SOTD Saturday 6 June - Friday 12 June 2026
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Ron191
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Wilkinson TTO razor
Shark super stainless blade
Leponix synthetic brush
Arko sensative shaving cream
Up % Up witch hazel
Jade East aftershave
Bod Man liquid titanium cologne
Haircut, neck shave and warm shower prep with Old Spice Swagger body wash and shampoo/conditioner as a. Beard wash.
I got my summer hair on and the conditioner seems to help soften the beard. I built a lather for the back of my neck and it was enough for two passes and trouble spots. The Jade East reminded me how much alcohol it contained. That was the last shave I was going to squeeze out of that blade. The liquid titanium layer added an extra exotic note.
TexStubble
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Omega 11137 boar
Haslinger Aloe Vera
'53 Super Speed
Lord Silver Star (3)
Fine American Blend
Haslinger Aloe Vera
'53 Super Speed
Lord Silver Star (3)
Fine American Blend
Twelvefret
Ne'er-Do-Well
Gillette Super Adjustable/Yellow Feather
FatBoyFan
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New to hard shave soaps. So last week I tried Tabac and loved the rich thick lather. Today I tried Abbate Y La Mantia Neroli Siciliano and it made an excellent lather as well. I have one more hard soap on order that should fit a custom made bowl that was given to me last week. Two coats of Helmsman Spar urethane and the bowl will be ready to use.
Proraso pre shave, Neroli Siciliano soap, Omega EVO, Timeless Ti .95 scalloped base, Tatra (3), Three full passes, Omega alum, Thayers Toner, HAGs Faceless.
Proraso pre shave, Neroli Siciliano soap, Omega EVO, Timeless Ti .95 scalloped base, Tatra (3), Three full passes, Omega alum, Thayers Toner, HAGs Faceless.
DesertIguana
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July 8, 2026 • Shaved everyday in 2026
Razor: Vintage Gillette - 1962 Slim Adjustable DE Safety Razor - Made in U.S.A.
Blade: Shark Platinum - Double Edge Blades.
Bowl: Lathered in AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl.
Soap/Cream: Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Diver Down CK-6 Shave Soap - Made in U.S.A.
Brush/Instrument: Phoenix Shaving, aka PAA - Moon Stryker Synthetic Brush.
Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel.
Shave Rating: DAM FINE SHAVE, Close to BBS as you could want.
Comments: Using my Vintage Gillette - 1962 Slim Adjustable DE Safety Razor, with a Shark Platinum - Double Edge Blades. It’s like having Nine different Razors in One, that is the advantage of an adjustable. I really really really like this Razor & Blade combo, efficient, sharp, fair blade life like 3-4 Shaves, and no problems. Almost prefect, but noting is perfect. Plus the Razor is heavy so you can just let it glide and mow down beard. Twisting the Slim dial gives you 9 in 1 Razors to get a Perfect Shave.
Today was normal routine, three pass Shave, better than NORMAL DFS results, close as could be to a BBS but not BBS. TECHNIQUE IS KEY, Razor, Blade, Great , Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Diver Down CK-6 Shave Soap seems to be secondary to technique, THREE PASSES, THREE DIRECTIONS, THREE SETTING off the Adjustable. DFS =’s Dam Fine Shave. Latest Shaves with this hardware have been like on edge of as BBS Shave.
My Soap was Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Diver Down CK-6 Shave Soap. I really love PAA CK-6 because you use so little, it is easy to Lather, and leave my Face in wonderful condition post Shave. Honestly I use a Baskin Robbins - 31 Flavors, FREE TASTE Spoon. Use like a Level Spoon of CK-6 scooped into my Shave Bowl, Dam Brush, and about a Full Teaspoon H2O applied by atomizer. THINK CREAM LATHER is end results. Product is super easy to work with even a Caveman could do it.
