r/wicked_edge

October 5, 2026

Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)

Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)

Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)

Time of Day: Morning ☀️

Blade Uses: 1

Passes: 2

Razor Setting: 6

Razor: Merkur Futur Adjustable

Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (IN)

Soap: Tabac Original

Brush: Merkur Futur Silvertip

Pre-Shave: Noble Cleanse Beard Wash

Aftershave: Tabac Original (Lotion)

Notes: The Dude Abides

Just another excellent shave with Tabac.

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• Brush: Omega 10081
• Razor: Mühle R41
• Blade: Personna Platinum (4)
• Lather: Speick - Cream
• Post Shave: Speick - Aftershave

The best of German shaving cosmetics. Yes I know there's Tabac, but I just love the Speick scent and the performance of the cream is top notch.

Today's challenge on Lather Games was to shave fast as I can, and that finally pushed the R41 to bite me, nothing too bad, but definitely not the razor to break speed records with.

Have a nice week and take it easy!

My first shave with the Freyja mild came out a little milder than I'd expected. Still a decent shave, but not as dolphin-squeaky close as I tend to chase after.

When I found out that the standard plate is going to be out of stock for quite a while, I was a little disheartened. Even considering ordering the efficient plate to try for a while, but my neck is pretty contoured and I have been using somewhat milder solutions to avoid weepers from snipping off perifollicular skin peaks.

But I figured...why not try a Feather blade? After all, I dislike using them in most of my razors because they seem a little harsher and unforgiving to my skin. Surely that'll make the Freyja 1-dot a little more efficient.

And I was right. I actually did still get a little bit of blood around the jaw where I pulled my skin a bit too tight and buffed the area a bit too many times, but overall the shave was really pretty good. This is the first shave with a Feather DE that I enjoyed.

* Razor: Nord Freyja Mild

* Blade: Feather

* Cream: Ariana & Evans Sylvan Fog

* Brush: Oumo Climber ST-3

* Bowl: Local supermarket find.

Fairly new to DE shaving, but I've been enjoying this sub and seeing all the different products you guys are using. Got my first artisian shave soap today! I decided on Noble Otter. The scent notes on Lorekeeper were interesting to me so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm really enjoying it! Got the cheap Van Der Hagen razor to hold me over until I can get an Oilworks Meteorite. Enjoy your week!

✰ Razor: Lambda Ares V2 Bronze
✰ Blade: Personna Comfort Coated (2)
✰ Bowl: Captain’s Choice Obsidian
✰ Brush: AP Shave Co Deep Blue
✰ Soap: RazoRock Don Marco
✰ Balm: Nivea Sensitive
✰ Splash: Clubman Blue Spice

My morning shave, with the beautiful Ares, was close to perfect. I find the V2 Ares to be just a little more efficient than the Athena. I love how well both these razors perform, shaving closely while also being really smooth.

Today, I paired the Ares with a Comfort Coated blade on its second use (the sweet spot), along with the excellent Don Marco soap and had a super shave.

I don’t seem to use The Don as often as I should. It is a vegan soap made for RazoRock by TFS, and it always provides a rich, slick lather with a nice orange ice cream scent. Today, it helped make this a super shave.

Of course, a quality brush helps with building a good lather, and the Deep Blue from AP Shave took good care of that today. I always enjoy using this brush; the handle shape is very ergonomic, and the synthetic MiG (Made in Germany) knot reminds me of the always consistent Muhle STF.

Can someone smarter than me explain the brush handle in this aftershave photo? Please don't say AI. Its likely AI, huh.

• Brush: Goodfellas Smile Red Evil
• Razor: Henson Ti22+
• Blade: Personna Comfort Coated (1)
• Lather: Goodfellas Smile Abysso Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Thayers Facial toner, Thayers Hydrating Milky Toner

Amazing new soap for the shave rotation! I got this on Amazon after seeing a review on Youtube. I had points so it didn't cost anything but isn't expensive anyway. Non-tallow, non-glycerin based. Lots of oils.

Ingredient list:
Aqua (Water), Stearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Prunus Amydgalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond)Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Parfum (Fragrance), Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Alpha Isomethyl lonone, Limonene, Linalool.

I really like the scent. Pronounced but not overly so.

Scent notes (from Google):

• Top Notes: Citrus, Bergamot, Lemon, Aldehyde (or Aldeidic), Galbanum, Rosemary (some listings also note a touch of Pineapple and Green Notes) [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Heart / Middle Notes: Jasmine, Violet, Lily of the Valley, Geranium, Mint, and Marine/Ozonic accords[1, 2]
• Base Notes: Musk, Woody notes, Amber, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, and Patchouli [1, 2]
• (inspired in part by classic marine fragrances like Davidoff Cool Water)

2 day growth. I did my usual 3 pass shave plus touch-ups. No irritation.

Thought I’d posted this here!

Soap: Haslinger Sandelwood
As: Jill Sanders Sun
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Kai (2)
Brush: Semogue Synthetic

Great shave, such a wonderful soap.

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* **Face Wash:** Cold Water.

* **Brush:** Omega- 10098 Professional 27mm Boar.

* **Razor:** Leresche - 700 (1930s).

* **Blade:** Derby Extra (1)

* **Lather:** Le Père Lucien - Bay Rum shave soap.

