SOS: September 2025

SOTD: 09/10/2025

Razor: Carbon Shaving Co. Cx-Atlas
Blade: Gillette Minora, 1st use
Brush: Rudolf Vey Shaving Until The Fat Lady Sings…
Bowl: Captain’s Choice The Admiral Bowl
Preshave: Hwayeon Soap Co. Shaving Gel Gel
Soap: Le Père Lucien Abricot Cream
Aftershave: Le Père Lucien Abricot Aftershave
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Thayers Facial Toner: Rose Petal

Today might have been the best shave I’ve ever had! Wow! The final one before my back surgery and I’m going in with a bang! I used another of my Carbon Cx’s and Le Père Lucien for the first time! It was also the first use of my new Rudy Vey brush and the first time using a Minora blade!

As I’ve said before the Carbon Cx is currently my favorite razor. This is the first time using the new to me Cx-Atlas. It might be my favorite of them all. Going in I was worried about the weight. Lifting it literally feels if I have a handle attached to a razor blade with nothing else. No head no anything. A lollipop stick attached to a blade. I should not have worried. It was, for me, perfection! Smooth, efficient quite audibly satisfying as well! My first time trying a Minora blade and it matched perfectly. I will be trying this blade in all my razors!

Le Père Lucien is one of those artisans I’ve heard about in rarified whispers! French, in fancy metal tubs - tre chic! And it’s not just the packaging and name. The scent and performance was amazing! Actual apricot scent and the lather exploded almost right away! And huge amounts of it! Great slickness and residual for days! I’m glad I had put an order in before the tariffs hit and they were able to get it out to me!

I also reached out to Rudy last week. I had seen him talking about the availability of knots due to the tariffs and wanted to get a couple more brushes from him while the getting was good. Rudy showed me a few designs. One was this shape he had made as a request of a member of a forum. I asked for some slight alterations and Rudy cane through as always! This weekend he finished them for me and sent me one of my new favorite brushes, which he aptly named, When the fat lady sings….. It has a 25mm Muhle STF Extra Dense and performs absolutely amazing! If you’ve never used an RV Shaving brush or a knot set by Rudy go do it now! The best!

What an all around shaving shave! The BEST I’ve ever had! What a way to head to surgery on Friday! Happy shaves all!

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SOTD: 11th September 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/ Nivea Men DEEP CLEAN Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Fine 24mm Synthetic.
Face Lather.
Lather: LEA shave Stick.
Blade: GEM coated. (D2)
Razor: Gem Featherweight. Pre-1954.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face 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./Cien Men Aqua ASL.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

A simple, but very enjoyable shave to finish my shaving week off with no drama. I find the Lea shave stick is absolutely superb, not just for it's price tag, but most importantly for it's performance & post shave feel.

An enjoyable shave to finish my shaving week off on a high note.

The Gem Featherweight is a wonderful vintage shaving tool, and a pleasure to shave with.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Cien Men Aqua ASL.

My face is feeling smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Thursday 11th September
Canadian Schick E3 v5 + NOS Schick SS Canada #5 + Zenith 506 Olive Wood + Ach Brito Mogno + Boots Freshwood AS + Aloe Vera Gel

 

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Nivea Shave Cream
Jayaruh #2 2-band Badger
Ever-Ready Army Kit
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Nivea Shave Balm

The Nivea Shave Cream was face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #2 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready Army Kit and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Nivea Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Thanks for your post. You have a nice setup. I, and I think most people, also get more shaves from an artist club blade.

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Thanks, that's a good picture.

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Thanks for your post. I hope your back surgery is a success. I have Le Père Lucien Abricot also. I agree, it's really good.

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Merkur Futur Razor
Personna Comfort Coated Blade (3)
RazoRock Chubby Extra Silvertip Brush 28/51

Proraso Green Shaving Cream, After Shave Balm and Splash



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Thabk you

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Evergreen Forest
Brush: Maggard 24mm
Razor: 1956 Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip
Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (1)
Post shave: Clubman Pinaud Reserve Whiskey Woods

 

Tabac Thursday:

Long shower with Tabac bath soap
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/new Crystal
Tabac SS
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Tabac Deodorant Spray
Tabac AS Splash
Tabac Cologne

Yesterday I received a HUGE number of blades from different brands and since I’m Israeli I wanted to try a Crystal which is from my country. Let me say this - these blades are FANTASTIC. My rough stubble disappeared after three passes and I was left with a silky smooth BBS face. The Tabac…….man, do I ever LOVE it - there’s no doubt about it - this bath and shaving soap are in a class by themselves. The Lubriderm moisturizer provided so much soothing and the deodorant spray together with the aftershave and cologne have me smelling super. What a shave this was - absolut wunderbar!

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


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Aaaaand, it's time for yet ANOTHER Throwback Thursday-it's just around the corner.:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(in shower)
lather-Proraso "Reinfrescante"(Refreshing)tub*
brush-Maggard 24 mm. "Marble Handle" Synthetic
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S-Proraso "Reinfrescante"(Refeshing)*

*-1948

 

That's a great shave setup my Lantzman!

 

Tabac Thursday

 

-Thursday-
6-'s schick I1
rr bruce synthetic
nivea deep

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Thanks so much Akhi!

We Tabac lovers are a special group - great shave on your side too!


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PAA Symmetry / Voskhod blade
AKA Brushworx Handle / Maggards Synthetic
Razorock / Mudder Focker

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Goodfellas' Smile Styletto V2 / Personna
Elite 26MM Manchurian White
Czech and Speake No 88 (Valobra)
TOBS Sandalwood Aftershave Lotion

 

Thursday 9-11-25
PRE: Ice Tube 2.0
RAZOR1: SR-71 Slant from The Holy Black (wtg, xtg), RAZOR2: Henson Al13 mild (atg, touchups)
BLADE: King C Gillette (1) corked and a Permasharp (2) in the Henson
BRUSH: Saville Row Silvertip from qedusa
BOWL: collapsable bowl from Stirling Soap
LATHER: TOBS Sandlewood shave Soap
POST: TSD Milk Sandlewood, PAA Oubliette Star Jelly.



That 6$ bowl gives me uber lather no matter what soap I use and creates it quicker than any other bowl I’ve got. I got a great shave using 2 razors with very little irritation. I think my technique may be improving.

 

Friday 12 Sept 2025
(Single Use DE Blade)

2 days growth
Same hardware and software again, cold water shave

Today’s Fresh Blade: Euromax day 1 made in India

Really nice smooth blade, not as keen as the Feather, but it makes up for it with some smoothness. I would be happy to use this blade on a daily basis
Same post/ASL/scent