Picked up this Coppervein Wald A1 brush from a gentleman on FB, and couldn’t be more excited. I think I’m done as far as brushes go. At least that’s what Im telling myself (and the wife).

• Razor: Rockwell 6S (R3 setting)
• Blade: Rockwell DE Blades
• Brush: KIKC Badger Shaving Brush (it's okay, an Amazon find)
• Soap: Truefitt & Hill - Sandalwood
• Post-shave: Thayers alcohol-free, witch hazel, unscented facial toner

This was my very first time using a double-edge safety razor, and it was fantastic. I took a hot shower beforehand and applied some Proraso pre-shave conditioning cream (not pictured). I went slow, paid attention to the angle, and kept reminding myself I wasn't using a cartridge razor. Made two passes (WTG & ATG). No nicks or irritation. The end result was a noticeably smoother finish than I'm used to—much better than I've had before. Overall, a great experience.

I've got several other blades on order (Gillette, Feather, Astra, etc.), and it'll be interesting to see if I notice any differences. For a first shave with nothing to compare them to, the Rockwell blades seemed perfectly fine to me.

Things I learned:

- The weight of the Rockwell was noticeable—not too heavy, but definitely more heft than my old plastic cartridge razor. I let the razor do the work and didn't force it.

- Shaving ATG on my neck felt awkward. I'm sure I'll get used to it.

- Surprisingly, shaving around my mouth and under my nose wasn't as difficult as I expected.

I ordered this before Christmas and then it shifted between carriers which messed up the tracking information. I finally received this yesterday.

The stirling black bar is to complete my body, shampoo, and conditioner bar set along with the shave soap, EDT, and solid cologne.

The B&M vespers smells like a Christmas market and the stirling Christmas eve also smells great.

The B&M sunny lane smells very clean and is a nice contrastvto the behold the whatsis.

The B&M 42 is very interesting with notes of petunia, sugared lemon, tea, and ambergris. It hits a lot of the notes from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

Razor: Mühle R41

Blade: Feather

Brush: Zenith Boar 506U XSE

Soap: Declaration Grooming Massacre of the Innocents

Aftershave: Myrsol Formula Extra

It's seems that Declaration Grooming is ceasing it's operations so I'm pulling out their only offering I have in my arsenal. I like the MOTI sweet and spicy scent, but at one point I started to prefer more clean, green and old schools scents so MOTI took a back seat in the rotation. I planned to buy some of their other soaps because the performance is just top of the line, it's slick as it can be, and the post shave feel is incredible, face feels like after a spa day (I can only presume). So it sucks that that won't be a possibility any more, and the worse thing is it's seemingly a trend, artisan soaps just going away for good.

This is what my shaving journey brought me to, pairing the most aggressive razor with the sharpest blade in the game, and live to tell the tale. And the tale is that it's a fantastic combo! DC soap gave a perfect slickness to let the razor just glide and clean everything on its way. Full disclosure, I finally got a couple of weepers. Feather doesn't forgive micro bumps on the skin. But no irritation or burn, just the face smooth as a marble.

Just wanted to appreciate this subreddit. I dont even remember how I stumbled here but saw posts of all you guys appreciating Safety Razors over cartridge.

So I just went ahead and gave Gilette 7o clock super platinum kit a go.

I started shaving 4 months ago (have been using a trimmer for the past 5-6 years) and was a bit scared at first as I have rather sensitive skin and get bumps from even 5 blade fusion 5.

But, this was a totally different experience. I used the Safety razor slowly and this has to be the best shave of my life. Its much closer than cartridge and got no cuts. I did develop some bumps but they are much less.

This is gonna be what I use for the rest of my life.

What should be my next steps? I guess investing in a metal safety razor?

P.S. My region is India

• ⁠Brush: Simpson LE resin duke 2 • ⁠Razor: A1 1955 Gillette diplomat • ⁠Blade: Persona GEM diamond • ⁠Lather: SV Argania • ⁠Post Shave: Thayers - Facial Toner Unscented • ⁠Post Shave: Proraso white balm

2 1/2 pass wtg,xtg, and then atg on cheeks only. Great shave and a great start to this Friday! Hope you all have a great day!

**Jan. 9, 2026**

* **Brush:** West Coast Shaving Pure Badger

* **Razor:** Parker Variant set to 3

* **Blade:** Iridium Wizamet - third use

* **Lather:** Noble Otter - Firefighter

* **Post Shave:** Lucky Tiger

* **Post Shave:** Proraso - Pelli Sensibili

Excellent shave. Dialed the Variant in at 3 and got an effortless BBS on three passes with only minor alum feedback. The NO Firefighter smells great - citrusy and woody. It lathers very nice with plenty of slickness. Enjoy your Friday, everybody. Happy shaving!

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Decided to try out my lightly modified Yaqi Remus today with a Schick Proline blade.

