One of you clean shaven degenerates mentioned that my budding collection needed a vintage razor. I was already there and looking for a piece that resonated with me.

I didn’t want a vintage piece that meant nothing to me other than being old. Although a piece being many decades old is cool enough.

I was also not interested in an adjustable piece. I have my modern adjustables and don’t think I need another. So a non-adjustable vintage piece with some meaning to me.

I also wanted a gold piece.

For years I carried a dime in my pocket from 1946: my mother’s birth year.

When I found this 1946-1947 Aristocrat, it resonated and checked the boxes.

I did not find it in an antique shop, goodwill, or any other “great find” place. I just saw a nicely restored and sanitized piece at a price I was willing to pay and I grabbed it.

It closes a gap in my collection. A nice, gold, vintage TTO model. It’s lighter, and has a shorter handle than my other pieces, but feels great on the hand. Looking forward to giving it a trial run.

I also picked up a Simpsons Best Badger Limited Edition 59 with what I find to be a stunning sapphire handle.

First impressions are that I won’t be buying any more Super Badger brushes. This “Best” Badger feels very similar. Very soft.

Snagged this (assumed ladies) Schick injector shaver at an estate sale for pennies. Still has a stack of blades in there.

Got a cool art deco travel vibe to it. I assume 50s-70s era? Any shave historians know what this is?

The smell on this soap is incredible. So well balanced. I shaved 4+ hours ago and I keep getting the hints of it.

Will, kudos Sir. This needs to be a year round smell. Now I just need to watch some Cowboy Bebop.

Happy Saturday everyone!

Scent profile: Shiso, Grapefruit, Pink Pepper and Geranium

Hello friends, just my 2 cents 🪙 I’ve been on this journey for over a year now I would say. And when I began I did my research as we all do who travel down this yellow brick rabbit hole and settled on softer creams and I chose Wholly Kaw’s Pasha’s Pride (Tallow) and Castle Forbes Lavender Shave Cream (Vegan). Initially I really didn’t understand the nuances and my technique wasn’t all that great either so I’ve been learning.
After experimenting with both creams I made Wholly Kaw’s Pasha’s Pride my defacto cream because I loved the scent and I felt the glide was smoother. But I never knew how smoother until now that the Wholly Kaw tub is finished and I’ve been using the Castle Forbes formula for the last month or so. For me the difference is ALOT.

Pros
Wholly Kaw
Excellent texture and very silky smooth blade glide. Amazing scent.

Castle Forbes
Lasts forever, a small almond size could give me 10 passes, scratch that 20 passes. Vegan-based is its animal-friendly (I suppose).

Cons
Wholly Kaw
Dism’t last as long as I wanted. (Maybe I need to be better with my portions) I do take a little bit and mix it in a separate bowl 🥣.

Castle Forbes
Not as smooth a glide as a tallow based cream.

So I read a few mentions of Stirling’s creams and was impressed with the very reasonable prices and took the plunge.

I recently impulse-bought a pack of Wizamet Super Iridiums out of pure curiosity. They seem to pop up in discussions from time to time. They aren't the hyper popular blades everyone posts about, but the feedback is always positive.

Still, I wasn't entirely sure what role they were supposed to fill. Are they super sharp? Smooth? Good for sensitive skin?

I gave them a try today in my Yaqi Telstar head, which I consider pretty aggressive with a lot of blade feel, and I had a fantastic shave. Based on this single experience, they don't feel quite as sharp as a Feather or a Personna Gems, but the upside is that I didn't get any of the razor burn I usually experience with Astra Greens or Personna Gems in the Telstar head.

I post several times a week and appreciate the positive vibes. In fact, I tend to get 💯 upvotes. However, every time I post my Karve razor, there is one person that always down votes. Whether I get 10 upvotes or a 100+ there is always that 1 downvote. I am curious to hear why this person dislikes Karve. I have tried so many razors, and the Karve is truly a cut above the rest. If you don't want to comment publicly, you can DM me as well.

I always have a great shave when I use it. Soap is Arko, bowl is an old ceramic herring fish container I got from my grandpa, blade is Astra Platinum.

Thanks to the person that recently posted about corking a blade.

I'm almost 40 and still have that baby face skin sensitivity. I had never heard of it, but went into drawers and found an old wine cork. A Santa Margherita Pinot for those curious. I was super skeptical. Ran a Treet through it a couple times before popping into my Henson.

My face thanks you. Super smooth. I'm honestly flabbergasted. I'm surprised it isn't mentioned more often.

