SOS: November 2025

I do like the Henson and have enjoyed your SOTD posts. The Henson was the 1st DE I purchased when I started wet shaving about a year ago. I’ve got the + and +++ and prefer the +++, although the + is great for touchups sometimes, especially when I shave with a Shavette due to being extra careful with those to avoid nicks. My Hensons are not in titanium and wondering if the higher cost of titanium is worth it?

Also,
10/14/2021= .00035343, not 1541

 

Gillette 195
diy brush
Astra green
Proraso white

 

Thank you very much! I do keep a list of my shaves. I'm also taking into account those days where I've shaved more than once. I've owned a couple of the Henson titanium razors. For me, I prefer the aluminum safety bar and top cap as they are easier to maintain. My first Ti ( The Henson Mild) worked like a charm except the spots that appeared on the top cap were really annoying. It took much effort to make the spots fade. I was fortunate to be gifted the handle. I like the feel and extra weight of it.

BTW I appreciate you inquiring about my shave count! Thank you

 

Paradigm Shaveware Salient / Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless Green
RR/Zenith 506 Olive Wood Chubby 27.5mm Extra Silvertip Badger
Valobra Fougere Triple-Milled Shaving Soap
RazoRock XXX Aftershaving Splash

 

Saturday SOTD


Razor: Charcoal Goods Gen3 L2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: Turtleship Shave Machine 073 24mm synthetic
Scuttle: Georgetown G12 Opal
Pre-Shave Scrub: Stirling Mentholated
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Chypre Vert
Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Aftershave: Cerruti 1881
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I wasn’t sure what that date and the ‘=‘ after it meant but I get it now I think. if its the number of shaves you’ve performed since 10/14/2021, thats roughly 4 years and 45 days, which = 365 * 4 = 1460 + 45 = 1505 which means you’ve shaved every day for 4 years and 45 days, and on 36 of those days, (1541 - 1505), you shaved more than once in the same day?

 

Friday 11/28/25
Ice Cube 2.0/ Paa’s Artifact OC—7 O’Clock Yellow (D2)/ Paa’s Frost Byte CK6 Soap/ Simpsons Trafalgar T3/ Captains Choice Copper Oceanic Bowl/ TSD Unscented Milk/ Lather &Wood Sandalwood Balm, Sandpiper de toilette.


I took the above pics after applying the TSD milk, prior to the after shave but decided, instead of the Lather and wood and Sandpiper de toilette, to go with the Barbershop Balm and Aftershave (double glacial) from Stirling Soap, just to keep the mentholated theme going.

 

SOTD: 29th November 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

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

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: AP Shave Co 24mm Cashmere Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Sandalwood & Shea Butter Shaving Cream.
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic. (D1)
Razor: Parker 87R.
Razor: Asda 3 Blade Pivoting Head Cartridge Razor. (Head/Dome) (D4)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+ Witch Hazel./ Proraso Sandalwood and Shea Butter ASL./ L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

A new shave set up to start the weekend.

The Proraso Sandalwood & Shea Butter shaving cream never fails to provide an acceptable lather with a excellent sandalwood scent, resulting in a smooth comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off a with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

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

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

Nov 29, 2025

Prep: Hot water
Razor: Paradigm Copper Diamondback (2025)
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: YAQI 22MM Sagrada Familia Two Band
Soap: Savon Mystere: Ambroise Parè
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Mouchoir de Monsieur by Guerlain

 

Saturday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Colgate Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #2 2-band Badger
Schick G 66
Personna Injector
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Colgate Mug Shave Soap was face-lathered well with Jayaruh#2 Two-band Badger Brush.Two Passes and touch ups with the Schick G 66 Injector Razor and the Personna Injector Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Saturday morning’s Lethal Grand Freeze:

Lukewarm shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 13
Bundubeard African Potato X3 SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

Another great face freezing soap from Bundubeard in Pretoria, South Africa that I’d forgotten about - it’s been sitting around for a long time so today I wanted to give it a spin. It’s glycerine based with a beautiful outdoorsy scent, it lathers superbly, it’s plenty slick, the menthol sensation is as powerful as any of the Stirling Glacials, and it’s so skin friendly. Jaco made it as a limited edition for the South African Master Shave forum and I jumped on it. The Gold Bond moisturizer is also really cold as well as soothing, and the Snake Bite aftershave went on frigidly cold - no real scent but it’s so good for the skin. Three passes gave me another picture perfect BBS shave that was lots of fun!

Enjoy your weekend and your shaves - be well and stay safe!


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29 November 2025

* Weber DLC​

* Super Iridium​

* ZenShave Snakewood​

* Cella​

* Unrefined Shea Butter​

* Bergamot/Vetiver EO​

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Gillette Flare Tip (TV Special)
Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless
Yaqi Synthetic
Soap Commander / Honor

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Shave for The Friday Fact:

a repeat of Throwback Thursday/Thanksgiving.

 

A Chiseled Face week-end:

Prep-Suave 4 Men Bodywash(in shower)
lather-Chiseled Face (Sherlock)
brush-Razorock Plissoft 400 Synthetic
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot
A.S.-Chiseled Face (Sherlock)

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Christmas Eve
Brush: Jequil & Corenveo 24mm
Razor: Razorock Game Changer 68-P
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Post shave: Clubman Pinaud Reserve Whiskey Woods

 

Koraat 1/4 Hollow 8/8
Yaqi 24 Silvertip Badger Brush
Vitos Pre/Post Shave
Eufros Vetiver Shaving Soap
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel
Eufros Vetiver After Shave Balm
Vanicream Facial Moisturizer

 

Absolutely and on more rare occasions I've shaved three times. For example, an early morning shave post workout at 5am. After yardwork later in the afternoon. On rare occasions even a one pass shave before going out for dinner with my gal. They all count!

 

Hey Lantzman I'm getting the chills thinking about how those your lethal grand freeze shaves feel!

 

Saturday November 29, 2025
Brush: Simpson CH1B
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Soap: MWF
Razor: Henson AL13 + /Ti22 Handle
Henson: 10/14/2021 = 1542
Blade: Feather. (2)
P/S: Osma Alum
P/S: Thayers Witch Hazel
P/S: CeraVe Facial Lotion SPF30
P/S: Tabac