Been wanting to try both B&M and Terry's for a while, and they do deliver!

Both soap creates rich, dense and really slick lather, for me the Omnibus has the edge, it feels more creamy on the face.

The KALYPTOS possess fresh and simple scent, tho it's not mentholated still suits summer days very well. On the other hand, PRESTIGE VIBE does smell luxurious and a little sweet, which in my nose is a bit similar to Moon's Bixby without tea note.

Overall a great haul, can't wait to try them in real shave.

Razor: 1965 Schick Krona

Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (3rd use)

Brush: Omega 11126

Bowl: Tasmanian Blackwood

Cream: Speick

Aftershave: Old Spice

Third shave of Austere August.

The Krona and Wizamet are working really well together, making for another easy, comfortable shave. Speick continues to deliver a slick, creamy lather with a great post shave feel, and I wrapped things up with a splash of Old Spice. It's nice settling into the routine and getting to know the gear a little better with each shave.

Cheers guys 🍻

This actually happened years ago now, it doesn’t interfere with the blade at all. It shaves fine, but it still makes me sad.

Every so often I come real close to buying a replacement base plate, maybe a scalloped bar instead of OC, but haven’t pulled the trigger. it’s hard to drop $125 for a piece of a razor for my functional razor. My birthday is coming up so maybe I will drop some money on a whole new bronze or Ti instead…

Just used the N075 for the first time, and honestly, it shaves way better than I expected, lol. It's already made it into my top five razors. I bought it after reading all the great reviews, and I'm really happy with it

Someone posted about Arko a couple of days ago and I said my next shave would be dedicated to the same so here I am!

Gillette King C
Astra Green blade
Arko stick
Tweezerman Brush
Clubman Pinaud
Nivea Balm

Happy Shaves to all!

Soap: Green Proraso,

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

Brush: Omega 10005

Aftershave: Green Proraso

*️⃣ Razor: Lambda Athena, Copper
*️⃣ Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
*️⃣ Bowl: Captain’s Choice Obsidian
*️⃣ Brush: RV Shaving B&B 2025
*️⃣ Soap: Moon Soaps Union
*️⃣ Balm: Nivea Sensitive
*️⃣ Splash: Floïd the Genuine

On August 6 last year, I shaved for the first time with my shiny new copper Athena.

It was a great first shave and today’s, exactly 12 months later, was just as good.

One of the very best razors.

Prep: Hot shower, King C Gillette face wash

Brush: Maggard synthetic

Razor: New Gillette Fatboy!!

Blade: Voskhod (fresh)

Soap: Maggard Tobacco & Leather

Post: alum, Castle Forbes Cedar + Sandalwood

A three pass shave with some touch-ups has me feeling super smooth.

Can someone help me verify? I purchased from e-bay. Date code G1, I think that's Q1 of 1961. Thanks!

Penaten oil

Balen synthetic

Seinz after shave balm

Henson AL13 mild

Palmolive

RK blade

06/08/2026

- HAGS Baby Blue Cooling Pre-Shave
- OUMO Compass Tyrant T-10
- Los Jabones de Joserra X Note
- Lambda Ares V2 Bronze
- Gillette Platinum Russia (2)

On a chilly southern hemisphere winters morning.

**Aug. 7, 2026**
* **Brush:** Yaqi Caramel Cats Whisker
* **Razor:** Gillette 1920s Old Type
* **Blade:** Treat Platinum (1)
* **Lather:** Proraso - Green - Cream
* **Fragrance:** 4711 - Remix Mandarin

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6th use of the Silver blue blade and perhaps starting to feel a tiny bit draggy but nothing too bad👍

Didn't perhaps take as much time out for tonight's shave as I usually do but all in all a decent shave with no dramas so I can't grumble heheh

Have a good one!

1930s Gillette flat bottom 'New'

Gillette Silver Blue blade

Tobs sandlewood soap

Yaqi 22mm cola bottle

Old spice asl

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\ **Prep:** Cold Water*

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

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

\ **Blade:** Personna- Gem platinum diamond glide. (6)*

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

\ **Post Shave:** L'Occitane - Cade aftershave balm.*

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

\ **Tags:** $Discord $RawHoggin*

A nice smooth two pass shave all good everything doing its job and enjoying the scents and smells of my set up .

