Sat 29 Nov 2025

• Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
• Razor: Wade & Butcher The Sheffield (9/8", extra hollow ground)
• Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia – Koké
• Post Shave: Abbate Y La Mantia – Koké

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I’m belatedly joining @PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social with a Koké shave. This scent is a bit out there, or in his words: “It is like nothing else I’ve ever smelled”, and I’m here for it.

PorkButt’s acquisition made me curious about my own first impression with it. I had forgotten how my wife trashed it as a “rotten chewing gum” scent at first. Now I get compliments when I use it.