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The Blues
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Papa Eld with Declaration Grooming B3 knot
- Razor: EldrormR Industries - GEM Division: MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: Barrister and Mann 42
- Aftershave: Southern Witchcrafts / Shawn Maher Gravefruit 2
- Fragrance: Chatillon Lux Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli
Congrats to Barrister and Mann for yesterday’s victory. It’s not official yet, but I commissioned u/robodjudge to tally the shaves and it found 50 B&M vs 45 Southern Witchcrafts uses (excluding luxury shaves of multi shavers). It’s an entirely deserved victory, but I was really hoping for an upset this time around, and at times it seemed possible. There were even times when SW was leading!
The horse race:
| BaM | SW | Other | Total | Time (GMT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:00 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:00 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:00 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11:00 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12:00 |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13:00 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 14:00 |
| 11 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 15:00 |
| 18 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 16:00 |
| 19 | 20 | 7 | 46 | 17:00 |
| 27 | 22 | 7 | 56 | 18:00 |
| 31 | 26 | 8 | 65 | 19:00 |
| 32 | 28 | 9 | 69 | 20:00 |
| 37 | 31 | 9 | 77 | 21:00 |
| 41 | 32 | 11 | 84 | 22:00 |
| 42 | 36 | 11 | 89 | 23:00 |
| 42 | 37 | 12 | 91 | 00:00 |
| 44 | 40 | 12 | 96 | 01:00 |
| 44 | 40 | 13 | 97 | 02:00 |
| 47 | 43 | 13 | 103 | 03:00 |
| 48 | 44 | 13 | 105 | 04:00 |
| 50 | 45 | 13 | 108 | 04:32 |
42 and Gravefruit 2 work really well together and I had a great shave with Soft hearts and the MM24. I’ll add a second spritz of YRP before leaving for the office.
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 7 months ago
March 18, 2024
Brush: Brad Sears Arley 26mm Super Badger
Razor: C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 11/16 Celluloid Full Hollow
Lather: PannaCrema - Nuàvia Nera - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: PannaCrema - Nuàvia Nera - Balm
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Wonderful shave today, and it was a test shave for a new edge on this Heljestrand. I did make a video of this one too, because this razor is moving on to a new owner.
I find these PannaCrema soaps have very refreshing scents, and I enjoy the lightness of the soap base.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 7 months ago
That’s the one you have a fancier similar version of, right?
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 7 months ago
Yes, that’s right. The other one is a Söderfors Extra Specialstål. It is older and has an extra hollow grind (I think). I bought it off of eBay and it had geometry issues (probably why the seller dumped it). In fixing the geometry, I also lowered the bevel angle slightly. The combination of bevel angle and grind make that MK No. 31 very special.