Here's a Pic of the Razor blade collection that my grandpa gave to me, he thought I was the only grandchild that can appreciate it, and surely I do hahaha, gonna frame this, there's also a collection of single use machines that I will post soon :)
I’ve always enjoyed this group; it’s informative, helpful, and a place I feel comfortable contributing. And that’s been my experience in many other subs based on my hobbies and interests, be it history, model soldiers or music.
But last week I joined two subs - one for a particular model of mobile phone and another about a specific type of shoe. What an eye-opener! I stumbled upon feral Reddit where 80% of the members are jerks. The majority of comments on almost any post are ‘that’s stupid’, ‘you’re a moron’, ‘that’s the dumbest thing ever’ and so on. And all over shoes or phones!
Here, the most confrontational things I see are ‘it didn’t work for me but I’m glad it works for you’ or ‘YMMV’.
So I just wanted to say that I now appreciate this community even more. Happy shaving everyone.
I had my Henson on the kitchen counter to air dry after cleaning by hand. I left for a few hours on to return with it missing. I asked her about it and she said she put it in the now running dishwasher. This was the result and I’m so bummed about it. This is my everyday razor and my once beautiful razor is now a monster. 👹
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* **Prep:** Cold Water
* **Brush:** Omega - 10066 Boar 24mm .
* **Razor:** Gillette - Rocket MD 1953 (England).
* **Blade:** FlyDear- Super platinum. (2)
* **Lather:** Lea- Original shave cream.
* **Post Shave:** CeraVe- Moisturising lotion.
* **Post Shave:** Figaro Monsieur - Bluice ASL.
A good smooth & comfortable shave tonight the Lea is on its last legs now maybe 2 or 3 more shaves , it's warm & murky here today so the Figaro Bluice was a good aftershave to finish with .
Best way to clean it so it can be used?
I've mostly wanted s place to bragg share my experience with shaving especifically my groin and backside and as weird as it is I do find it to be something to bragg about since it isn't every guy that can do it although I do get nicked at least once per shaving something shallower than a paper cut but I still have room to improve and I kinda want to know others thoughts on this subject
Blackland Blackbird SS standard. Super Iridium Wizmet (1). Zenith horsehair. Mike’s Natural Lime. Clubman Pinauds Citrus Musk.
Morning shower and nice leisurely two pass shave. Yesterday the 4Th was a busy long day. It’s going to be a hot day today.
05/07/2026
- HAGS Baby Blue Cooling Pre-Shave
- OUMO Compass Tyrant T-10
- Lodrino Aroma de Liguria
- Blackland Blackbird Titanium
- Wizamet (3)
**Jul. 4, 2026**
* **Prep:** Shower - - Preshave
* **Brush:** Oumo Fortress - Glaze
* **Razor:** Ribbon Co. 1000 & Toggle
* **Lather:** Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Puck
* **Post Shave:** Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Balm
* **Post Shave:** The Shave Factory - Alum Block
* **Post Shave:** Thayers - 2% AHA Exfoliating and Brightening Toner
Completed all but around the mouth with the straight. Went to shave upper lip and it bit me. First time but I’m not going to let it stop me.
Finished great shave with toggle paired with SV 70th Anniversary.
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SOTD 7/5/2026
Razor: Above The Tie Windsor Titan R
Blade: Personna GEM Double Edge, 2nd use
Brush: Omega Evo 2.0 Il Duca Stone
Bowl: Aesop Sori Yanagi
Soap: Ethos Grooming Essentials Vétivert
Aftershave: Ethos Grooming Essentials Vétivert
Balm: Ethos Grooming Essentials Vétivert
Fragrance: Ethos Grooming Essentials Vétivert Eau de Parfum
Great shave with the Windsor and I still smell the wonderful scent of Ethos Vétivert hours later on my skin - the EdP is really strong!
Razor : Gillette SuperSpeed Red
Blade : Gillette Minora (3rd use)
Brush : Semogue 750 Best (badger)
Pre Shave : Proraso White
Soap : Razor Emporium 1988
Post Shave : Alum block, Razor Emporium 1988 Splash and balm
Great 3 pass shave with the red SuperSpeed. This is becoming one of my favorite razors next to the 6S. The Minora blades are also quite smooth and seem to be holding their edge well after 3 shaves. Going to try a few more with it and see how it compares to Yellow 7oclocks.
