SOTD: March 2026

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SOTD: 28th March 2026.

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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Energize Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia 24mm Synthetic
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Wickham 1912 Classic 24 Vegetal Shaving Soap. (Sample)
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Blue pack.(D1)
Razor: Gillette King C 3Pc.

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+ Witch Hazel/Nivea Men Replenishing PSB./Milton-Lloyd Essentials No10 Bergamot, Neroli & Musk EdP.

Greetings,

Another new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend...It's been a while since I last added the Wickham soap sample to my rotation. I have another unused sample of the same soap, what is astoundingly good about some shaving soaps that I've sampled is the shaving value you get from them. The Wickham 1912 classic vegetal 24 soap is absolutely brilliant considering the small amount I use it provide me with a wonderful protective lather for the shave with a pleasant scent throughout leaving a excellent post shave feel.

A close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report. I find the Gillette King C 3Pc is a great razor for head/dome shaves.

Finishing the shave off with a few small squirts of Milton-Lloyd Essentials No10 Bergamot, Neroli & Musk EdP to the pulse points.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth and smelling divine.;)

Stay safe 'n' warm and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.:cool:
 
28/03/26
Pre - Droyt's Classic Glycerose Soap
Brush - Alpha Outlaw Titanium V1 Synth
Soap - Stirling Soap co. Lime
Razor - Wilkinson Sword Classic Butterfly
Blade - Gillette Perma - sharp
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Tonyschin's Lemon - Lime - Grapefruit E45 / Argan oil Balm
A/S - Martin De Candre Limette
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Another early start and a full days "classroom" based training at the Stadium, this will be the second full day giving us the basic understanding to complete the 18 month safety certificate.
A quick tidy up with the Wilky was all that was required this morning.
Enjoy your day all.
 
Today's shave:

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- MacDuff's Soap Co. Whyte Saffron
- Yaqi "Purple Haze" Mew Brown
- Alpha Outlaw M with Tibam handle and ASP blade
- Herbs of Bulgaria Lavender AS

:D
 
Nanny’s Silly Soap ‘Moroccan Sands’
Shavemac TSR LE 2015
Mongoose B2
Kai titan mild #1
Fine Fresh Vetiver AS

Lovely simple shave no fuss, haven’t used the Vetiver in an age felt very fresh when I went into the front garden to remove wind blown debris as it’s gusting up to 40 mph from the direction of Iceland and is distinctly icy! Have a becalmed day.
 
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SOTD

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Taisoto Thunderbolt
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: DS Cosmetic Kevy Shaves
Cream: Proraso Cypress & Vetiver
Post: Cold Water Rinse
Balm: Proraso Cyress & Vetiver20260327_182503.jpg

SOTD

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Taisoto Thunderbolt
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: DS Cosmetic Kevy Shaves
Cream: Proraso Cypress & Vetiver
Post: Cold Water Rinse
Balm: Proraso Cyress & Vetiver
 
gile said:
Wickham Buddha wood
Highlander hybrid with Muhle STF++
Karve Overlander
Schick DE
Dendi pure aftershave
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Same setup as yesterday. I'm really happy with STF++ knot, it has backbone but splays easily. Works the lather in no time. Wickham is the still one of the best soaps for me and every den should have one. Karve paired with Schick DE blade is so smooth that most of the time you can't tell if the blade is there. Zero burn from the splash to confirm the quality of the shave.
 
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Sat 28th March
Aleppo soap - Shave pre wash
Cyril Salter - MS Ed2band
Cyril Salter Solid soap
Alpha Spirit
Feather Pro ( 3 )
Pitralon Polar A/S Lotion

A very pleasant Shave today as I am now resisting the urge to Shave too quickly. Also I made sure that I got a good lather which helped the Shave go well, and the overall finish was excellent.

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Casey 1988 said:
Today's shave at 10:25 am.

Today's shave during the shower was a 10/10 using dial 2 with 0 cuts. I got a true BBS shave, quite rare for me to achieve. Today was Personna USA 100 pack from 2017, day 8 top/total shaves.

I used as always unless on a plane or similar deal where I can't deal with own luggage using my Micro Touch One pre Rick Harris endorsed, my H 2 or 1962 Gillette Adjustable 1960's era unless it breaks or starts failing for daily use, then I use my unknown year backup of Gillette Adjustable 1960's era where the current one if still usable becomes the backup. Trac


I did not use Arko in a Harvey & Cavendish tin I have with the cheap Chinese Travel Bush with unbleached Boar hairs. So no hairs lost from the shaving brush since I did not use it. I am still thinking Domestic Boar like a Potbelly Pig for the Boar hair.


Due to shower shave I did not use the Arko soap or any soap just water but if I shaved normal, I would go Arko on the lid of the Harvey & Cavendish tin again to build up a soap and I used less soap than I do when trying to get the soap from the stick to lather up and try to grab the lather. This method on the cap also made a better, still thin, but soapy lather then when using just the stick and face. I did rinse off the lid and dry inside off when done so I do not have a sticky or lid that could leak out some soap or suction/stick the lid on that water could do as well. This is currently my shave method outside of shaving during the shower for now until I change tins to a bigger tin or use something else like a secondary bowl for normal use.
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Today's shave at 12:05 pm.

Today's shave before the shower was a 10/10, best with my shave soap so far using dial 2 with 0 cuts. I got a true BBS shave, quite rare for me to achieve but is getting more common due to using the Arko shave soap. Today was Personna USA 100 pack from 2017, day 8 top/total shaves.

I used as always unless on a plane or similar deal where I can't deal with own luggage using my Micro Touch One pre Rick Harris endorsed, my H 2 or 1962 Gillette Adjustable 1960's era unless it breaks or starts failing for daily use, then I use my unknown year backup of Gillette Adjustable 1960's era where the current one if still usable becomes the backup.


I did use Arko in a Harvey & Cavendish tin I have with the cheap Chinese Travel Bush with unbleached Boar hairs. I had a bunch of small tops of hairs lost from the shaving brush. I am still thinking Domestic Boar like a Potbelly Pig for the Boar hair.

I did use the Arko on the lid of the Harvey & Cavendish tin again to build up a soap and I used less soap than I do when trying to get the soap from the stick to lather up and try to grab the lather. This method on the cap also made a better, still thin, but soapy lather then when using just the stick and face. I did rinse off the lid and dry inside off when done so I do not have a sticky or lid that could leak out some soap or suction/stick the lid on that water could do as well. This is currently my shave method outside of shaving during the shower for now until I change tins to a bigger tin or use something else like a secondary bowl for normal use. I also had the lather perfect for the tin's lid due to where I did not need to add more Arko soap just work up a second round for face and chin when I got to them as Arko has a habit of soaking into the skin somedays or getting transparent, that thin really easy.
 
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