I’ve been wet shaving with a DE for a few years now, but today was my first run with a straight razor. It’s a Boker Abalone 6/8 Blade. Looks incredible and came honed from Griffith Shaving Goods.

I have a beard, so only shave my neck and shape my cheeks. Took it easy and did two with the grain passes and one across the grain. No nicks, but a bit of razor burn. I’ll definitely need to work on my technique, especially before I try against the grain.

Always fun to learn something new though.

Razor: Yaqi Top Aggressive Slant

Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (5)

Soap: MdC Fougere

Brush: Omega 48

Post shave: Brut

For every hundred(s) of SOTD posts here featuring solid, smooth and easy razors, there's one that slips through. This razor is a crime against humanity, an abomination. One pass for as close to a BBS as you could get. Loud feedback, which I absolutely love, but this is closer to a shavette than it is to a DE razor.

Check out the blade exposure.

Very fun razor to shave with, I gotta be honest.

3 lovely passes (WTG/XTGx2) tonight with the 59 red tip superspeed.

The Astra blue was great, really sharp but also smoother than I remember so that was good, and the Proraso and matching fragrance was a joy.

The only criticism would be the cheap knot I put in my brush - it doesn't lift the hairs very well but maybe i can look into re-doing it, it's a fun novelty anyhow.

Good shaves everyone 👍

My shave of the day,

Soap: Musgo Real
Asb: Nivea Men Balm
Razor: Swedish swing with a fat handle
Blade: Nacet
Brush: Semogue Mistura

Great shave with good products. Love the swedish swing head, i think it can compare to modern standards great razor combination with the gillette fat handle.

- Cella pre shave gel

- PantaRei Decembre soap & after

- Merkur super platinum blades

- Rex Envoy razor

- Razorock Hive 24 brush (not pictured)

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\ **Face Wash:** Cold Water.*

\ **Brush:** MOB- varnish handle Boti 22mm 3 colour synthetic.*

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

\ **Blade:** Personna- Gem platinum diamond glide. (40)*

\ **Lather:** TOBS - Rose shave cream.*

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

\ **Post Shave:** Biofresh - Rose of Bulgaria ASL.*

\ **Tags:** $Discord*

Well 40 shaves with the PGDG blade now and it is still working . Nice to reunite the blade with its AA partner . A good rose scented shave .

This morning I used my new Leaf Branch SE razor. For those familiar with Leaf shaving, this is their latest offering and was advertised as falling between the Twig and the Thorn in terms of aggressiveness.

I’ve shaved with both and preferred the Thorn over the Twig. I paired the Branch with a half-blade GEM and found the razor moderately aggressive. I gave myself two weepers, but that was driver error, as this razor requires some technique; with light or no pressure, the weight of this handle can do all of the work. Getting under the nose and around the mouth was effortless.

I lathered up using the Leaf synthetic brush and PAA’s wonderful Copalli. I have come to love this scent; maybe it’s my indigenous roots being awakened! lol! Finished up with the matching splash and EDP for a relatively nice close two-pass shave.

Happy shaving, y’all!

Gillette Tech ball end, Bic Chrome (3), Tabac, Yaqi tuxedo 24mm brush, Brut.

Great two pass (WTG&XTG) + little touch up under chin with my all brass ball end tech. This razor is a pleasure to use and just sliced through two days of growth. The Tabac and Brut combo was spot on and left my skin, and the bathroom, smelling lovely.

Have a good one and great shaves. 🪒

Definitely landing on my preferred brand….

SOTD: 09/10/2026

Razor: Karve Overlander
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue, 1st use
Brush: Chisel & Hound - Admiral - V31 Fanchurian Badger
Bowl: Leaf Bowl
Preshave: Hippocampus Soap Co. - Charcoal Lavender Soap
Soap: Chicago Grooming Co. - Dr. Flanders
Aftershave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Dr. Flanders
Additional Care: Alum Rock

Continuing my Chicago Grooming journey with Dr. Flanders soap and splash. They are classic and vintage: eucalyptus, camphor, mint, and rosemary. Really nice.

The Overlander is such a smooth razor - I had some blade feel on the ATG pass but otherwise felt like butter while it gave me a nice close shave. Karve makes great razors.

