Saturday SOTD Thread - August 17th, 2024

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Day 17/31 of Looking for Serenity in Austerity

  • Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club (cherry wood and boar) (17)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco) (15)
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice

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  I’m in the phase of AA where routine has taken over. My lather is great, the brush is breaking in nicely, and the treasure is still comfortable. The edge refresh weekend of HoneMeisterschaft comes just in time to make things interesting again.

  I’ll try to find a moment tonight after Djunior’s bedtime to give the Frio a fresh new edge for the remainder of August, and I’m looking forward to reading the other HoneMeinsters’ pets about refreshing their edges and the difference it makes.

  $FriodomRiders $HoneMeisterschaft $RawHoggin

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    give the Frio a fresh new edge

    Have you noticed much change in the edge over time?

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, not at all. There were the first two or so shaves when I thought the edge changed (smoothed out or settled), but that might also just be getting used to the new edge. Nothing after that.

      I still expect to get a difference from the refresh, though. At least I hope so, or else the next HoneMeisterschaft will have to be a 2 month challenge🙂

      Your no strop project seems to show a bit of edge deterioration, if I read your SOTDs right.

      Ot made me think that I’d like to try a direct comparison using two razors with similar edges and steel and use them alternatingly, stropping one but not the other until a difference manifests. Might take a while, though.

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  August 17, 2024

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar

  • Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point

  • Lather: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

  • Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave

  • Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave. $headless $FriodomRiders #NoStrop

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  Here we are 17 days without a hone or any stropping and, if anything, the edge is more comfortable than it was a week ago. Closeness is very slowly diminishing, but I can only tell this 4 to 5 hours after the shave. I continue to be astonished. I mean, why bother honing or stropping at all?!

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• DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  17.08.2024 - Shaman Head Shave

  • Prep: cold water
  • Brush: RazoRock 400 Noir SE 24 mm
  • Razor: Leaf Thorn
  • Blade: snapped BIC Chrome Platinum
  • Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
  • Post-Shave: Moon Soaps Old School “balm”; Phytorelax Aftershave scalp cream

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  -> 2 pass head shave, 1 pass neck cleanup. Very comfortable shave.

  Second use of E&S Shaman soap - still a very nice scent, but it takes noticeably longer to get a good lather going with it. It requires a really wet brush and the lather also has a slightly brown tinge to it. Scent is a real banger though, definitely up there with the good tobacco fragrances. Today something that smells like plum stood out to me, but since there’s not a single mention of plum in their official scent notes, it might have been the combination of something else. Overall though, it’s not really suitable for the current warm season and should feel much better once fall/autumn weather hits.

  Head shave musings: a) I really get my best results from two pass shaves, anything more would be useless - a single pass shave is serviceable, but delivers the same results as my RX5 dry shaver. So if I have the time, I should always opt for two passes.
  b) using two balms is uncommon, but since the Moon Soaps one has the consistency of a toner, it felt natural. Still will be the last balm by Moon that I get - I actually prefer scented toners and ‘common’ aftershave balms (well, not as common as drugstore stuff but rather the less-artisan stuff) c) I actually looked up Yul Brynner’s shaving routine again and really found some pics that showed him shaving his dome with a straight razor in front of a mirror. So yes, the man was really a fucking bold head shaver. I only did it once with my KAI shavette loaded with a guarded blade and even that was intimidating.

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  August 17, 2024

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave

  $Discord
  $ShepherdsofStirling
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  What a great razor.

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  AA24 - Day 17 - Varen + Moos = 💚

  • Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot

  • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus

  • Blade: Gillette Platinum [17]

  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)

  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Aftershave

  • Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin

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  Brush Break-In Progress Album

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