Sunday SOTD Thread - October 6th, 2024 (#483)

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sunday, October 6, 2024

  • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
  • Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
  • Razor: Parker Straight Razor
  • Lather: Abbate y la Mantia Ishtar
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: TFS Witch Hazel & Oak
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

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  I honed today my Russian Bear on Synthetics, and also my Parker on the La Lune. I was more curious about the Parker, since last time, I had not gotten a really keen edge with the natural stone. This time, it’s very sharp, though not the most comfortable (for some reason, I didn’t use the strop with the green paste), but it also might be related to the fact that my skin is just generally very irritated and dry these days.

  Have a good end of the weekend!

  ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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  • DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    the fact that my skin is just generally very irritated and dry these days

    May I ask about your skincare routine? If it’s not just weather related, I might be able to recommend some products depending on your skin type.

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    • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t have much of a routine - I have generally dry skin, and had issues of atopic dermatitis as a child. I generally only use soap that is ‘surgras’. From time to time, I use my wife’s moistening cream, but I guess that I should be more regular. Autumn before heating is generally hard on my skin.

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sun Oct 06 2024

  • Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
  • Razor: Thiers Issard 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier Acier Spécial (7/8", extra hollow, square point, carbon steel)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

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  Continuing my run through my 14s with this vintage TI. The razor hasn’t been stored properly by a previous owner and has specks of surface rust as a result. The rust is purely a cosmetic issue though, and none of the edge is affected. Coincidentally, this TI 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier actually came to me from a Moroccan seller.

  This one feels a bit different than most 14s I’ve tried in that it’s much less loud. Even though visually, the grinds look similar, this TI certainly sounds like a thicker grind. It feels more like a 17 than a 14 IMO, but that’s just saying that it feels like a different fantastic razor.

  Happy Sunday to you all!

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  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nice find!

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  October 6, 2024

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian

  • Razor: River Razors 6/8 3/4 Hollow

  • Lather: Wholly Kaw - PasteurVision - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

  • Aftershave: Gentleman’s Nod - Tusitala - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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• DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  06.10.2024 - Sunday Shaman

  • Prep: warm water
  • Brush: Omega Roma Colosseo 31 mm
  • Razor: Stando Perun
  • Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
  • Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
  • Post-Shave: Thayer’s Original toner; Phytorelax Aftershave scalp cream
  • Fragrance: Tom Ford - Ombre Leather EdP

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  -> 2 pass head shave; 1 pass neck cleanup. A rather comfortable shave.

  Like a weirdo, I’m listing the fragrance I’ve worn all day too. I really like it, so I wanted a soap that comes close to it. Shaman does it, somehow. This E&S soap mandates a really heavy loading, seriously - you gotta load like the devil taught you to play the fiddle! The proto-lather is rather dry, but once you add enough water to it, it’ll really foam up like a marshmallow. Glide and skin feeling are good enough.

  My Perun has, for some weird reason, caught some specks of rust. I didn’t even know this was possible for stainless steel razors. Oh well…

  Tomorrow it’s back to my usual work place after 5 weeks of external internships. Thankfully, I finally have all required internships behind me and now it’s just periodically alternating between working at my nursing home and visiting nursing school. During my absence, I was put into a new station - very clever. I’ll see how everything will turn out tomorrow…

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  October 6, 2024

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
  • Blade: V12 Super Platinum (1)
  • Lather: WSP - Black Amber Vanille - Soap
  • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm

  Incredible shave. I think I finally cracked the code on this soap. I used to think it was garbage - difficult to lather, bubbly and no protection no matter how much soap I loaded, but now I know how to do it. Start with a barely damp brush - really dry relatively - and load a bunch of soap. It’ll be super dry looking proto-lather, different than anything else I own. If you start with that really dry stuff, then the resulting lather is much more dense and offers a good shave. This scent is great which makes it worth fiddling around with.

  These V12 blades are super smooth. They’re worth trying. I also recommend trying Zorrik.

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