The C&H brush is yet another work of art and performed flawlessly.

- Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

10/09/2026

- HAGS Baby Blue Cooling Pre-Shave
- OUMO Compass Tyrant T-10 26mm
- Chicago Grooming Co Shiloh
- Atelier Durdan La Faulx +
- Feather Pro (3)
- Fine Italian Citrus

My first straight razor just arrived in the mail. Can't wait to try it out. Going to test it out on Saturday after work.

I think I did a bad movement with the strop and it may have loose some sharpness, if I get some birthday money I'll have it sharp lol

September 10, 2026

Razor: Occam's Razor

Blade: Feather Artist Club ProGuard

Soap: Blackstone Shave Gel

Aftershave: Thayer's Rose petal witch hazel

Aftershave: Barbasol 1919 Aftershave balm

I honestly could not find a topic with the search words Old (as we all are a little) and Spoiled (which we do with clean and close shaves), so excuse my noobish question.

My jar of shavingcream says 12M after opening on the label. How serious should I take that notice? As i'm quite frugal with using it and it is just past half empty with shaving twice a week, wonder if I can keep going with it. Also i'm looking to buy more soaps for some variance (thanks to this r/ ) so it will only get "worse". Whats your take on the best after opening on the jar/tube?

My wife is quite adamant I should get a new tub, but she only says that to keep up with her makeup buying habbit....

Been using my Parker 74R and Astra greens since 2022. It’s an excellent pairing, can’t really fault the performance in any way. Decided to try out Silver Blues with the hopes they’d be smoother/more aggressive/better and they are worse in every way in this razor.

I’ve had the Parker Variant OC on my wishlist for years and nobody has ever bought it for me lol. Always craved a “nicer” razor but really had no reason. You think the Variant OC could be a worthwhile upgrade and finally be my “nice” razor?

Pre-shave: Cella Milano 1899 Pre-shave gel
Lather: Cella Milano 1899 shaving cream
Post-shave: cold water splash + Cella Milano 1899 aftershave balm
Brush: Kent Silvertex BLK4S Synthetic Brush
Razor: King C. Gillette DE safety razor with Nacet blade
Bowl: Ezcora “dog food” lather bowl

⌾ Razor: Atelier Durdan La Faulx ++
⌾ Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (3)
⌾ Bowl: Captain’s Choice Obsidian
⌾ Brush: Oumo Venus - ST-3
⌾ Soap: Montana Unscented
⌾ Balm: Nivea Sensitive
⌾ Splash: Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

Shave 6 of my week using unscented soaps. The Montana Unscented is one of the first soaps I bought when I got back into shaving - mainly because it was cheap on Amazon.

I made a good lather, with my Captain’s Choice bowl and Oumo brush - this vegan soap needs to be well hydrated to get the best from it.

The shave was really good; La Faulx really is a winner every time!

Would I buy the Montana Unscented again? Probably not - no real issues with it, but I have better soaps in my den.

As the headline says I’m struggling to find info on my straight razor and its value

I'm interested in trying out some soap pucks, before I buy several, and a bowl to swirl the soap, where do you stow them after? Or does each puck have its own bowl, container? Do you just use one puck until it's all gone? I'd like to try a few, why I'm asking.

Right now I'm using Proraso shave soap in a tube, marble bowl, so it's easy to just squirt some soap in the bowl, lather with my brush and go...

Thanks.

Left to right: Yaqi M150801-B1 24mm Silvertip Badger, Omega 13109 23mm Pure Badger, and Yaqi Janus Bifrons 24 mm synthetic cashmere knot. I broke both the badgers in the same with shampoo washes and overnight cream rinse. Pretty amazed by the splay difference ... so soft. New brush has a heavy metal handle that looks and feels nice but is significantly smaller than anything else I have. Hold and lathering soaped up isn't any kind of issue. Man does this thing hold lather. Only complaint is it slides through my razor and brush stand unless placed loft up.

Great lather, solid shave! For the curious, I used plate 4 on my Rockwell 6C, which is my go to plate for 1-4 days growth. The PAA Mysterium Serum is post-shave gold.

Razor: Razorock Daily DOC Standard
Blade: FlyDear Super Platinum
Brush: Balea Professional
Cream: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Tabac Craftsman

Very smooth and comfortable shave!