Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, November 26th, 2025 (#897)
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing 1 day ago
26. November 2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Derby Premium
- Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra - The Witcher
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master
- Alum: Osma Alum block
2 passes on the head, 1 on the neckline. A great shave except for one nicked mole on my neck.
This combo is slowly becoming one of my personal all-time favourites, the spicy notes in both scents are working wonderfully in conjunction. Thankfully, no tingling or any other adverse reactions from the soap anymore. I don’t know what was the cause during my first use of it. The Vetonia base is top notch; unfortunately José doesn’t have a dedicated internet presence for his business so his goods could be even more well-known.
’nuff said. Enjoy your Wednesday, folks 👍🏻
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 1 day ago
I have two soaps from Los Jabones de Joserra; Blas de Lezo and Noir. The Witcher looks awesome. Oud, amber, vanilla, tobacco. Checks every box for me. I agree with you about The Master. That’s an underappreciated scene by Shawn.
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing 1 day ago
Yeah, he’s really good. We did your Noir for one BVWSC and it was a really interesting scent to me too…
My other LJdJ is “Masala Connection” and I think you’d appreciate that scent even more. Bergamot, Cinnamon, Patchouli, Black Pepper, Cedar, Leather and Tonka Bean - it’s a very bold scent. The Witcher has a bit more sweetness due to the vanilla, Masala Connection is basically just spices, wood and leather. I don’t know how these work so well as a combination, but they somehow do…
So far I haven’t had a single product scented by Shawn Maher that I disliked. Truly a master perfumer.
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 20 hours ago
I agree with you about Shawn. There isn’t one scent of his I’ve tried that didn’t hit for me. Masala Connection does sound great, especially for the cold months.
DaveWave94@wetshav.ing 19 hours ago
I was always wondering why so many artisans hired/collaborated with him to scent their products, now I know - he can do fresh interesting citrus like GraveFruit II as well as dark spicy barbershop scents like The Master.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a link to an american shop that carries that soap for you 😕 tariffs make ordering from Italy, Greece or Germany totally unviable for you in the US.