Tuesday SOTD Thread - May 21st, 2024

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  May 21, 2024

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
  • Lather: Honeybee Soaps - Vetyver - Soap
  • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne

  A speedy shave, so not all that close. Better than not shaving, though!

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tuesday, May 21, 2024: Zingari Zischtig

  • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Blaireau de la République with 24mm G5 Synthetic
  • Razor: Koraat 14.2 Straight Razor
  • Lather: Zingari Man Bon Monsieur
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: Zingari Man Bon Monsieur Recovery Splash
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

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  Bon Monsieur is much softer than Mousse Illuminée (either that, or it’s getting warmer, and the soap is softening up). A really nice scent, and a good shave.

  Have a good night!

  ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tobacco Tuesday: Connecticut Shade

  • Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Gothic 26mm Manchurian T1 Badger Knot
  • Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Platinum [3]
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Connecticut Shade - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Connecticut Shade - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Maher Olfactive - Treachery - Parfum

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  Warm tobacco scents for this morning.

  Rating: 4/5

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  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Man, I have to get me some of that stuff to try.

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  May 21, 2024 – Tea for Twosday

  • Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan

  • Razor: Puma 89 11/16 Full Hollow

  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

  • Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  A very pleasant shave today. I was on autopilot - enjoying the scent and the feel of my second use of this razor.

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  • whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How are you liking the Puma so far?

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I like it. It’s supposed to be 6/8 but has had enough use that it isn’t quite there. Still, it has a bit more heft than the 5/8. The steel is what what it’s cracked up to be. Took a very nice Ozuku edge. I’ll move this one along if I can find a 7/8 in great shape out there. I have a 6/8 Dubl Duck Goldedge coming. Looking forward to that and hoping the scales aren’t disintegrating. The scales on my 5/8 Dubl Duck are becoming noodles.

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Cheshire++;

    Wonderful scent

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• whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  5/21/24

  • Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/ TNS 28mm M7 Fan
  • Razor: Iberia 14 Doble Temple 8/8, Extra Hollow Square Point
  • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Labyrinth
  • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Labyrinth Aftershave Splash

  Damn fine shave. Labyrinth is a fantastic scent. Image

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  "Best Sheffield Steel"

  • Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush (B16)
  • Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial N° 2 with accessories
  • Blade: Rolls Blade E 45
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

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  There’s been some Rolls Razor discussion on the Discord recently, probably in pursuit of the #ForeverSafety scavenger hashtag and the new-to-me challenge, and it gave me the itch to take my favourite Rolls out for a spin. This one is in pristine condition, seemingly NOS (back ~40 shaves ago, when I got it, that is), and I enjoy its smooth, mild shave.

  I wish there was a modern stainless steel reimplementation of the Rolls concept, because I constantly worry about rust with these little gems. Unlike carbon straight razors, it’s a bad idea to oil the Rolls to protect it from rust because oil on the friction clip in the stropping/honing mechanism would render it useless.

  For the new Rolls owners preparing for LG, you might want to have a look at the maintenance instructions that came with the original Rolls Model N°2.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thank you very much for letting me try the Rolls last year. After using it, I can’t say that I think a modern implementation would be successful in a world where a bit of cheap plastic and 5 slivers of poorly ground stainless are considered the pinnacle of razor design :)

    Tabac++;

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My pleasure!

      And you’re right, I’m sure. It’s one thing for artisans name fancy three piece razors, but an entirely different beast to manufacture anything with as many parts as a Rolls. And industry, well, why would they?

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