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December 16th, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Stardust" - TurnNShave 26mm Shoat
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (5)
• Lather: Proraso - Red - Soap
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Stirling - Seine Reserve - EdT

Coming down with something, so wanted a simple shave this morning. Proraso Red is good stuff, if a little drying.

December 15th, 2025

• Brush: AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear - Gelousy (A3) 28mm Badger
• Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
• Blade: Astra Green (5)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique - Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Stirling - Christmas Eve - EdT

Great shave this morning, super close results with no irritation.

Ubrique might be my scent of the year for 2025. It's probably not for everyone, especially those that don't like leather, but I really enjoy it.

December 14th, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (4)
• Lather: Moon Soaps - Koa Mahina - Soap
• Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Cubebe - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber - EdP

My first time using Koa Mahina, and I think my first time using Moon Soaps as well. Off the puck I was only getting coconut in the soap, but after lathering it up a lot more of the woody sandalwood and teakwood came through. It combined really nicely with Cubebe.

December 13th, 2025

• Brush: Chisel & Hound "Spice Lily" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Dickens Revisited - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling - Haverford - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Stirling - Christmas Eve - EdT

Cookies, tobacco, vanilla, spices, and Christmas tree. Just a lovely progression of scents with which to start to my day.

Apparently, Personna Platinum Chrome blades are my favorites in this razor. I bought a 100 pack off Amazon early in my wetshaving days and assumed that they were Lab Blue blades because of the packaging. If I'd taken the time to look more closely at the blades, I may have noticed that something was amiss. Probably not though. Thanks @walden@wetshav.ing for helping me to see the light.

Have a great Saturday all!

Yeah I think that’s right.

BVWSC smushes for December were sent out on Monday.

It's come to my attention that I wrote January on the piece of paper included in the envelope. This was a brain fart, my smush should be used for our December shave.

December 12th, 2025

• Brush: Declaration Grooming - "Blood of Kings" Jefferson B14 28mm Badger
• Razor: Atelier Durdan Horizon
• Blade: Schick Proline (4)
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - Soap
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - EdP

Tried out the max setting on the Horizon this morning. Close shave, but not the most comfortable. I think after using this razor for a bit I'm realizing that the wide head shape doesn't work super well for me, especially underneath my jawline.

Crangere, as always, was a lovely scent to start the day with.

Have a great Friday!

Damn, that is a wild looking razor!

A: I just now got the joke

B: my wife says nice dad joke

C: yeah that sounds about right. We should rate more things on a hexadecimal scale

Around a 4 I’d say, and mostly just in the splash.

Not terrible, but I’m making a conscious effort to not hold onto stuff that my skin is obviously sensitive to.

December 11th, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Stardust" - TurnNShave 26mm Shoat
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (4)
• Lather: Stirling - 6ix 7even - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling - 6ix 7even - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Stirling - 6ix 7even - EdT

Love the scent, but it gave me a hint of frag burn. Will probably move it along, unfortunately.

December 10th, 2025

• Brush: Declaration Grooming - "Blood of Kings" Jefferson B14 28mm Badger
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (3)
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! 3 Scots - Soap
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! 3 Scots - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste - EdT

Still learning the Sabre. If I'm not careful this thing certainly bites. Super close shave though, and 3 Scots into Égoïste is a great combination.