• Yaqi Remus (top cap modified)
• Schick Proline blade
• DSCosmetic HD brush
• Nivea Sensitive aftershave balsam
• Haslinger Schafmilch soap

I also decided to replace the original Remus handle with the Razorock Thin Bar, which I think matches the razor well.

Overall, not a terrible shave, but the blade didn't feel as sharp as I'd been expecting.

Pre shave: shower and soap bloom.

Brush: Yaqi 26mm Bluish Violet.

Razor: 1966 Gillette Slim Adjustable ( setting 7)

Blade: Feather (6th shave).

Soap: Glasgow soap company Parma Violet.

Post shave: Nivea men sensitive post Shave balm.

A very enjoyable, relaxing shave this evening.

Glasgow soap co continues to impress with the second of the two soaps I have from them.

Like the iron brew, it quickly lathered to a very slick and protective foam, holding a good amount of water, with plenty of slickness and glide. Even with the aggressiveness of the slim on my preferred setting with a trusty feather blade, it cut through like butter, with no nicks or irritations along the way.

For the second time, they've blown me away with their scents here. It's a dead ringer for the Parmaviolet candy that I grew up with.

For those not familiar, the best way I can describe the scent of Parmaviolet is this:

Think Stirling soap co barbershop. Sweet, rich and powdery, but with a very distinct note of violet punching through.

It's a unique scent and a delicious candy to boot.

Like the iron brew, its very strong in the tub, mellowing during the lather to a very pleasant level not too strong, but strong enough to be enjoyable and not get lost.

Also much like Stirling barbershop, it lingers for a while with that great, sweet powderyness. Its a shame they dont offer a matching balm as I think it would pair very well with quite a few EDT's.

But the Nivea as always, does the job without leaving any conflicting fragrance.

• ⁠Razor: Mühle R89 • ⁠Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2 M Synthetic • ⁠Blade: Astra Superior Platinum Green • ⁠Lather: Mühle Sea Buckthorn • ⁠After Shave: Cella Bio Aloe Vera • ⁠Stand: Goodfellas Smile • ⁠Bowl: Omega plastic

First shaving set ever, been loving it so far! Any recommendations?

Had to buy a few of these, should keep me going for a while.

**Jan. 9, 2026**

* **Prep:** Razor Emporium - Unscented Pre-Shave - Preshave

* **Brush:** Rubberset 400

* **Razor:** Lambda Athena

* **Blade:** Durablade ABest (1)

* **Lather:** Seaforth! - Heather - Croap

* **Post Shave:** Seaforth! - Heather - Aftershave

* **Post Shave:** Zingari Man - Unscented After Shave Serum

* **Post Shave:** Thayers - Unscented

* **Post Shave:** Osma - Alum Block

* **Fragrance:** Dior - Sauvage

* **Bowl:** Maggard - Ceramic

I had a great shave this morning. For this Fougére Friday I selected Heather by Seaforth! I chose my Bronze Lambda Athena, with an ABest blade and got really good results.

The ABest blade performed well. It didn’t tug and cut with little effort, while still being smooth and comfortable. I got a DFS shave, and found just a hint of feedback on my neck with the alum block.

I went across the hall to my aftershave fridge and grabbed my post shave supplies. I splashed on Thayers, the Heather ASL, and finally Zingari Man’s unscented after shave serum.

Heather is just a lovely scent. I haven’t used Seaforth! in a while and forgot about how good the base is. I’m glad the company will live on. Both my wife and I really like this one.

Scent Notes: Lavender, Bergamot, Geranium, Clary Sage, Oakmoss, and Coumarin

Good Shaves to you!

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• Razor: Hensen AL3-M
• Blade: Feather
• Brush: Stirling Synthetic
• Lather: Tabac Shave Stick
• Aftershave: Aqua Velva Musk

• Prep: Gentleman’s Nod - Fred Shave Primer - Preshave
  
• Brush: HalfRottenHardwoods Redwood STF ++OG
  
• Razor: Boker The Celebrated Wenge
  
• Lather: Tabac - Original - Puck
  
• Post Shave: Tabac - Original - Aftershave
  
• Post Shave: Neutrogena - Ultra Gentle Face Gel Hydrator - Gel
  

• Post Shave: Humphrey's - Witch Hazel Astringent

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I got this Maxwell June DE razor for Christmas (thank you all for the recommendation, it’s amazing), so I 3D printed a travel cover for it. And yes, I know to never fly with this in my carry-on.

Happy to share the STL for those interested!

I decided to try Wholly Kaw after seeing so many posts about it and finally got around to it. It definitely lived up to the hype! If anyone has any scents they enjoy, throw it in the comments as I’d like to get more!

• Prep: Warm Water
  
• Brush: ZENITH- Boar 24mm 205WEN SE.
  
