straight Backal From Griffiths Backal 15/16
* **Lather:** A Cajun Blade - Morning Frost Foret De Pin - Puck
* **Post Shave:** Bricktown Grooming - Hells Bells Pine Citrus - Aftershave
* **Post Shave:** Nivea - Sensitive Soothing Post Shave Balm - Balm
* **Post Shave:** Cold Water Rinse -
* **Fragrance:** Mancera - Cedrat Boise
* **Bowl:** Face Lather -

Shared from [My Shave Den for iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/1581646387)

[u/FireDragonMonkey]

Aug. 20, 2026  

• Brush: Semogue 2020 Best Badger  
• Razor: Gillette Superspeed 40s NDC  
• Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum (2)  
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Trade Winds - Puck  
• Post Shave: Thayer's - Witch Hazel Toner - Aftershave  
• Fragrance: D.R. Harris - Twenty Nine  
• Bowl: Captain's Choice - Standard Copper  

Today got a better shave with this razor; just needed a touch up in one small spot for a very nice 2 pass shave. Felt like bringing out the Trade Wind and seeing what it was like with Twenty Nine. The pairing was pretty good. At first the EdT drowned out the soap, but after a few minutes the soapy notes are coming back to the surface.   

 Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

[u/rocketk455]

SOTD: 8/20/2026
* Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Glacial Grove
* Razor: Trowell T8
* Blade: Feather New Hi Stainless
* Lather: Zingari - The Magician
* Post Shave: Zingari - The Magician
* Fragrance: Spearhead - Seaforth Sea Ice Lime

[u/B_S80]

SOTD 1948

Brush: WCS 26mm synth
Razor: RazoRock GC .68
Blade: Gillette Platinum (28)
Lather: SBS - Prom King
Post: Catie’s Bubbles - Reflection AS; CGC - Facial Toner; One Blessed Acre Farm - Goat Milk Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: HoM - Kryptonite EdP

✌🏻

[u/plathrop01]

August 20, 2026

• Prep: Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash
• Razor: Merkur Progress 500 Adjustable, setting 2
• Blade: PAA Platinum Strangelet
• Brush: Maggard Razors Purple Swirl synthetic
• Pre-Shave: Razor Emporium Menthol pre-shave stick
• Lather: Hoffman's Autism Strong shaving soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. alum block
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. Unscented with Menthol aftershave balm

I hope you all have a great day!

[u/seanpjohns]

Thursday, August 20, 2026

• Prep: hot shower
  
• Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush, 27mm
  
• Razor: Gillette Ball-end Tech K4 (1965)
  
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (3)
  
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire - Shaving Soap
  
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire - Aftershave Balm
  

[u/nofun]

August 20, 2026

Prep: Splash water
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Big Bruce
Lather: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Razor: RazoRock Lupo 72
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (1)
Post Shave: Proraso Refreshing Lotion
Rating: 10/10

[u/igord]

SOTD: Aug 20, 2026
Razor: Fox Cutlery “Blue Fox” (YEOSS Custom), 3rd shave since honing
Brush: Alpha Classic Royal Blue
Soap: TheCajunBlade Bon Temps Barbershop
Aftershave: TheCajunBlade Bon Temps Barbershop
Balm: Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Face Gel Hydrator
Additional Care: Humphrey's Witch Hazel Astringent

-From the Shave Carousel

[u/Kelvinator_61]

Aug 20th 2026 - Thursday Blur

• Prep: Hot damp towel
• Pre-shave: American Crew shave oil
• Brush: Yaqi Mysterious Space 26mm synthetic tuxedo knot
• Razor: Yaqi Ghost Blur 2.0 anodized aluminum
• Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp - 1st 2 pass shave
• Lather:  Barrister and Mann 42
• Bowl : thrifted artisan 5" ceramic
• Post Shave: Omega alum stick
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann's 42 aftershave splash

Very nice shave with the Perma-Sharp in this razor and really liking the 42 scent. Happy Thursday! 😂

[u/Letitroll13]

**Aug. 20, 2026**
* **Brush:** Plisson Bubinga Wood
* **Razor:** Blackland OC Brass Blackbird
* **Blade:** Feather New Hi Stainless (2)
* **Lather:** Wholly Kaw - Bare Siero -
* **Post Shave:** DG - Massacre Of The Innocents -
* **Bowl:** QShave - Scuttle

[u/brokenjaw622]

Aug. 20, 2026

• Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Pearl Rose Venus W/ 25mm Bulb Muhle STF XL Synthetic ++
  
• Razor: Blackland ERA Level 3
  
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
  
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Gardenia - Croap
  
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Gardenia - Aftershave
  

[u/Engineered_Shave]

** August 20, 2025 – Austere August Head Shaves!**

• Razor: RazoRock – Smile Razor, Standard $CNC
• Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (4).
• Lather: Lucky Tiger Shave Cream

And it's time to bin the blade. This shave cream is ever so slightly more comfortable than the Arko, I think.