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Shave of the day for 15th February 2025 to 15th March 2026

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DesertIguana

DesertIguana

Who Took My Crayons ?
Active Duty/Veteran
Friday the 13th........
Vintage Gillette - Vintage Gillette - Fat Handle Pre War - Tech - Double Edge - Safety Razor •
• Blade: Rex Supply Company - Platinum Double Edge Razor Blades •
• Bowl: Lathered, Right out of Soap container •
• Soap/Cream: Heritage Hill John Paul Jones - Made in U.S.A. •
• Brush/Instrument: - Omega Boar 10019 •
• Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel • Shave Rating: 9.9+ DFS •
• Today Shave was Dam Fine Shave, so very close to BBS •
• Old Vintage, Great Blade, & Technique = CRAZY GREAT RESULTS No-Bull •

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Shave of the day thread for 15th February 2025 to 15th March 2026
 
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Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap
Jayaruh #224 Synthetic
Superior Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #224 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Superior Lather Catcher razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Aqua Velva Ice Blue. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
Glint Eastwood said:
How is The Vanguard to you? I have all three plates.
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I love it. The vintage aesthetic is really nice, especially the diamond shaped post holes. I only have the mild plate and as a daily shaver for my beard growth, that is plenty efficient and comfortable. It’s a great value too, especially considering the impeccable polish and finish.


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Shaves for the week..

Feb 16, 2026

Prep: Hot water
Razor: Dscosmetic DS 44C
Blade: Polsiver S.I
Brush: Simpsons (Somerset) Duke 3 Best
Soap: Grooming Dept: Ousia II ( Kairos SE )
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Fougère d’Argent by Tom Ford



Feb 18, 2026

Prep: Hot water
Razor: Barbaros TR-1
Blade: Polsiver S.I
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46 Best ('The Berkeley’)
Soap: Los Jabones de Joserra: Blas de Lezo
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Soufflot by Miller Harris



Feb 21, 2026

Prep: Hot water
Razor: Oliworks M3teorite - #3
Blade: Polsiver S.I
Brush: Shavemac 24/48 D01 2 Band
Soap: Løthur: Samber
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance:

 
SOTD - 2/15/2026 - Happy John Frum Day

Phoenix Shaving John Frum
Phoenix Shaving The Doppler 26mm Perihelion Hybrid Synth Brush
Monster Razor by Shave It Shave Company - Muhle D89 Head

From the PAA website:

John Frum is from the brighter end of the musk spectrum and truly a game changer in that regard, I promise you! It is perfect for folks who don't normally feel drawn to musks. John Frum is musk like you never experienced it before!

Scent Profile: Sicilian Cedrat, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Ambergris, Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, Kava Kava, White Musk & Animalic Musk.

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Hi Friends,

Here my Shave of the Day (15.02.2026)

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Razor: Sbarba Stormbreaker // Blade: Gillette Platinum // Soap: SV Opuntia // Brush: Maggard´s Marble // Aftershave: SV Opuntia

What a stellar shave this was. This is a shave which i will definetly remember for quite some while.

10 out of 10

Have a great time, enjoy your shaves and stay safe and healthy.

Greetings
Thorsten
 
Shave Report - Sunday, February 15, 2026

Razor: Rocnel 2026 MC Series (Steel)

Blade: Gillette Minora (1x)

Brush: AKA Brushworx Candy Floss

Shave Soap: Nomad Theory Paris

Aftershave: Nomad Theory Paris

Other Care: Thayer’s Witch Hazel / Rose Petal



Scores:

Efficiency: 10/10

Comfort: 10/10

Ease of Use: 10/10

Consistency: 10/10



Result: BBS



Today’s shave had me grab my new Rocnel MC Series that I picked up from The Razor Company and Nomad Theory’s Paris which I also grabbed at TRC. In fact everything in this shave is from The Razor Company as is most of my den!



The Rocnel is all that is cracked up to be and more! I followed what Carlos told me he had done and started at one and went up as I shaved. I got to four while still maintaining a super smooth shave! An easy BBS three pass shave! The weight on this is no joke and feels quite lovely in the hand. Balance is perfect. This will definitely feature prominently in the rotation!



Nomad Theory is just fantastic stuff! It performs so well! Slickness is on steroids and it’s so cushiony! And Paris is such a softly sweet scent! It is a perfect romantic Valentine’s Day scent!



I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Have a great week!



- ShaveSplash: The Rabbit Hole



SOTD: 02/15/2026



Razor: Rocnel 2026 MC Series SS

Blade: Gillette Minora, 1st use

Brush: AKA Brushworx Candy Floss

Bowl: The Razor Company Lightweight Lather Bowl Bowl

Soap: Nomad Theory Paris Croap

Aftershave: Nomad Theory Paris Aftershave

Additional Care: Osma Alum

Additional Care: Thayers Facial Toner: Rose Petal



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Pre-shave; Warm shower, face rinse with MWF bar soap.
Brush; Simpson, Chubby 2, Faux Gold Italian Marble resin handle with a 27mm Platinum fibre knot. “Limited Edition’’
Soap; Saponificio Varesino, Tundra Artica 4.3.
Razor; Carbon, CX-Graphite (Ti), with an Original (0.68) webbed base plate. From Sean @ Carbon Razors, the razor is from 1 of 2 ‘’Small Batch’’ runs of approx 30 razors in total.
Blade; Bic, Chrome Platinum. Sharpest/Smoothest I have tried to date, YMMV
Post-shave; Saponificio Varesino, Tundra Artica milk/balm.
Cologne/EDP;
Moisturiser;
Attar (Perfume Oil);
Shave; Very pleasant 2 pass n touch up shave today for nice BBS, the razor was superb smooth and efficient and paired with the SV, no issues, not a lot on Forums re the Carbon but excluding my Iwasaki Kamisori, it could/may be by No 1 razor? Mmh not sure if there’s such a thing though?
 
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