Wednesday SOTD Thread - March 27th, 2024

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  March 26, 2024

  • Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere

  • Razor: River Razor 14 8/8" Full Hollow

  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Island Man - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

  • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Island Man - Aftershave

  • Talc: Yardley Classic
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  Island Man is a dupe of Creed Virgin Island Water. I need to try this Creed fragrance because I absolutely love Rod’s dupe of it. A&E St. Barts is a dupe of the same fragrance, and while I like St. Barts, it does not have that blue-cool factor that you get with Island Man.

  And, I’m supporting Stirling in today’s matchup. To provide so many products with such a high level of quality, at excellent value, and to do this for 12 years while continually growing the business, is exceptional. Kudos from me!

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  • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Island Man++

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mar 27, 2024 - MM24 14th Match-Up: Stirling vs. HoM

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Fu Dao Flare 26mm v20 Fanchurian Badger Knot
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #MMarch24
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [27]
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Restore - Soap
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Amir - Splash
  • Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Sunrise on LaSalle - Eau de Toilette

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  I think this is going to be a very close match-up. It may come down to a variety of scents used during overtime, and Stirling has variety in spades. Hopefully, bringing out some older HoM scents may help if it comes to that.

  I needed some bright, refreshing scents to get my morning going.

  Rating: 4.5/5

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree. With such loyal followings on the sub, this one will be interesting!

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  🏰 Stirling vs House of Mammoth 🦣

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
  • Razor: Eversharp-Schick Hydro-magic (I2, NOS)
  • Blade: Schick Injector blade
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

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  I’m on a company engineering seminar in the mountains, so a Mountain Man trickhole is the perfect choice for my Stirling vote today. There’s simply no way I can get disappointed with today’s outcome. Both u/mammothben and u/stirlingsoap deserve to go all the way IMO, and I am somewhat optimistic one of them will.

  Today was the first time I’ve taken a straight razor to the mountains and I made a fun observation: The thin, dry mountain air plays tricks with my strop and the leather-steel combo is like the plexy glass stick and cat pelt experiment from high school physics: crackling discharges of static electricity and all the hairs on my stropping arm stood up.

  Every time I use the Motherlode knot I’m impressed and tell myself I should use it more, and I never do 🤷

  Fantastic shave, I won’t be too mad if we get snowed in and I have to repeat it a few times.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Stirling Soap Co.++;
    Motherlode++;

    Another “win” for the stainless steel straight razor – the perfect no-stress travel razor.

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Totally. This one in particular with its stainless steel scales 😊

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  • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Motherlode++

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  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    djundjila trying to strop

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Pretty much! 😂

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• WegianWarrior@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  • Razor: Schick G4
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

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  A fun and fast midweek shave.

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wednesday, March 27, 2024: Megalodon Mittwoch

  • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
  • Brush: Muninn Woodworks Gloire de France with Zenith 505BC Boar 🐗
  • Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 'Coq et Renard’
  • Lather: HAGS Megalodon
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: Pitralon Classic After Shave
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

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  I got mail from yourshaving, and I decided to try out Megalodon first (admittedly, the only possible alliteration for today…). I’m very impressed with the quality of the HAGS soap base – my face feels moisturized and very relaxed. If you don’t know it, it’s definitely worth a try! The scent is not love at first sight, but I believe it will grow on me.

  Have a good night!

  ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  March 27, 2024

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
  • Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (7)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Piacenza - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT

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