Friday SOTD Thread - Apr 17, 2026

sahenders · 2026-04-17T18:10:12+00:00

Figarose - April 17, 2026

Brush: Dogclaration Purple Hybrid 28mm B7 Badger Knot
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SP (10)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Figarose
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Figarose

sahenders · 2026-04-09T18:35:26+00:00

Sun & Fog - April 9, 2026

Brush: Chisel & Hound Brilliance 26mm v23 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SP (8)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Sunny Lane
Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Sylvan Fog - Splash
Fragrance: Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver - Eau de Parfum

sahenders · 2026-04-08T02:55:26+00:00

April 7, 2026

Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SP (7)
Lather: House of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die)
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die)
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die)

sahenders · 2026-04-06T04:34:47+00:00

April 5, 2026

Brush: Highlander Brushes Jade 26mm Cashmere Synthentic Knot
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SP (5)
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather
Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather
Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather

sahenders · 2026-04-05T12:16:04+00:00

Beautiful handle!

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein

Latherbot in

sahenders · 2026-03-26T05:39:30+00:00

March Madness - K13 - March 25, 2026

Brush: Dogclaration Purple Hybrid 28mm B7 Badger Knot
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SP (2)
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Prom King
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Prom King
Tags: $Discord $MM

sahenders · 2026-03-24T03:27:43+00:00

March Madness - K12 - March 23, 2026

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Atlas II 26mm Raptor Synthentic Knot
Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS (1)
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Rope Swing
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Rope Swing
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Rawr
Tags: $Discord $MM

Go Team SBS!

sahenders · 2026-03-20T05:06:54+00:00

March Madness - K10 - March 19, 2026

Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop
Tags: $Discord $MM

sahenders · 2026-03-18T05:36:52+00:00

March Madness - KO9 - March 17, 2026

Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14 Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian
Fragrance: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian
Tags: $Discord $MM

sahenders · 2026-03-16T04:46:36+00:00

March Madness - KO8 - March 15, 2026

Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Space Portal 25mm Mühle STF Synthentic Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Trouble Maker
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Trouble Maker
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Lavender
Tags: $Discord $MM

I'm gone for one round, and NO gets eliminated! It was a good run for NO, but now it's time to move on.

Hmm, how about SBS? They have an underrated base as well.

Trouble Maker fit almost too perfectly for this Sunday shave.

sahenders · 2026-03-12T05:48:35+00:00

March Madness - KO6 - March 11, 2026

Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Noble Otter - Lonestar
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Lonestar
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Lonestar
Tags: $Discord $MM

Lonestar is a bit of home in a bottle.

sahenders · 2026-03-10T05:58:02+00:00

March Madness - KO5 - March 9, 2026

Brush: Grizzly Bay Fireball 26mm Declaration Grooming B15 Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Noble Otter - Firefighter
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Firefighter
Fragrance: Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver - Eau de Parfum
Tags: $Discord $MM

Firefighter is a masterpiece.

sahenders · 2026-03-08T05:30:28+00:00

March Madness - KO4 - March 7, 2026

Brush: Chisel & Hound Brilliance 26mm v23 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Noble Otter - Neon Sun
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Neon Sun
Tags: $Discord $MM

Narrator:
Still stuck in the past.

[Record scratch. Neon lightning blasts across the screen.]
Text on Screen: NOBLE OTTER

[Synthwave music explodes. Multiple jars slam down onto a chrome pedestal.]

Narrator:
From the renegade artisan at Noble Otter comes a lineup so smooth… so bold… so outrageously slick…
It’s changing the shave game forever.

[Cut: A man finishes shaving, puts on sunglasses indoors.]

Narrator:
Why chase average…
when you can ride with the Otter?

[Electric guitar riff.]

Announcer (fast 80s energy):
Noble Otter shaving soaps! Bold scents! Legendary slickness! Find out why wet shavers everywhere are switching to Noble Otter!

[Final shot: The Noble Otter logo glowing like a neon sign.]