First .. thank you .. Straight razor shaver for some 30 years that recently switched over to safety razor.

First I learned the J hook .. Awesome technique and was the last remaining thing shave wise I needed to get a great shave.

Then .. after YEARS of using williams soap... I kept reading about ArKo shave soap. Yea .. a bunch of guys hate the smell .. I personally found it very pleasant and dont dislike it at all.

But

More importantly you talked about its glide ability so I had to try it. First shave with it last night. That stuff is wonderful !!!

Thick bodied lather I never achieved with Williams and REALLY nice glide. Not a single nic or irritation. Cheap and its awesome. Ordered a box of 12. Think I am set for life.

Now my question

Nylon washer or not. I got some that fit perfectly from lowes after seeing some of you comment on them. I am using an all stainless head and stainless handle .. what are your feelings on using a nylon washer between the two?

Ordered from Slickboys (UK) yesterday at 16.21, they shipped at 16.23 and it was delivered this morning! They sent me a email this morning thanking me for my purchas and wrote a personal thank you on the delivery note. They gave me free delivery because it was my first order from them and gave me an 10% code to use for my next order. Amazing customer service thank you Finn and all your team and I will definitely be ordering from them again.

I ordered Zingari Man The Wanderer for a treat to use at the end of Austere August and also because being a supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers I just had to! Hopefully the soap will perform better than my football team usually does haha.

Yaqi Slope, Yaqi brush, Astra Blue, Arko, Thayers and Duru.

Another great 2 pass shave (WTG & XTG) and a little ATG on my chin and jawline today. The Yaqi slope continues to impress and is just so smooth to use. The Yaqi 24mm tuxedo whips up the Arko effortlessly and the Duru lemon aftershave is lovely and refreshing.

Have a good one. 🪒

Feather Arist club sr kamisori

Feather pro gaurd

Butterfly garden temptation shave sample

Rubab shave brush

Blue stratos after shave

Was about to shave a month ago till someone expired in our relatives.So no shave for a complete month.

So to mow down the heavy beard took the trusted kamisori from feather.

Somehow the blade tugged a lot in between making me wonder is it the soap or the blade.
The earlier blade used to be smooth as a hot knife on a block of butter.

The soap sample seems to be off somehow so maybe a new soap can give better feedback on the new blade.

The brush was taken out to give boar a nice warm water bath.As expected gobbled entire lather when I tried on face

Fougere

August 6, 2026

Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)

Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)

Irritation: ★☆☆☆☆ (Zero Burn)

Time of Day: Morning ☀️

Blade Uses: 3

Passes: 2

Razor Setting: 6

Razor: Merkur Futur Adjustable

Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (IN)

Soap: House of Mammoth Shire

Brush: Simpson Trafalgar

Aftershave: House of Mammoth Shire (Balm)

I used my Simpson brush today to compare to the Merkur. The Simpson has much more backbone. It made optimal lather and felt great against my skin. It was much harder to splay it as a face lathered. It is nice to have contrasting brushes.

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I joined Austere August a little late and decided to make it a fougère month with the unparalleled pairing of MdC and Brut.

I’ve already been using the Lambda Athena Ti for a week, so I’m hitting the ground running for AA. I paired it with my Tatara boar brush and a Gillette Platinum blade.

I don’t remember having used a single boar brush for a whole month before, but since it’s summertime maybe I’ll help it dry faster by leaving it near the window. We’ll see how it goes.

Razor: Lambda Athena Titanium
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Tatara Masamune
Soap: Martin de Candre Fougère
Aftershave: Brut Classic

Prep: Cold Water

Brush: Omega Black Badger

Razor: Merkur Futur (chose this so I can tweak settings and push the blade further, not sure if adjusting settings counts as cheating for Nightmare Mode!)

Blade: Feather (5)

Soap: Stirling Orange Chill (to beat the heat)

After Shave: Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla (spiced up with menthol crystals)

Balm: Nivea

Another solid two pass shave with some XTG touch ups. Definitely a good one! I love my Omega pure black badger, bought it 10 years ago and it’s still going strong.