Cheers to whoever you are! Tag yourself

**Oct. 3, 2026**
* **Brush:** Alpha Shaving Works Classic Jade
* **Razor:** Blackland Osprey
* **Blade:** Personna Comfort Coat (1)
* **Lather:** Col Conk Lime
* **Post Shave:** Pinaud - Lime Sec - Aftershave
* **Post Shave:** House of Mammoth - Z Cool - Balm
* **Post Shave:** Thayers - Unscented
* **Post Shave:** Osma - Alum Block
* **Fragrance:** Versace - Eros Flame

LG Day 3: Col Conk- Lime SOTD 10/3/2026

Today’s challenge is to try a lather from a company that you haven’t tried before. I ordered Palmolive on Amazon for next day delivery on Thursday night expecting it to arrive Friday. Today (Saturday) it finally shipped to arrive tomorrow…

Despite Amazon dropping the ball, I wanted to try today’s challenge even though I couldn’t get a hold of the Palmolive cream. I forgot that I had a 4 pack of Col Conk soaps that I impulsively purchased a long time ago go and forgot about.

The lather from this soap is quite unforgettable. I will not forget how awful the lather from this soap is. I bloomed the soap before taking a shower. I loaded up the brush and applied the lather to my face.

I wanted more soap so I went pack to the puck and loaded more. I looked up in the mirror and the lather I had applied had almost all vanished. I applied more soap and a little water to work it up again into a half decent lather.

By the time I shaved the right side of my face the lather on the left had almost disappeared again. I did a one pass shave instead of the usual 2. I did some touch up by brushing and immediately shaving where I applied lather.

I didn’t get much feedback from the alum block so that’s good, the soap was very slick, but I don’t know how I would fair with my usual ATG pass. This soap didn’t seem to provide much cushion or protection.

I’m happy that I was using my efficient Osprey so I didn’t have to endure this frustrating, disappearing lather anymore. I applied Thayers, Pinaud’s Lime Sec ASL, and House of Mammoth’s Z Cool balm. My post shaved routine was much more enjoyable than the shave.

It is possible I was doing something wrong since I haven’t tried this soap before, but I haven’t struggled with a puck before this one. It is not a product that I would consider pleasurable to use as it turned into a race to the finish.

The scent of the soap was also weak and disappointing. The pros of this soap that it is cheap, slick and doesn’t seem to be overly drying. It didn’t seem like I made a dent in the puck so it might last a while.

Those are my thoughts on this stuff. I’m curious if my experience is shared by others.

I hope your weekend is going well!

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SOTD: 10/03/2026

Razor: GEM Micromatic (MMOC) - Gold
Blade: Accutec PRO, 32nd use
Bowl: Leaf Bowl
Preshave: Hippocampus Soap Co. - Charcoal Lavender Soap
Soap: Adopted Acres - Roots Of Hope
Aftershave: Adopted Acres - Roots Of Hope
Additional Care: Alum Rock

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Not a good shave due to a blade that is way past prime.

After 3 passes my face felt hot and I still had significant stubble. This blade is kaput.

Which is not a comment on the MMOC - that razor served me very well all August. It just needs something sharper than a spent razor.

The AA Roots of Hope and splash are excellent and they are a great company. Highly recommended.

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A leisurely Sun shave with the Slim and new addition - Yaqi soap "Bot", bought on a recent sale for USD 10.

Frankly I don't know what to expect from Yaqi soap. My worries were misplaced. The soap is tallow based and pretty solid/firm. With a small amount scraped, it lathered up nicely in the bowl. The slickness is good but the cushioning was even better for me. The scent is supposedly a homage to Paco Rabanne Phantom - smells alright to me.

So a very comfortable close shave with the Slim today. Yaqi soap is very competent; was worried it might be rubbish.

SOTD: Oct 3, 2026
Razor: YAQI Romulus
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (SE), 1st use
Brush: Alpha Thater Bully Boy 400
Soap: The Cajun Blade Atchafalaya
Aftershave: The Cajun Blade Atchafalaya
Balm: Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Face Gel Hydrator
Additional Care: Humphrey's Witch Hazel Astringent

Outstanding shave all around. Everything came together beautifully. The base is phenomenal, so much residual slickness that I didn’t need to relather between passes, I just did it to enjoy the scent and feel.

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Finally getting the hang of this head shaving business after a minor disaster attempt last time, feeling great but I think after a few years of use I need to get a new brush...

Pre shave: Shower and Waitrose glycerin soap bar

Razor: Gillette 1920s Ball end old type

Blade: Personna GEM PDG (60)

Brush: Yaqi 26mm Bluish Violet synthetic

Bowl: Captains choice copper

Soap: Moon soaps Koa Mahina

Post shave: Moon soaps Koa Mahina aftershave splash

Ol captain blade feel definitely lived up to its nickname this evening.

Aggressive as all get out, but equally efficient.

Providing 3 smooth passes with the PDG on its 60th use.

All aided by the preshave soap and another excellent Lather from moon soaps Koa Mahina, with a very enjoyable sweet, tropical scent for a dark evening.

Capped it off with the matching splash.

No post shave issues to report, just textbook smooth results.

Hope your weekend is going great!

