r/wicked_edge

I’ve used my fatboy regularly for 6 years, but could never figure out how to get a good neck shave without bleeding and horrible irritation that would last for half the week. Shaving began to feel like a chore and a painful one so I gave up on a smooth shave and went back to electric which ironically also irritated my neck.

The reality is that the gentle razors or in my case setting 1 aren’t always the best for sensitive skin. Turns out a setting of 4-5 and shaving 2-3 a week instead every week or 2 was the answer. From there I gradually switched to better shaving cream, tried new blades, bought a scuttle (total fame changer), and finally moved on from synthetic to a proper double band badger brush. I’m really looking forward to breaking my new Yaqi in!

TLDR - Everyone is going to have a different “best” configuration. We all see those “What is the best razor / which brush should I buy / which blades should I try posts”. I think most of us have been there. Who gets in right on the first try? Even with a well maintained fatboy it didn’t click for years.

Pre de Provence No. 63. If there's one thing I like a lot that comes from France, it's this. This is a hard puck, but it lathers like a champ. Great residual slickness. The matching balm is good stuff. High quality. Yeah this is one of my favorites. Rockwell 6C with Gillette Minora blade. Great shave today

Razor: Fatip Lo Sorto
Blade: Gillette 7 o’clock, super platinum
Brush: Noble Otter, synthetic.
Soap: B&M Le Grand Chypre
Post: PAA Mysterium serum + COSRX ceramide barrier moisture/repair cream

I’m chilling out on the BBS head shaves after feeling my scalp getting rawer and rawer after every shave, even though I was spacing them 3 to 4 days apart. This is giving me the opportunity to revisit razors that I’ve had around that may have been good, but not smooth/gentle enough to give an irritation-free 3+ pass shave.

The Lo Soto was exactly that. No matter which blade I used, The ATG/touchup passes with it would leave me feeling pretty raw. However, on a two pass shave it is really, really nice. Very smooth and very efficient. I even managed a couple of touchups that veered on ATG in some of the denser areas, and they came out feeling great.

Because of the built-up irritation, I’ve been focusing my aftershave routine on repair. Mysterium serum has a lot of skin goodies in it and absorbs quickly so I can help my scalp immediately after the shave. 5-10 minutes later, The COSRX ceramide cream is a pretty hard-core barrier repair moisturizer formulated in the Korean skincare industry, who I maintain is light years ahead of anything we are doing. Especially at the artisan level.

All the post shave stuff was unscented, which suited me just fine as B&M soap fragrances tend to sit on me for a while, and Le Grand Chypre is such a fantastic scent, I wouldn’t want anything to get in it’s way

I’m going away for college tomorrow and I received my package yesterday for my dorm necessities and by complete surprise, Arko! I shaved with this new Arko last night and honestly it didn’t feel that much different than using the stick. Still the same great shave! I finished the shave off with Witch Hazel, Old Spice aftershave, and then some Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm.

The plateing is in fantastic shape, probably only used once or twice, the blade in it was a old gillette blue blade, but it didnt even have any rust or anything on the carbon steel blade

I think ill throw a silver blue blade in it and try it out

A fine shave this night

The old Gillette behaved and I had a lovely couple of passes : wtg/xtg

The silver blue was sharp, brush was good as always and the old spice Tobs Sandlewood combo whilst getting a bit repetitive - still working well

Good shaves🍻

First time shaving with the Mingshi 2000 which is the Chinese version of the Merkur Futur which I purchased from Ali Express for all of $6 U.S.

I have had mostly good experiences with the Chinese clones and this one was no exception.
Very nice shaving experience for me on settings 3 and 2 on a two pass shave paired with a new Astra SP blade.

I love the PAA Tombstone Immaculate soap and splash, super slick and the lather from the CK6 formula always delivers a wonderful finish.

I purchased a few other Chinese razors just to have some fun and experiment with them. There was only one razor that I ended basically tossing because the blade alignment wasn’t good, I was out only about $9.

Happy shaving y’all!

Razor: Razorock Daily DOC Standard
Blade: FlyDear Super Platinum (1st use)
Brush: Balea Professional
Cream: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Nivea Deep

Fantastic first shave with my new razor, close and comfortable shave.
I've been using a Winning by Yates Precision and a Fatip Piccolo for a while, and I wondered why nobody had made an open comb fixed angle like a mix of the two, so when Razorock released the Daily DOC it piqued my interest. Effecient and glides smoothly, feels very safe, clamps the blade solidly. Works well to trim the edges of my mutton chops, and could handle quite a lot of growth with ease. Took a moment to get used to the shave angle but worked it out quickly.

⌾ Razor: Wolfman WR2 Bronze
⌾ Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum (3)
⌾ Bowl: Captain’s Choice Obsidian
⌾ Brush: Simpson Captain 2
⌾ Soap: Barrister and Mann Unscented
⌾ Balm: Nivea Sensitive
⌾ Splash: Captain’s Choice North

A flawless shave this morning, with the excellent WR2 1.35mm.

This razor is super efficient (after one pass, the result is just about BBS level), but is also smooth and easy to use.

The B&M soap needs plenty of water to build a slick lather, but once it did, it helped the Dorco Prime blade perform really well. The blade was just about done after the second pass, the third use of this one.

The juniper scent of North aftershave, was a nice finishing touch!

Soap: green Proraso,

Brush: Omega 10005,

Razor: George Butler Keen No. 2-1/2,

Aftershave: green Proraso

# August 19, 2026

**Overall:** ★★★☆☆ (Solid Shave)

**Smoothness:** ★★★☆☆ (Pretty Good)

**Irritation:** ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)

### Details

- **Time of Day:** ☀️ Morning

- **Blade Uses:** 4

- **Passes:** 2

- **Razor Setting:** 5

### Equipment

- Razor: Merkur Futur Adjustable

- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (IN)

- Soap: Declaration Grooming/House of Mammoth Cerberus

- Shaving Bowl: Made it myself Earthy Bowl

- Brush: Merkur Futur Silvertip

- Aftershave: Declaration Grooming/Noble Otter Cerberus

- Other Product: Scotch Porter Beard Balm

### Notes

I usually toss blades after 3 shaves, but I pushed to 4 today and paid for it. Nothing terrible, just not a great shave with some irritation, but it did not last long. Cerberus is a great scent imo.

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* **Face Wash:** Cold Water

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

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

* **Blade:** Personna- Gem platinum diamond glide. (19)

* **Lather:** Saponificio Varesino — Mirto di Sardegna

* **Post Shave:** Malizia- Uomo Vetyver.

* **Tags:** $RawHoggin $Discord & MRTNG's Nightmare mode

Two passes with good results everything still working well, still getting comfortable close shaves with the Assassin & PGDG blade .

SOTD: Aug 19, 2026
Razor: Boker The Celebrated Wenge, 1st shave since honing
Brush: MarshallMade Dirty Stubby
Soap: A&E Agarwood
Aftershave: A&E Agarwood
Balm: Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Face Gel Hydrator
Additional Care: Humphrey's Witch Hazel Astringent

-From the Shave Carousel

I've tried the Tabac and Taylor. Really like both of them. The Taylor of old Bond Street has a beautiful smell really nice lather. Was surprised at how good the Tabac was for the price. I now I realize why I see it all over this page constantly. Next shave will be the Arko.

Used the shave cup for the first time today and loved it. Deep and real easy to work up a good lather. This is a cheap plastic one off of AliExpress. I think my next purchase is going to be the same size and style but in porcelain.