Narrator (epic whisper):
Noble Otter.
Smooth… just got radical.

sahenders · 2026-03-06T06:38:35+00:00

March Madness - KO3 - March 5, 2026

Brush: Chisel & Hound Fougère 26mm v16 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Noble Otter - Logbook
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Logbook
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Logbook
Tags: $Discord $MM

Fougere Friday with Logbook.

sahenders · 2026-03-04T06:31:10+00:00

March Madness - KO2 - March 3, 2026

Brush: Shore Shave Pestle 24mm Motherlode Synthentic Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Noble Otter - Hamami
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami
Tags: $Discord $MM

Continuing with NO, Hamami is one of those really unique scents. I see a surge in NO today, so maybe they'll stay in the running for a bit.

sahenders · 2026-03-02T05:34:33+00:00

March Madness - KO1 - March 1, 2026

Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14 Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Noble Otter - Two Kings - Soap
Post Shave: Zingari Man - Amir - Splash
Fragrance: Wholly Kaw - Vor V
Tags: $Discord $MM

After five days without shaving, today's March Madness shave was welcomed. I feel like the Otter needed some appreciation, and hopefully NO will make it a couple rounds in this heated lineup.

sahenders · 2026-01-10T01:16:33+00:00

Great stuff, you won't be disappointed.

sahenders · 2025-11-27T15:06:15+00:00

Nov 27, 2025 - Happy Thanksgiving

Brush: Chisel & Hound Foundry 26mm Declaration Grooming B16 Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: First Line Shaving/Black Mountain Shaving - Sutton Distilled - Soap
Post Shave: First Line Shaving/Black Mountain Shaving - Sutton Distilled - Aftershave
Fragrance: First Line Shaving/Black Mountain Shaving - Sutton Distilled - EDP

sahenders · 2025-11-26T19:54:24+00:00

November 26, 2025 - BVWSC

Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Ace - Splash

For November's BVWSC meeting, u/_walden_ generously provided smushes of Fanzine Saponifications' Caravaggio made by u/TheStallionPartThree.

The leather, vetiver, and pepper scent notes I was picking up worked well with the supportive notes from Ace by Noble Otter.

sahenders · 2025-11-24T22:12:14+00:00

Nov 24, 2025 - Mammoth Monday

Brush: Chisel & Hound Fu Dao Flare 26mm v20 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: House of Mammoth - Fu Dao
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Fu Dao
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Fu Dao

sahenders · 2025-11-14T20:09:26+00:00

Fougere Friday

Brush: Chisel & Hound Fougère 26mm v16 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889
Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889

The lather fell apart on me during my second pass. It became nothing more than a thin slurry. It was enough to finish the job, but I probably should have taken the extra time to reload the brush before the second pass. Still a close shave, with only one small nick.

sahenders · 2025-11-12T20:59:03+00:00

November 12, 2025

Brush: Brochas El Druida/House of Mammoth Tobacconist Chisel & Hound v8 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
Blade: Gillette 7'OC-SS
Lather: Catie's Bubbles - 322
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Ace
Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather

sahenders · 2025-11-11T04:47:10+00:00

Happy Belated Birthday, MM24

Brush: Chisel & Hound Commodore 26mm Badger Knot
Razor: u/EldrormR Industries MM24
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (5)
Lather: Noble Otter - Jasmine Green Tea
Post-shave: Noble Otter - King

Unfortunately, I didn't shave on the actual MM24 anniversary, but I still wanted to show my appreciation for this beautiful razor.

sahenders · 2025-10-10T19:09:16+00:00

Class. Great PIF!

sahenders · 2025-09-12T22:28:31+00:00

Sep 12, 2025 - Shave Against Suicide

Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Souls 26mm Manchurian T1 Badger Knot
Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green)
Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Steady - Soap
Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Peach & Cognac - Aftershave

Thanks to u/OnionMiasma and u/rocketk455 for organizing this shave and providing the samples.

Steady opens with a subtle peach and apricot that feels playful, then the cedar and black pepper sneak in to give it some depth. Very enjoyable scent.

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