First shave with my first tub of MdC last night (though I've had several shaves with a sample before so I'm not totally new to the soap).

The fern-forward fragrance made for a fabulous first Fougère Friday shave. The lather was just as luxurious as I've come to expect from MdC already, though I was hoping to detect a stronger scent in the lather from the Fougère. The Soap Spoon SR1 from u/SoapSpoonAndy shaved off a beautiful bit of soap (see pic) though I had to scoop a tiny bit more because that wasn't enough. I ended up making just enough lather for my usual 3 pass shave (shallow XTG, steep XTG, ATG). No cuts/nicks, no weepers, zero razor burn/irritation, and the absolutely dreamy post shave feel that I've come to expect from this soap. This shave was a 9.5 in both comfort and closeness.

Fantastic start to my journey with my first MdC tub, which I'm sure will provide me a few hundred more shaves just like this one.

Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery G20

Brush: Parker silvertip badger

Razor: Henson AL13 mild

Blade: Treet Platinum

Prep: Proraso red pre-shave cream

Lather: Martin de Candre Fougère shaving soap

Scoop: Soap Spoon SR1 (www.soapspoon.com/soapspoonsr1)

Après: Barrister and Mann Fougère Gothique aftershave splash

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Head Shave:

Pre-shave: Hot Shower

Soap: Barrister and Man First Snow

Aftershave: Barrister and Man First Snow

Razor: Muhle r89 head with a Yaqi chrome handel

Blade: Sputnik

Body Shave:

Pre-shave: Dawn of Glory GoodFellas Smile

Soap: Dove Bar Soap 🧼

Aftershave: Cold Water

Razor: Leaf Thorn

Blade: FlyDear Platinum

Fragrance of the Day:Immortal Samurai Spirit

Silvertip brushes get better over the years.

Pre shave: shower and Waitrose glycerin soap bar

Razor: 1953 Gillette Aristocrat No.66

Blade: Feather (3)

Brush: Yaqi Sigrada Familia 24mm synthetic

Bowl: Captains choice copper

Soap: Stirling Barbershop

Post shave: Stirling Barbershop aftershave balm

A nice relaxing and highly efficient shave with this setup this afternoon.

So much so that I probably could have gotten away with two passes and called it done, but pushed forward with a third out of habit.

Great scent from a favourite soap and balm, paired with another of Gillettes best looking and performing razors.

Hope you've all had a great week and have a great weekend ahead!

✰ Razor: Atelier Durdan Le Maurice
✰ Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (3)
✰ Bowl: Captain’s Choice Obsidian
✰ Brush: Oumo Lattice-Labyrinth ST-1
✰ Soap: Captain’s Choice Bay Rum
✰ Balm: Nivea Sensitive
✰ Splash: Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

A really nice shave to get the weekend started with an excellent razor and a very good supporting cast.

I hope everyone is ready for some really good weekend shaves!

Today’s shave.

Traveling with only carry-on required bringing the Gilette.

Arko is a great soap and an excellent choice to bring while traveling.

It had been a while since I had to use the Gilette and I had forgotten all about how “sensationless” it is. The shave gave a good result, but the Gilette has no feeling or feedback to it. So unintentionally you end up using quite a bit of pressure and doing fair amount of extra passes and buffing.

The Stirling gives a nice scent and offsets the slightly dry post-shave feeling I get when I use Arko.

Pre-Shave - Pre-Shave Soap from Razor Emporium
Soap/Splash - Cathedral by Ariana & Evans
Razor - Oliworks Meteorite (First Use)
Blade - Personna Platinum
Brush - Wild West Brushworks "Polyrhythm"
Lather Bowl - Rodak Ceramics

Post Shave - Alum Block, Thayers Face Toner, Soap Palooza Balm

Scent Notes - Blood Orange, Lily of the Valley, Frankincense, Myrrh, Smoke, Vanilla, Cambodian Oud, Sandalwood, Mohagany, Benzoin, Labdanum, Patchouli

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🍁 Brush- Paladin PK-47 Ebonite Cumberland

🍁 Razor- RazoRock Baby Smooth

🍁 Blade- Permasharp (2)

🍁 Soap & AS splash- DG Dark Fall

Razor: Dovo Primo I
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Semogue SOC C-5 Finest Badger Taj
Pre: Proraso Preshave Cream Blu
Soap, AS: Abbate Y La Mantia FUFLUNS

Fougere, grapy, milky vibe coming from Fufluns.

High slickness boosted the razor's gliding and resulted in pleasant shaving.

Hi colleagues.

Acquired for 60USD on a antique store In Buenos Aires.

Last screenshot is from mr-razor.com

Was a nice deal? It seems "new" despite being almost a century old... Today I'm gonna prove it with a Gillette platinum razors

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* **Face Wash:** Cold Water.

* **Brush:** ZENITH- unbleached boar 28mm aluminum handle shaving brush A28 XSE.

* **Razor:** Urkunet - Assassin 1.5mm base plate.

* **Blade:** Shark - Super Stainless. (2)

* **Lather:** Extro- The End (Brut dupe).

* **Post Shave:** CeraVe- Moisturising lotion.

