Saturday SOTD Thread - March 30th, 2024

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mar 30, 2024 - 🪻 Champs de Lavande 🪻

  • Brush: Stirling Soap Co. Green & Ivory 24mm Synthetic 2-Band Synthentic Knot
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #MMarch24
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [30]
  • Lather: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux - Champs de Lavande - Soap
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Beloved - Splash

  My first impression of Champs de Lavande was not favorable, but this morning’s shave with it was much better. Beloved’s opening blast of mint and lavender is still among my favorites.

  Rating: 4.5/5

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Champs de Lavande was not favorable

    Nor was mine. My first impression was actually of a faint odor of hay and horse. I was thinking that Shawn went a bit too literal with his Oregon Trail/prairie analogy. This changed for me as I become more aware of the composition of the fragrance.

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    • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Shawn went a bit too far with his Oregon Trail/prairie analogy 😂

      I got a similar earthy vibe the first time as well.

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Spartan Travel Shave

  • Brush: Boti Motherlode knot in laminated wooden handle, 30 mm
  • Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
  • Blade: Lord New Platinum Class
  • Lather: Ogallala Bay Rum and Vanilla
  • Aftershave: Speick Men Active

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  Congrats to House of Mammoth and Barrister and Mann for a great match yesterday!

  I took Djunior for a long weekend in the mountains with Oma and Opa, and we promptly got cut off from the valley by a land slide, so I’m not sure how often I’ll repeat this shave 😅

  The good news is that this setup is Spartan, but pleasant. The WR1 in particular is a great razor with a decent amount of blade feel and fantastic efficiency.

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  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wow that’s wild!

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Eh, limited wildness: I woke up to the news that the road has been freed overnight

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  March 30, 2024

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
  • Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (11)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Seville - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
  • Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Seville - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette
  • Talc: Yardley Classic
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  Well, I was certain that BaM would win March Madness but, of course, I too used HoM in yesterday’s finals.

  I chose Seville today to honor the runner up. Awesome shave using the MM24.

  #MMarch24

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  March 30, 2024

  • Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
  • Blade: Cien Men 2-Blade Cart (4)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Ozark Mountain - Soap
  • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Ice Blue - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

  So good. I love Stirling soap, and Ozark is so nice. If I recall correctly, “smoke” is listed in the scent notes, but it doesn’t smell smokey. It’s a mellow evergreen, so maybe the smoke is just enough to cut down any sharp evergreen peaks.

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