SOTD: August 2026

[brothers]

I've been enjoying Noxzema last week, and it seems to be one of the top 2 or 3 creams.
This week we're looking at C-M Woodgrain Sandalwood.

[drmoss_ca]

Livi briarwood bluetongue damascus, Harris Almond, CH1 Best, Crown Perfumery Eau de Russe:

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[drmoss_ca]

Livi as yesterday, Harris Almond, PJ3 Super, Taylor's Lavender Water:

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[drmoss_ca]

Back to the TI, with RazoRock Caprician Lemon soap, PJ3 Super, Trumper Sandalwood:

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[drmoss_ca]

The Pierre Thiers Historical Edition, hand forged by the man himself, and sold via Ray Dupont in 2004, a small, thin razor without any straight edges on it save for the shaving edge. Hones up nicely. Coates Lime, PJ3 Super, Mr Taylor's Cologne:

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[drmoss_ca]

TI 5/8 damascus, Coates Lime, Old Apothecary Shop 2 band silvertip, Penhaligon's LP No.9:

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It occurs to me that every item used is no longer available! How sad.

[brothers]

This week's shaving cream is Warrior Kingdom. Today's shave was fast, easy, and very good.
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[drmoss_ca]

TI 5/8 damascus, Florena cream (used to be sold in drugstores here, with a pleasant chamomile scent), Olde Apothecary Shop brush, and Penhaligon's Opus 1870:

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[drmoss_ca]

Dovo faux damascus stainless 5/8 Pakkawood, Palmolive Classic, Olde Apothecary Shop brush, Trumper's Wild Fern:

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[drmoss_ca]

For the Glorious Twelfth, the Dovo En Vogue stainless faux damascus, Coates Lime, a Rooney Finest and Cacharel Pour L'Homme:

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[drmoss_ca]

I gave the blonde En Vogue another go on the 30k and it now exceeds the black one. Coates Lime, Rooney Finest and Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve:

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[drmoss_ca]

That's enough faux damascus, let's go back to the real thing!
TI 5/8, Coates Lime, Rooney Finest and Penhaligon's Douro:

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[drmoss_ca]

Only changes are Florena cream (in a large Moss scuttle) and Trumper's Portugal:

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[brothers]

My SOTD is listed at the bottom of all of my posts.
It took me 18 years here on SMF to find my best daily shaving details.
Nobody logs into this topic just for the excitement of seeing my boring personal products.
Everybody automatically knows each and every one of the 12 months always come and go without being reminded.
Alas, I don't shave Tuesday but am looking forward for Wednesday's shave.

P.S. " . . . committed to sustaining our site for as long as possible regardless of user activity."

[drmoss_ca]

Only change today is the Trumper's Marlborough:

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[drmoss_ca]

A half and half shave with the two Adolph Blaich blades (the reason is in the What Did You Hone Today? thread). There was a clear winner.
Otherise Coates Lime, Rooney Finest and Creed Royal English Leather:

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[drmoss_ca]

Honing reversed, top blade finished on 30k, and bottom on 20k. Nivea cream, Rooney Finest, Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur:

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[drmoss_ca]

A couple of blasts from the past - J M Fraser cream (made for the old Toronto Barber Shop Supply Co, and lemon-lime scented), and Pecksniff's Oriental Woody, which seems to be a copy of Trumper Sandalwood:

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[drmoss_ca]

Coates Sandalwood, Simpson CH2 Manchurian, Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet:

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[drmoss_ca]

"Mithril" Wacker 9/8 damascus, Coates Sandalwood, Simpson CH2 Best, Taylor's Lavender Water:

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