Friday SOTD Thread - November 1st, 2024 (#509)

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nov 1, 2024 - Halloween Week - Fougere Friday - Angel Tears vs. Hellfire

  • Brush: Grizzly Bay Fireball 26mm Declaration Grooming B15 Badger Knot
  • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Platinum [12]
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Gothique - Soap (Omnibus)
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Angelique - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Gothique - Eau de Parfum

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  Happy Friday!

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 1, 2024

  • Brush: AP Shave Co Strawberry Cream 26mm G5A

  • Razor: C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 11/16 Söderfors Extra Specialstål Full Hollow

  • Lather: The Cajun Blade - Wild Oud - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

  • Aftershave: Unilever - Brut - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  I told myself that after 3 solid months of straight razor shaving, it was time to visit my safety razor selection. But when the time came to shave this morning, the idea of choosing a razor, choosing a DE blade, unwrapping it, and installing it in the razor seemed like a lot to do. So I went with the MK 31 Söderfors which is a magical razor. It’s BBS November, so maybe I can get it together to have a safety razor shave for my second luxury shave today.

  Wild Oud is made by The Cajun Blade; a friend with a similar channel to mine on YouTube. He is a jack of all trades and in addition to his many other pursuits, he makes shaving soap. In particular, he renders his own beef tallow for his soap, and I could tell that he is not shy with the percentage of tallow he uses in his recipe. The lather is dense and creamy and takes water very well. Very easy to dial in for a shaver who is particular about lather hydration. Although the recipe is simple, the proportions produce a soap that, at the moment, I consider top-tier.

  The Wild Oud fragrance is not dank in the way some ouds can be. Instead, it is woodsy in the way you smell the scent of fallen trees in a forest. The scent strength is on the mild side of medium.

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  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sounds like interesting soap. I had a chance to try a “homemade” shave soap once which also only had a few ingredients. I was similarly impressed with it.

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, this one might make an interesting BVWSC soap.

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s BBS November, so maybe I can get it together to have a safety razor shave for my second luxury shave today.

    That’s the spirit 😄

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wonderful 2nd luxury shave this evening. Hauled out the gold Black Beauty.

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Friday, November 1, 2024

  • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
  • Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club Boar 🐗 'Taj’
  • Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 'Coq et Renard’
  • Lather: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: Marmara Barber No 3 After Shave
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

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  It’s All Saints Day, and the croissant of death is getting flatter.

  Have a good day!

  ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    🥐

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  BBS November Fri 01 Nov 2024

  • Brush: Chisel and Hound – Azurite with 26 mm Maggard Tuxedo knot
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb (second generation, Djudge razor)
  • Blade: Personna – GEM PTFE
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Fern
  • Post Shave: Brut – Original
  • Fragrance: Brut – Original

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  BBS November is back and I’m excited to plow through my den after sticking to the Stank® and open blades during TabOKtoberfest. To start off, I’m copying u/Oswald_Heist’s SOTFF of last Fougère Friday (minus Fanchurian knot) today for a stanky Fougère Friday. A simple but powerful combo, strong enough to get through my stuffy nose.

  The MMOC was like visiting an old friend, and it got me to BBS in three quick and enjoyable passes. I’ve been neglecting my synths recently, so the ease of lathering was a welcome change.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As a member of the PMOC/OCPM, I fully endorse the use of the MMOC/OCMM.

    Brut++;

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      ☺️

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 1, 2024

  • Prep: The Art of Shaving - Sandalwood - Pre-shave Oil
  • Brush: AP Shave Co Strawberry Cream 26mm G5A
  • Blade Holder: Gillette Super Adjustable 109 (Black Beauty) Gold O-4 (setting: 4)
  • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (Yellow) (1)
  • Lather: The Cajun Blade - Wild Oud - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
  • Aftershave: Unilever - Brut - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  A very nice 2nd luxury shave on this first day of BBS November

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was half expecting yet another straight😄

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, me too 😅 If I go into auto-pilot mode, I’ll find myself standing at my cabinet of straights to pick one. In another day or two, though, I’ll have the pattern of using safety razors mixed with straights.

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Woesteling Fri 01 Nov 2024

  • Brush: Chisel and Hound Azurite with 26 mm Maggard Tuxedo knot
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb (second generation, Djudge razor)
  • Blade: Personna – GEM PTFE
  • Lather: Boendoebaard – Woesteling
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Fougère Classique

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  Fougère Friday second luxury shave with Boendoebaard’s Brut dupe in the luxurious sheep base. Sheep tallow soaps just really seem to agree with my skin.

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  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sheep tallow++

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 1, 2024

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/26mm Super Plush Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Ozark Mountain - Soap
  • Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - EdP

  Nice shave. We put on a presentation at an elementary school today introducing them to how things fly, model rockets, RC gliders, indoor micro-drones, and an RC flight simulator. The kids loved it and it was a lot of fun.

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 1, 2024

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/26mm Super Plush Synthetic
  • Razor: Muhle R89
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die) - Soap
  • Post Shave: Harry’s - Aftershave Balm

  This “BBS November” business is ridiculous, so don’t get your hopes up that I’ll be some sort of regular participant.

  I really wanted to use my Fatip Gentile, but I have no idea where it is. I just have a drawer with razors in it, and it’s not in there.

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This “BBS November” business is ridiculous

    I don’t know but from where I’m sitting this looks suspiciously like a second luxury shave in November

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    • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I figured I’d give it a try. I won’t be able to keep up for a whole month, though.

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