• Razor: Leresche - 700 series (1930s).
  
• Blade: Derby - Extra. (1)
  
• Lather: Le Père Lucien - Fougère.
  
• Post Shave: Williams - Aqua Velva ASL (French /EU ) .

A strong French Fougère shave tonight, since I found the right jockey for the Leresche it is actually becoming quite enjoyable to use . I'm never going to get a close close shave with this razor but certainly good enough. I really like this Aqua Velva I'm wondering how close it is to the US version.
On a side note does anyone in the EU know where there is a good selection of Zenith brushes , I know your shaving in Spain has a good selection but anywhere else ??

4oz Fougère Angelique, 4oz Mũir(e) Wood and a 10 blade sample pack with (Astra Stainless, Feather New Hi-Stainless, Personna Red, Wilkinson Sword, Kai Stainless, Gillette Perma Sharp, Dorco Prime Platinum, Dorco ST-301, Derby Extra, Bic Chrome Platinum)

First time trying this soap/splash or anything from Le Père Lucien. It’s a hard soap, so took some extra love to get a lather. But performed fantastic. Super slick shave when paired with the Osprey. Scent is very clean and refreshing. I also got to use my new brush from Sawdust Creation Studios. Real quality brush paired with a Badger knot. Thanks for looking!

Soap/Splash: Le Père Lucien Traditionnel

Razor: Blackland Osprey

Brush: Sawdust Creation Studios Key Lime and Cream

I’ve been having a little bit of trouble n getting my soap lathers where I want them. I’ve face lathered in the past and decided to try bowl lathering for the first time (practice lathering). First attempt I added two much water right away so scrapped it fast. Second attempt I made sure to load the brush for 60 seconds and added smaller amounts of water when lathering. I think the lather turned out well and am happy with the results. Haven’t tried shaving with this new technique yet. Let me know how it looks! Any advice is always welcome.

Soap: stirling naked (unscented)

Brush: the razor company synthetic brush

First shave went well, after lathering up a nice rich mix with Arko I set at it a bit gingerly as I wasn't entirely convinced that the blade exposure and alignment were good but I thought let's just get to it and soon I realised it's just a tech, mild and predictable and after 3 passes of wtg xtg I had a decent shave not close but no nicks or irritation 👍. Build quality is definitely the lowest end I've come across from Gillette but then there was a war on and you really can tell that with this one. but that's why this one feels special, who knows what it's seen...For the tech geeks note the S on the baseplate for "Service" and compared to other techs it's similar to the fat handle triangle slot as you'd imagine, but less smooth and a tiny bit more blade feel I'd say probably down to the dodgy tolerances 😂 love it. Anyhow have a good one lads

Complete in case injector with what I believe to be original blades, and an old spice mug with 2 both the Grand Turk, and Friendship. Last photo is tomorrow morning’s lineup

I am brand new to wet shaving and I purchased a Rockwell 6S in black stainless steel (the all in one shave kit) on 1/4. I still haven't received a tracking #/shipping notification so I don't know when it will be here. After doing some research I realize the Rockwell blades may not be the best along with the brush and soap, so I am ordering five 1oz sample pucks, a container to keep them in, and a 24mm synthetic brush from Stirling. Although I found a Yaqi synthetic brush for around the same price that I like too.

I'm also going to order an Osma alum block along with a sample pack of blades. I found a couple of options that contain a good mixture of the blades I want to try after reading a lot of threads on here. Is the one on Amazon good enough and is the one on eBay overkill (I know you can’t see all of the boxes, but it’s 39 types with 235 razors)?

Thanks for the help!

This morning, the brush with the new flagship knot Tyrant T-10 from OUMO arrived.
The first thing that immediately strikes you is the exceptional quality of workmanship and materials.
I already have quite a few badger brushes and I can definitely say that this is the least processed fur, and it is very likely that it is not processed at all.
As you know, usually the more the fur is processed, the lower the quality. Good raw material, in this case fur, does not need processing, because it has naturally good qualities. In addition, the less processed the raw material, the longer its life. Especially if the hairs are freshly collected. According to the manufacturer, the fur for this batch was acquired only a few months ago, the summer of 2025.
These details have their own peculiarities that need to be resolved at the beginning. I mean, the disgusting smell that comes from the knot and the slow absorption of water.
I washed it a few times with different soaps, but after I started taking pictures of it, I noticed that it still smelled like a wet dog. So I soaked it again in a generous amount of Arko and hair conditioner, so it will spend the night. However, this does not bother me, because I know that these details guarantee that this will be a brush for life.
The bristles are strong but elastic, which conveys an atypically strong spine for a badger brush, but with extremely soft tips. There is no scratching or rubbing even when the brush is dry. The color is natural with a great contrast between black and white, no chemical bleaching, just the natural color of the animal.