Think the trick to making monster Lather is adding water a little at time, and work your Brush to build THICK WET Lather. The Brush is a Phoenix Shaving, aka PAA - Moon Stryker Synthetic that works well, makes Lather fast, has some backbone for scrubbing, cleans up easy as 1, 2, 3, and dries very fast. My Moon Striker is Generation # 1, it don’t glow in the dark like Generation # 2 does, not a big deal
Still using New AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl works some much better then the Plastic AliExpress Lathering Bowl with Flower Pattern, this New Lather Bowl was under $7.00, snd I would call it a Best Buy. It sort of poor mans copy of a Captain’s Choice - Ceramic Lather Bowl.
This Razor, Blade combo works better than great, for a 64 Year Old Vintage. Correct me if you disagree BUT IMHO IT ALL ABOUT Technique, Technique, Technique, is more important than SHAVING TOOLS. Never ever will chase BBS, Skin problems, why do I need too? DFS is good enough for me, this Non Tallow Based Soap provided some extra slick to my shave, over all results were DFS.+++.
Razor: Vintage Gillette - 1962 Slim Adjustable DE Safety Razor - Made in U.S.A.
Blade: Shark Platinum - Double Edge Blades.
Bowl: Lathered in AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl.
Soap/Cream: Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Diver Down CK-6 Shave Soap - Made in U.S.A.
Brush/Instrument: Phoenix Shaving, aka PAA - Moon Stryker Synthetic Brush.
Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel.
Shave Rating: DAM FINE SHAVE, Close to BBS as you could want.
Comments: Using my Vintage Gillette - 1962 Slim Adjustable DE Safety Razor, with a Shark Platinum - Double Edge Blades. It’s like having Nine different Razors in One, that is the advantage of an adjustable. I really really really like this Razor & Blade combo, efficient, sharp, fair blade life like 3-4 Shaves, and no problems. Almost prefect, but noting is perfect. Plus the Razor is heavy so you can just let it glide and mow down beard. Twisting the Slim dial gives you 9 in 1 Razors to get a Perfect Shave.
Today was normal routine, three pass Shave, better than NORMAL DFS results, close as could be to a BBS but not BBS. TECHNIQUE IS KEY, Razor, Blade, Great , Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Diver Down CK-6 Shave Soap seems to be secondary to technique, THREE PASSES, THREE DIRECTIONS, THREE SETTING off the Adjustable. DFS =’s Dam Fine Shave. Latest Shaves with this hardware have been like on edge of as BBS Shave.
My Soap was Phoenix Shaving - AKA PAA - Diver Down CK-6 Shave Soap. I really love PAA CK-6 because you use so little, it is easy to Lather, and leave my Face in wonderful condition post Shave. Honestly I use a Baskin Robbins - 31 Flavors, FREE TASTE Spoon. Use like a Level Spoon of CK-6 scooped into my Shave Bowl, Dam Brush, and about a Full Teaspoon H2O applied by atomizer. THINK CREAM LATHER is end results. Product is super easy to work with even a Caveman could do it.
Think the trick to making monster Lather is adding water a little at time, and work your Brush to build THICK WET Lather. The Brush is a Phoenix Shaving, aka PAA - Moon Stryker Synthetic that works well, makes Lather fast, has some backbone for scrubbing, cleans up easy as 1, 2, 3, and dries very fast. My Moon Striker is Generation # 1, it don’t glow in the dark like Generation # 2 does, not a big deal
Still using New AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl works some much better then the Plastic AliExpress Lathering Bowl with Flower Pattern, this New Lather Bowl was under $7.00, snd I would call it a Best Buy. It sort of poor mans copy of a Captain’s Choice - Ceramic Lather Bowl.
This Razor, Blade combo works better than great, for a 64 Year Old Vintage. Correct me if you disagree BUT IMHO IT ALL ABOUT Technique, Technique, Technique, is more important than SHAVING TOOLS. Never ever will chase BBS, Skin problems, why do I need too? DFS is good enough for me, this Non Tallow Based Soap provided some extra slick to my shave, over all results were DFS.+++.