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SOTD August 23 - September 23

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• August 26, 2026 • Shaved everyday in 2026 •
• Razor: Vintage Gillette - 1956 Ball End Tech DE Safety Razor - Made in U.S.A •
• Blade: Personna - Gem Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge Blades •
• Bowl: Lathered in AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl •
• Soap/Cream: Razor Emporium - 2023 Meetup - Limited Edition - Shave Soap Sample - Made in U.S.A •
• Brush/Instrument: Whipped Dog - Silver Tip Badger Brush - 24 mm Knot, & 56 mm Loft •
• Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel • Shave Rating: 9.5+ DFS •
• Today Shave was Dam Fine Shave, very, very close to BBS •
• Vintage Gillette- 70 Year Old Razor, Great Blade, & Technique = CRAZY GREAT RESULTS No-Bull •
• Technique is IMHO way more important then Tools •
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Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap
Jayaruh #1 Badger
Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8
Drygulch 3 Inch Strop
Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. I stropped the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 on my Drygulch 3 inch strop. One pass and touchups gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
Lovely shave with my favorite looking razor :)

Hot water preparation
MSC Frosted Lavender Shave Soap
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip Badger
John & William Ragg Napoleon 5/8
Cold water rinse
MSC Frosted Lavender After Shave

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Happy shaving - Karl
 
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8/28/26
SOTD: K!tty @ppr0ved!!!
Razor: RazoRock HAWK Single Edge Razor - V2 ELECTRIC BLUE
Blade: Feather Artist Club Pro
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube
Shave Soap: Adopted Acres Pineapple Under The Sea
AS: Adopted Acres Pineapple Under The Sea
Brush: Sawdust Creation Studios Trash Panda Brush
Lather Bowl/Scuttle/Mug: Symmetrical Pottery “Dottie”
 
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August 28, 2026

Razor: Blackland Dart V2 #50
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium
Soap: Proraso Blue Shave Cream
Brush: Alpha Brush & Shaving Company Classic Royal Blue Shaving Brush
Aftershave: Thayer's Rose petal witch hazel
Aftershave: Barbasol 1919 Aftershave balm
 
Beautiful razor and cat. The yellow Enders Deluxe has eluded me. I have a green and two red ones though. And several of the standard black ones. They are fantastic razors.
 
Kitchen Sink Shave Friday!

Proraso pre-shave, Omega EVO, Westman Utopia soap, R/R Recurve 100+ w ATT Ti Windsor handle, Feather yellow, Omega alum, Master Soap Creations Tabacchi (TRC) aftershave, HAGs Faceless balm, Tom Ford Tobacco Vanilla. Super smooth 2.5 pass shave.
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Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap
Jayaruh #1 Badger
Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8
Drygulch 3 Inch Strop
Aqua Velva After Shave

The WSP Formula T Pumpkin Pie Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #1 Badger Brush. I stropped the Joseph Elliot Wedge 6/8 on my Drygulch 3 inch strop. One pass and touchups gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
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