SOTD: Saturday 8 August Friday 14 August

[Leo]

SOTD:2026/08/09
Soap/Shave cream: stirling Small batch aitisan shave soap
Brush: DScosmtic Coffee G7 synthetic hair brush
Razor: Ming‑Shi 2000s
Blade: Gillette
Post shave:strling unscented

 

[ankerbart]

Razor: The razor shown is a placeholder, as the razor actually used is still an unreleased prototype and therefore still confidential.

Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (IND), #1

Shaving Brush: Alexander Simpson Exclusive Release Chubby 3, Natural Manchurian Badger, Soft Pink Swirl

Shaving soap / shaving cream: Martin de Candre fabrication artisanale Rose Savon à Raser - Shaving Soap

After-shave lotion / splash: Nivea Men Protect & Care 2-in-1 After-Shave

After-Shave Balm: Balea MEN After-Shave Balm Ultra Sensitive

Booster: Ethos Grooming Essentials Skin Care Collection Derma Boost Rejuvenating Elixir

Eau de Toilette: Parfum Parlour Flowers and Wood - 0455, a fragrance similar to Velvet Rose & Oud by Jo Malone

 

[JamieM]

Eiko YSK-2 Yasuki Steel
Strop Kanayama 95000
Morris & Forndran Antique Ivory & Tortoise Shell
Soap Zaharoff Tabac
Tom Ford Tabacco Vanille​

 

[Electrif]

Monday 10th August
Ever Ready 1914 + GEM Stainless #8 + Zenith 507 + Hampshire Wool Fat No1 + Benjamins Bay Rum + Aloe Vera Gel

 

[CRISANTO]

Monday, August 10, 2026.

Essential oils (aloe vera and jojoba) pre shave. Barrister & Mann, Barrister’s reserve cool: Shaving soap & balm aftershave. Yaqi Acqua Blue High Mountain, silvertip badger 24 mm. Jose Monserrat Pou, Filarmonica 14 Novodur. Floid blue: Lotion aftershave & EdT.

 

[TexStubble]

Made-Rite 750 2-band
Chiseled Face Santa Paula
Pre-war Tech
Tatra Platinum (2)
Fine Italian Citrus
Dunhill Edition EdT

 

[Twelvefret]

Early edition Schick Krona/Yellow Feather

 

[Mike Smart]

I don’t know C&H. Who is this brush maker? Very clever of them to hide a compass in the butt end of a (very attractive) handle. The knot has an outrageous golden hue! When you see that, it’s generally a safe bet that it will be an awesome face latherer. Knots like that are a rare breed

Alright mate it’s Chisel & Hound.
He done a serious of brushes where he was out trekking with his family & found pieces of wood which he air dried & treated and made in to the handles.
Hence the name Adventure Series.
This knot is decent enough but i feel chisel & hound knots are over gelled although i haven’t bought one in a couple of years.
Saying that i guess you only get what you get from the supplier

 

[Lockback]

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Proraso Green
Brush: Maggard 24mm
Razor: Razorock Game Changer 68-P
Blade: Personna GEM PDG (1)
Post shave: Clubman Pinaud

 

[Tonyschin]

10/08/26
Pre - Pears Transparent Original
Brush - 506 Zenith Copper 26mm Silvertip
Soap - Proraso Wood & Spice
Razor - ATT CR1 Windsor Tellurium Copper
Blade - Personna Med Prep
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Proraso Red
A/S - Proraso Wood and Spice

As smooth as glass.
Enjoy your day all.

 

[Cires15]

Monday morning 10/08/26

ATT Slant S1 OC Ti
Treet Platinum 1
Yaqi Sagrada Familia 2b
Barrister and Mann Fougère Classique
Pinaud Clubman
Weleda green

Take care

🪻

 

[chazt]

Alright mate it’s Chisel & Hound.
He done a serious of brushes where he was out trekking with his family & found pieces of wood which he air dried & treated and made in to the handles.
Hence the name Adventure Series.
This knot is decent enough but i feel chisel & hound knots are over gelled although i haven’t bought one in a couple of years.
Saying that i guess you only get what you get from the supplier

Thanks for the info. I understand when you say, “over gelled.” I wonder if brush makers will ever ask the hair suppliers to stop over treating the knots.
Enjoy your shaves!

 

[Twelvefret]

Thanks for the info. I understand when you say, “over gelled.” I wonder if brush makers will ever ask the hair suppliers to stop over treating the knots.
Enjoy your shaves!

Yes, until you taught me bristles were gel tipped, I had no idea.

 

[chazt]

Yes, until you taught me bristles were gel tipped, I had no idea.

They really ought to all that over treating nonsense.

 

[Twelvefret]

They really ought to all that over treating nonsense.

So if I like the feel, I am really saying I like gel tipped bristles? Will the gel eventually wear off?