* **Post Shave:** Brut- original ASL.

* **Fragrance:** Brut - Original EDT.

* **Tags:** $Discord $ROTY

THEME - Dictionary Day , use a literary themed soap. My choice for today's theme is The End by Extro a soap inspired by the magnificent Brut aftershave, the soap qualifies on two counts ( 1 )it has a great cover (lid) which many a good book has and(2) it has everything every book has an end the end.

So if the judges do not consider this spoofology sufficient I will also submit the short story" The End" by Samuel Beckett a weird kinda tail about a man who finds himself homeless in older age and his coming to terms with his own demise I think he does find a home of sorts from what I remember.

Beckett was friends with another great Irish writer & poet James Joyce insert drinking buddies me thinks before he left for France before WW2 I also remember he joined the French resistance during the occupation of France .

The Brut smelling shave was most excellent the lather made was top notch and the Assassin was efficient and smooth. Brut 💚.

DAILY CHALLENGE - Marketing support create a poster or advertisement for your soap today .

Definitely no AI used for this [Extro The End Advert. ](https://imgur.com/a/2xU0gmC)

THE END.

Incredible. I could just end it there. I’ve been using a T2 Rockwell for like the last year and thought I was pretty happy with it. But everyone raves on the classic Gillette razors so I’ve been keeping my eye open when I’ve been in antique stores. I found this D4 Fatboy yesterday and picked it up for 40$. Cleaned it up a little but it was already pretty good. I put a feather blade in and set it to 6. I don’t even understand how it’s so much better than my Rockwell.

• Prep: Hippocampus Soap Company - Charcoal and Lavender Facial soap
• Brush: Chisel & Hound v27
• Razor: Gillette Slim - H3 Prospector - revamp by Razor Emporium
• Blade: Personna - GEM - Platinum Diamond Glide
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Seville
• Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - London Gin Club
• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - El Caballero

After 14ish years of DE shaving, I've finally encountered a dud blade.

Maybe the 30th/40th blade out of a 100 pack of Nacets (and not the first from the individual box), while it still cut, it dragged a bit and felt much rougher than it should have - not smooth at all.

Stupidly made the error of thinking "nah it's not the blade I just got the angle/pressure wrong" and persisted..big mistake. Neck is a lumpy, cut up mess right now and still stings a few hours later.

tldr: if you suspect a blade is a dud/doesn't feel right, just ditch the thing and put in a new one. Don't sacrifice your neck skin to make sure 😭

Turns out this little TTO has grown on me as I've owned it. Decided to go bald again and this sucker mowed down about 3.5mm of hair without issues. No clogs and no irritation. Only one nick because I was in a rush. If you want a good head shaver on a budget I can recommend this one wholeheartedly.

16/10/2026

- HAGS Baby Blue Cooling Pre-Shave
- APShave Co 24mm Tuxedo
- Barrister & Mann Passiflora
- Lambda Athena Titanium
- Gillette Silver Blue (1)

Excellent shave with the Tithena. Loved it paired with the SB blade. Passiflora smells so good!

Well I just had my first shave with an r94 safety razor, it was the best shave of my life.
I’m late to the game, I’m 57 and shaved with cartridge razors my entire life so far.
A month ago I bought a cheap Amazon safety razor £25 just to see what it was like.
I liked the cheap cost of the blades but mostly the lower impact on environment than cartridge razors.
I cut myself to ribbons the first time I used it but when I got it right it was nicer to shave with than the cartridge.
I decided if I was going to stick with it I wanted something better and since it’s a one time purchase I wanted something nice.
I settled on the r94 from a German company I forget how to spell.
Well it was delivered today and I just used it for the first time.
I expected shaving with it to be the same as my cheap one just better build quality and solid steal to last forever.
I was wrong it is a dream to shave with no drag at all it’s like I’m just wiping off the foam and the hair just goes with it.
Anyway I had to tell someone I love my new razor wish I had changed years ago and you guys were the only ones I thought may be interested.

I’m traveling and just realized I forgot my razor. I’ve been using a razorock mamba for about a decade now and I love it. I use feather blades which I thankfully remembered. Any recommendations for sometging I can get in 1-2 days off amazon? Budget is 60-80 assuming its somethign ill keep and use after the trip

Razor: Henson AL +

Brush: Kent BK 12

Blade: Nacet (2)

Soap: Proraso Green cream

Splash and Fragrance: Stirling Deep Blue Sea

This is my workhorse razor: Travel, body hair, lend to the GF etc.. it just works and was able to deliver a 3 pass BBS shave today. I face lathered the Proraso Green cream after applying an almond size amount directly to my face. I think this soap is excellent as long as you build it up gradually with water and keep it hydrated throughout the shave as it can dry out. Finishing off the shave with Stirling Deep Blue Sea (Bleu de Chanel clone), can't go wrong with that scent. Very refreshing mass appealing cologne scent.

So other than this combo I'm not experienced at other razors and blades. My hair grows normal I would say. I shave every 2-3 days and usually do a quick trim before a shave. To me this is not aggressive enough. I'm not getting as close of a shave as I would like. I use Taylor of Old Bond Street cream too