Saturday SOTD Thread - June 15th, 2024

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  June 15, 2024

  • Brush: Wald Stratos Goldvein 29mm A1 Fan

  • Razor: Iwasaki 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point Tamahagane

  • Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Soap

  • Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave

  • Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner

  • Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum

  • Talc: Yardley Gold
     

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  I normally use a very wet lather, so today I went pasty and really did not like it. It did not affect my shave result much, but made rinsing and cleaning the straight razor more of a hassle. One benefit, though, was that the denser lather delivered more of the soap’s fragrance which I (clearly, if you look at the photo) love.

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    71st;

    Beautiful picture again!

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thank you!

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  June 15, 2024

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (6)
  • Lather: Arko
  • Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Brut - EdT

  It’s the strangest thing. The past few days I’ve been having cravings for Arko, which I haven’t used in probably at least a year.

  It did not disappoint. I really like the scent, and the lather is quite slick. Honestly, it’s good stuff.

  Followed it up with Raconteur which is the best smelling aftershave I own, and then brought things back down to earth with Brut, the $10 EdT that everyone loves.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Brut++;

    An oldy but a goody!

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    • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The EdT is slightly sweeter than the “Splash-On” I have. I prefer the dryer scent of the splash-on, but they’re both great!

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Near Death Experience

  • Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
  • Razor: Fatip - Lo Storto - Testa Dentata
  • Blade: Mühle
  • Lather: Mickey Lee Soapworks – The Kraken
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man – Nomad
  • Fragrance: Imaginary Authors – Every Storm a Serenade

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  Theme: The Kraken was a PIF I received three years ago and it’s a true zombie: it qualifies as “Near Death” by this year’s theme definition (Photographic evidence with podophilic material for my co-djudges u/J33pGuy13 and u/VisceralWatch) and qualified as dead (“Rest in Pieces”) in previous iterations for being unobtainium by a defunct vendor.

  Relevant post and frag: I’m leaning into the nautical theme here. Kraken is (aside the obvious branding) an aquatic scent, Nomad is a Bay Rum, and Every Storm a Serenade is a green aromatic scent, that is still nautically themed for some reason, inspired my an obsession with Ulv, a Danish Seafarer.

  Challenge: I went pasty today. Really a sad affair with this new to me Zenith brush (second use today) which encouraged me to take my time and build a beautiful wet lather. Alas, tomorrow, my pretty butterscotch.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I went pasty today

    Pasty lather–;
    I had to go pasty today as well. Didn’t care for it.

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    • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think I came up with this challenge last year. Sorry.

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