Saturday SOTD Thread - November 9th, 2024 (#517)

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Nov 9, 2024 - Travel Shave Day 1

  • Brush: Stirling Soap Co. Green & Ivory 24mm Synthetic 2-Band Synthentic Knot
  • Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
  • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [5]
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Autumn Glory - Soap
  • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
  • Fragrance: Gentleman’s Nod - Cosecha Catalana - Extrait de Parfum

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Saturday, November 9, 2024

  • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Blaireau de la République with 24mm G5 Synthetic
  • Razor: Star 1912 Type Razor
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (11)
  • Lather: Zingari Man The Watchman
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

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  The stank of Blue Mediterranean does not pair well with the dark, but decidedly unstanky Watchman. And very nice shave with the Star, always a win.

  Have a good evening!

  ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  November 9, 2024

  • Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1

  • Blade Holder: Rex Supply Co. Envoy

  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)

  • Lather: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Soap

  • Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  The Bay Rum scent of The Nomad was a great way to start my morning. I like Bay Rum scents. The touch of lime in this one is a great addition.

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Sat 09 Nov 2024

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip)
  • Razor: Eversharp-Schick G1 Twin-Jector
  • Blade: Personna Injector Blade
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! Spiced
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! Spiced
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! Spiced

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  Santa Claus vibes in casa djundjila this Saturday morning with ginger bread and mandarine oranges Seaforth! Spiced. So nice.

  The ginormeous soft pillow that is the Moar Badger is wonderful to use. Warm, soft, a splay that covers half my face, what’s not to love? Der Schick ist auch sehr schick.

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  November 9, 2024

  • Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan

  • Blade Holder: Edwin Jagger 3One6 Grooved Blue

  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)

  • Lather: Zingari Man - The Master - Soap

  • Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Master - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  Great scent by Shawn Maher. This made for an enjoyable second luxury shave. These Recovery Splashes are perfect for BBS November.

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• DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  09.11.2024 - Face Shave test

  • Brush: vintage yellow bakelite handle w/ 22 mm SynBad knot
  • Razor: RazoRock Hawk V2
  • Blade: KAI Protouch MG
  • Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia - Blu Tobacco
  • Post-Shave: Osma alum block; Moon Soaps Old School “balm”; Natura Siberica ASB gel

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  Just a two pass face shave around the 'stache and patch. Rather rough shave, a good amount of weepers and some red areas on the neck. Guess that blade’s over its limits.

  Was kinda refreshing to shave my face again after such a long time, but it shows that I am not used to this anymore. My face also seems to prefer mild and smooth razors, which the Hawk V2 is definitely not. Blu Tobacco was not to blame, it’s a very good hard soap that makes me miss menthol cigarettes.

  The good thing is, in contrast to head shaving, shaving my face is not a “must do” but rather “can do” for me. Due to the moustache style and my very visible beard shadow, it actually still looks well groomed even with a few days of stubble - I only need to trim the neck and it even looks intentional. Judging by today’s IKEA visit and most guys I saw there, I’m definitely not looking like a bum with stubble. But I enjoy shaving around the moustache the most, as it works even better than a zero gap trimmer for getting crisp contours - an oddly satisfying thing to me. I like to spice things up from time to time, so I’m grateful for having that variability/versatility now again.

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  November 9, 2024

  • Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
  • Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (3)
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Caoba - Soap
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

  I’m using the same soap while traveling, which lends itself to little mini experiments.

  Today was “would it work to load a bit of soap for each pass instead of doing one big load”?

  The answer is yes. I’m of the opinion that’s how people did it in the old days, and that’s based solely on my experience using modern Williams Mug Soap… Hardly a good reason to come to this conclusion, but Williams works well with this technique.

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That’s my technique with boars. I load a little for every pass.

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    • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Part of the reason I tried it was for speed. It seemed to go faster than dialing in a proper load.

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Sat 09 Nov 2024

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip)
  • Razor: Eversharp-Schick G1 Twin-Jector
  • Blade: Personna Injector Blade
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann Cheshire
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann Cheshire

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  I recently saw Cheshire be called a variant of Seville or something to that effect. I was a bit taken aback reading it, but now I can’t unsmell the similarities.

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