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I've been straight razor shaving for exactly 1 year to this day. I'm 29 years old. My girlfriend got me a straight last Christmas but gave it to me in October 2025 because "it'll probably take you until Christmas to learn how to use it". I instantly fell in love with the challenge and finesse of turning a daily chore into a surgically precise ritual. Within this year, I surprisingly learned how to hone. Bevel set to finish. I owe it all to Sean Stapelfeld and my uncanny ability to obsess over the most minute of details. Which apparently, is a solid skill for honing. I've amassed about 80 soaps, 10 brushes, and roughly 12 straight razors. My first being an extra hollow TI and my top favorite being a Gen 2 Filarmonica Novodur 13. Currently I enjoy honing vintage razors more because I've noticed their spine geometry to be…

Wicked Wednesday Soap Co. Filthy Luxuries

Woolfblades Pro Series Razor - RWL34 Damasteel - 6/8 Full Hollow Grind - Satin Finish

Runeman Nordic Shave Design Brush

“Leprechaun" 26mm Acrylic/Nickel Silver pearlescent green and pearlescent white highlights interspaced with 4 nickel silver inlays and aluminium - Makers Mark coin - Boti 26mm SHD Captains Finest 2 Band bulb shape badger knot.

Scent notes:

SOTD - 8/11/2026

Van Yulay (Monica Gillam) - Riding Rhonda

Thiers Issard 275 1196 Evide Sonnant Extra French Straight Razor | Carbon Steel | 6/8 Size | Extra Full Hollow Ground | Round Point | Ebony Wood Handle | Made in France

Tobin’s Throwbacks Edition Brush by Frank Shaving

From the Van Yulay website:

Top: Ruby red grapefruit, blood orange zest, faint pineapple

SOTD - 7/4/2026

Hoffman’s America 250 Edition

Alpha Shaving Works Futura Fatty - Copper

Tobin’s Throwbacks Brush from Frank Shaving - 24mm Manchurian Silvertip badger hair knot (unbleached tip)

From the Hoffman’s website:

Celebrate 250 years of grit, sacrifice, and freedom with a soap crafted in honor of America's historic milestone. Inspired by the enduring spirit of the nation, America 250 pays tribute to the generations of patriots, pioneers, workers, and warriors who helped forge the American story.

SOTD - 7/2/2026

Phoenix Shaving Al Fin

Phoenix Shaving Cygnus Razor

Brush by CB Brushworks (Chris Bojrab)

From the PAA website:

The scent-scape of a dream inhabited by mythical beasts and beings. Ancient knowledge and magik, romance, a first kiss on a summer night long ago. Esoteria, alchemy and sensuality adrift on a breeze. Etta James on a car radio, a drive-in theater, staring at a night full of shooting stars from the beach where the warm waves lap like liquid tongues at your toes. This is Al Fin.

SOTD - 7/1/2026

Monsieur Barbier Shaving Soap, Pre-Shave, and Aftershave - Made in France

Leaf Two Razor

Brush by MRed - Made in France

From Paris comes this brand with delicious packaging, Monsieur Barbier.

“Rediscover the pleasures of a traditional shave with our BETTER-SHAVE gem. To ensure a perfect glide, its arnica and ginger extracts soothe razor burns, while cypress has an anti-microbial and toning action. All this is a unique, smooth, and delicately scented formula.”

SOTD - 6/25/2026

The Cajun Blade Defending Liberty - 250th Anniversary Release

Frank Shaving Stainless Steel 316L Razor - Matte Finish

Frank Shaving Selected Manchurian Silvertip - 26mm

Brousseau & Dov Stars and Stripes Porcelain Shaving Bowl

From The Cajun Blade Store website:

SOTD - 6/18/2026

Phoenix Shaving USS Cyclops IAC-4)

Phoenix La Criatura Slant Razor

Phoenix Astraeus Brush

Scent notes:

Top - Bergamot, Pink Peppercorn, Mint, Camphor, Lavandin Grosso