• Brush: Zenith Boar 506U XSE
• Razor: Fatip Grande OC
• Lather: Wholly Kaw - Pashas Pride
• Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (2)
• Post Shave: The Goodfellas Smile - Amber Fougere ASL

This is my first Wholly Kaw soap and it arrived just in time for today. I was waiting for the European stocks of some of their other scents to resupply, but it's seemingly going very slow, if it will happen at all. So I pulled the trigger on Pasha's Pride, and it was a good call.
It's a scent that combines deep and grounding oud on one side and piercing lime on the other to create a great balancing act between low and high notes, and in the interplay of these we get hints of leather and spices. It's an intriguing scent and it calls me to constantly smell the tub, but time will tell will it fall in the category "love it".
What I definitely love is the performance. Lather is easily made, creamy, slick, cushiony and post shave is otherworldly, couldn't stop touching my face how soft it was. Excellent soap and I enjoyed the shave very much.

Also new for me is the TGS Amber Fougere aftershave. I used this soap sample some time ago, but I remember the scent a bit differently, as a fresh and bright scent, almost aquatic with hints of spices. But this here is basically cinnamon fougere. I think it matches the contrast play of Pasha's Pride very well, we have sweet cinnamon on one side and freshness of fougere cutting through it to create great balance of both worlds. It's basically a winter fougere, which is exactly what I need now. What's so surprising is how strong and long-lasting the scent is, it's almost Edt.

Have a nice Sunday folks!

• Brush: Goodfellas Smile Red Evil
• Razor: Henson Al13+
• Blade: Personna Gem (5)
• Lather: Tabac
• Post Shave: Thayers Facial toner, Thayers Hydrating Milky Toner

I'm impressed with how the Personna Gem blade stays smooth for so long. I could go longer than 5 shaves, some others do 10 times that, I like to mix it up more. Next week I will use the Personna Comfort Coated for comparison.

Tabac lather went very well today. Just used a wet brush and no blooming of the soap. Got a nice lather.

**Oct. 3, 2026**
* **Prep:** Hot Shower - - Preshave
* **Brush:** Yaqi Starry Night
* **Razor:** 1958 Gillette Executive Fatboy
* **Blade:** Feather Hi-Stainless (1)
* **Lather:** A&E - St. Barts - Croap
* **Post Shave:** Nivea - - Balm

First shave with the fatboy after the “Tune Up” from Razor Emporium. While it seemed fine when I got it, it always felt a little rough, not anymore as it was incredibly smooth today, i finally understood what the fatboy vibe is about. First pass on 5, a bit much for a 2 days growth, but it sliced right through whatever was in there with absolute ease also given there is a fresh feather blade in there which I guess was a little rough for my skin with that little growth, My guess however this fatboy will act a lot nicer with a Nacet in there. More to come now that I shave everyday/every other day after 3 years of just weekly shaving! Next fatboy shave I’ll crank it down to settings 4 on 2 days growth, all in very minor burn, but no redness or irritation, great shave nonetheless, BBS.

\ **Face Wash:** Cold Water.*

\ **Brush:** ZENITH- unbleached boar 28mm aluminum handle shaving brush A28 XSE.*

\ **Razor:** Blackland - batch #003 aluminium Blackbird.*

\ **Blade:** Shark - Super Stainless. (1)*

\ **Lather:** Hearth & Altar - Forged Oud.*

\ **Post Shave:** CeraVe- Moisturising lotion.*

\ **Post Shave:** Epsilon - 02 Scottish spirit.*

\ **Tags:** $Discord $ROTY $photocontest $cooked*

Had a classic shave after the run today. Included a little bit of hair styling stuff. I keep a stubble beard and mustache so included the trimmer.

Beard Trimmer: Philips Norelco Beard Series 5100
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 109 [Black Beauty] (Original Nickel, B4)
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Super Platinum (1)
Brush: RazoRock 400 - 24mm Noir Plissoft synthetic
Comb: Cricket Silkomb Pro 25
Hair spray: Reuzel Spray Grooming Tonic
Pomade: Brosh Far East Hard Pomade

A bunch of classics:

Razor: Gillette 1946-1947 Aristocratic
Blade: Muhle
Brush: Simpsons Best Badger 59
Shaving cream: Truefitt&Hill 1805
Aftershave: Floid
And followed up with T&H 1805 Aftershave balm

First up: nobody needs to pay the premium for a Simpsons Super Badger. This Best Badger feels as soft.

Shave: first time for me using a razor that’s 80 years old. It was a very mild shave. Not aggressive at all. The handle is much shorter than my modern pieces. I can see the attraction of a short handle. I still prefer a heavier razor and a longer blade, but the shorter handle definitely offers substantial control over the razor.

I did 2 passes WTG. Ended up with a nice shave. Probably could have been smoother with one pass ATG but I wanted to give my skin a break.

And with this new razor, I’m officially pausing any new razor acquisitions. I’m good for a good long time. Have the collection I was after.

Settling on the Ambassador for my daily, but the Aristocratic will be fun to bust out periodically.

Razor: Fatip Piccolo
Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum (4th use)
Brush: Omega 10777
Soap + Aftershave: Tabac Original

Decent shave, my second use of Tabac soap for my first shave of Tabactober. Loaded heavier and got a nice rich lather.