SOS: October 2025

Maggard V2 OC Razor
Maggard MR-18 Handle
King C Gillette Blade (1)
Maggard SY-22 Brush 22/54

Stirling Glacial Citron Shave Soap

Stetson Cooling Moisture After Shave

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Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Shave Soap
Tom's 3D Printed Brush
САЙВЕР Razor from Russia
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Duru Cologne

The Williams Mug Shave Soap was face-lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the САЙВЕР Razor and the Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Duru Cologne. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Barbershop
Brush: Omega 11137 boar
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Treet Carbon Steel (1)
Post shave: Clubman Pinaud

 

Best birthday wishes Jim

 

16 Oct 2025

TOBS Oud, Semogue Pegasus, Gillette Executive on #5
Exact same lather technique, nice and slick, same prep

So I popped in one of my Personna made in the USA blades for comparison with my most recent blades

Initial impression of dragging rather nice a clean cutting action, a little better in the 2nd pass perhaps, but it still took more work to get the desired result. Binned. I have place the box of blades at the back of the cabinet, who knows I might come back to these another day

I thought I would have to go to 3 passes but I bailed out after 2 passes to be on the safe side

Despite that the shave turned out fine

Finished off with the Blue Stratos duo

Have a great start to your days gents

 

Happy belated birthday my friend!

Great shave!


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-Thursday-
1939 no.47 popular
rubberset 200
arko
col conk

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Thursday morning:

Warm shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 11
Godrej Menthol SC
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

India produces so many great shaving products and this Godrej Menthol cream is one of them. The scent is different than how it used to be - it’s very pleasant in a clean, soapy, minty way, a small dab on both cheeks gives awesome lather that’s so thick, rich, slick and protective, the menthol sensation feels like washing your face with cold water, and it’s excellent in the skincare department. The Lubriderm moisturizer and the Floid Vigoroso aftershave were a perfect finish. Another most enjoyable three pass BBS shave - the Perma Sharp blade is still performing like a champ!

Wishing you all a good day - be well and stay safe!


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