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

* **Post Shave:** Le Père Lucien - Bay Rum ASL.

* **Tags:** $Discord $ROTY $photocontest $shadow

Time : 04:37:54.

THEME : 2026 World Cup Day I had a couple of choice here but ultimately went LPL and France for my software and decided to use the [Leresche 700](https://imgur.com/a/ZqUa0k9)

for a mainly French shave to meet the theme , the French play nice football but they play even better rugby but have yet to win a rugby world cup .

DAILY challenge: Speed shave,

My time was 04:37:54 I wasn't going to rush but did a bit it was then I regretted using the old Leresche not a bad shaver when taking your time speed or haste doesn't suit this old boy a few nicks were had .

Went with $shadow for the $photocontest .

Had a very refreshing shave tonight with the old Wilkinson sword, paired up with a Perma-sharp and WS sensitive soap. 3 passes WTG/XTGx2.

I find it a very mild razor and definitely pays to have a sharp blade loaded up - then you can pretty much throw it about willy-nilly and get a comfortable shave with good results👍

The old Boots brush makes a reappearance, hanging on in there with what backbone it has left!

Superdrug asl and Nivea post shave went down well too

Have a good one lads

SOTD: Oct 5, 2026
Razor: YAQI Romulus
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (SE), 2nd use
Brush: Alpha Bulldog Ti
Soap: The Cajun Blade APEX
Aftershave: The Cajun Blade APEX
Balm: Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Face Gel Hydrator
Additional Care: Humphrey's Witch Hazel Astringent

-From the Shave Carousel

SOTD: 10/05/2026

Razor: Gillette Goodwill - Industria Argentina
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic, 1st use
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 Sovereign
Bowl: Leaf Bowl
Preshave: Hot Shower
Soap: Dr. Selby Puck
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Dorado Aftershave
Balm: Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme
Fragrance: Real Madrid Eau de Toilette

- Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

Soaps and Creams #7 thru #9 in the collection. Plus the matching splashes. If you've tried any of these A&Es, what's your experience been?

- Razor: Razorock Game Changer 0.76-P
- Blade: Ladas Super Stainless (4)
- Bowl: Linkidea
- Brush: Yaqi Shayish (24mm synthetic)
- Soap: Stone Field North of Fifty (Henri et Victoria)
- After Shave: Fine L'Orange Noir and Lucky Tiger Face Tonic (not pictured)
- Frag: Terre d'Hermès

Why, Rabbit Hole, it has been a minute since we last met, hasn't it?

TdH is my jam, but I didn't know it was my jam until recently. As I was chasing other scents, I came across quite a few TdH-inspired products that got me curious and everyone said Fine's L'Orange Noir was a close approximation so that got the ball rolling. I'll admit it's probably the most round-about way of figuring it out as opposed to just going to the store and asking for a spritz, but I'm just not that kinda guy. I feel needlessly embarrassed at a fragrance store/counter so I've never really felt comfortable with it and my nose is a classless peasant. But using L'ON a handful of times had me really liking it and so I did what I shouldn't have and got the real deal. No regrets!

Thing is, I don't have a TdH soap and I'm really not in the market to get any more soaps (I mean it!), but what I do have is Stone Field's North of Fifty which isn't a TdH dupe but has a similar orange/citrus opening. Couple that with Lucky Tiger's orange note and of course the actual orange notes from TdH and its dupe and I've got a very orange-inspired shave. And now I get to enjoy the dry-down of the real thing which I am not sophisticated enough to describe other than repeating that it's woody mixed with something else and it is exceptionally pleasant. To me, it's very subtle and not overpowering and I just get hints of it repeatedly as the day goes on. Totally love it. The only saving grace is that fragrances are way too expensive for me to dive into, so this bottle of TdH is where it stops (I mean it!).

As for the shave, the H&V base came through as expected and tamed the scratchy Ladas blade as it crossed my face for the fourth time. It is probably the most polarizing blade I've ever used because while it's not the worst shave on the planet, it doesn't tend to feel very good (it's only okay) yet it continues to deliver BBS results without cutting me. I don't get it. Blades that feel like this usually hack me up, but this one is just kind of standing on the corner threatening me from time to time just to let me know that it could get me if it wanted to. But it never does. It keeps giving me a cupcake as I walk by in trepidation. Why do I keep using it? Because it works, that's why.

Razor: Rex Konsul on 2.5

Blade: Gillette permasharp 2nd shave

Brush: WCS synthetic

Soap: Stirling barbershop in vintage old spice mug

Splash: Blended aqua velva(modern and 1960s at 50/50 blend) in vintage decanter

Post balm: Stirling glacial unscented

Morning folks, today I returned somewhat to the normal razor rotation I have with using one of my 5 modern razors on Mondays. Decided the Konsul because even though I don't post every shave as I used to, the 3 REX razors are still regularly in rotation. In fact, the REX I've been using the most lately has been the envoy. Mainly because it was the newest in the den.

Anyhow, the usual 3 passes without any issues. I'm really enjoying the scent of Stirling barbershop and rotating through my drugstore aftershaves, I know I've been mainly posting with aqua velva but I've been using Pinaud and skin bracer too.

Happy Monday all and as always, have a good day and great shaves!😎