Late night refreshing shave, to lighten up my mood. Tried a WestMan special edition Pelagos after shave lotion (by Kosmosman) and Sea Citrus beard oil, to make me feel like summer itself.
Also tried a Persona Lab Blue Comfort Coated blade for the first time and I have to say that, it was my smoothest, most nickless and most razor-burn-free shave that I have ever done. So happy with the result!
SOTD: 07/05/2026
Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Tatara Stainless, 1st use
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Lavender Sno
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Polished Copper Bowl
Preshave: Hot Shower
Soap: Taylor’s of Old Bond Street Eton College Cream
Aftershave: Pinaud Bay Rum Aftershave
Balm: Dollar Shave Club Post Shave Cream Balm
Fragrance: Guy Laroche Drakkar Bleu Eau de Parfum
I have to say I’m reasonably impressed with Tatara’s in house blade, which is fitting for a company whose razors are all named after cutting weapons. I’d put it pretty similarly to the Personna Blue, at least on first use.
Tub kill continues. Eton isn’t going to last the week. I’ll be sad to see it go, but have to make room for new stock next year. But if I make enough room, there will be a spot for a TOBS in there.
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Is Mennen for you an winter or summer aftershave?
I love the refreshing feeling of it for summer, but the scent is more like for cold weather in my opinion.
I like being really closed-shaved. I have hairs that grow relatively fast. After less than 24 hours I may wish to shave again. But to avoid irritation accumulation, I only do it once a day. I rarely skip days.
I used to shave with Gilette cartridges, spray foam/gel applied with hands, but considering how expensive they got at the supermarket, I started purchasing them online, now considering how expensive they got online too, I figured I wanted to try security razors. (I might say the price was a trigger but it's not the only appeal.)
Today I used a security razor for the first time, here was the setup: Störtebekker® Hamburg Premium, with its original blades, Proraso Sapone Da Barba - Rifrescanto, QShave brush (badger-type). I took shower before shaving while I had the habit of taking it after (I choose to do this in that order as a way to immediately clean small cuts and irritation that I could not avoid).
I already plan to try other soaps and blades and I don't think I like the QShave brush so I might also look for something else. I have memory of a very old Omega brush (boar-type) I got from my father and used with my first cartridge, but I already found it average and stopped using it and can't find it now. Anyway I want to try something more recent/better without breaking my bank.
Now here is the issue I am asking advice for: The shaving went like a breeze, for most parts it was easier than I expected, got my face perfectly closed-shave, less irritation, without issues, after 2 passes (one with the grain one against). I immediately got that feeling that I wouldn't want to go back to cartridges. The issues came when shaving my throat, I have so many different hairs in there that with the cartridge razors it takes like 10 or 20 passes in random directions before I'm satisfied. Pass-1 went OK, but did not shave anywhere close enough. So I went for a second pass against the grain and that's when the red started showing, or even dripping, especially on my left side but even then the shaving wasn't satisfying. Did a few more random passes in some place. And finally I decided I had to finish this zone with a cartridge.
Put cold water on it, shaving stone, aftershave (currently it's the green Proraso), and still held a tissue in my hand because it keep bleeding a bit. Then I took another show shortly after to help clean the mess.
So, my idea right now is that next times, I can still do 2 passes on my face with the security razor, 1 pass on my throat, but for extra passes on my throat, I'll need to keep using cartridges, at least for now.
Any advice on this? Thank you.
July 5th 2026 - Slim'n Sunday
Very nice start to my day. Have a great, relaxing 🍨 folks. Hope you enjoyed last night's fireworks if you watched. 🎆🎇
Lovely quick shave with the junior this morning, the mystery dispenser churned out a Lord Platinum, of which I was thankful as I always get on well with them and the Derby shave stick provided a decent flowery scented lather.
3 passes - wtg xtg-x2
Pearl effect synthetic brush
Old spice asl
Rock face moisturiser
Have a great rest of the weekend lads👍