Sunday SOTD Thread, April 27th, 2025 (#684)

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DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
27.04.2025

Brush: RazoRock F-400 34 mm

Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle

Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum

Lather: Wholly Kaw - Transition

Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB

-> single pass WTG head shave and a bit of buffing. Comfortable shave.

This seemed like a cool combo for this Sunday night shave. Transition is warm yet inoffensive and WK soap always treats my skin good - it also helped that I used my mildest razor. Had some trouble to get a good lather with the behemoth of a brush, but it worked on my second attempt.

Stayed with a single WTG pass though, after weeks with just a trimmer I simply lack the muscle memory for more.

My Sunday was not only spent studying, so that’s a big plus. Have a nice evening/day/night ✌🏻
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- snooting@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Howdy stranger, hope you’ve been well!
  
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snooting@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar

Razor: Koraat - Moarteen (15/16", full hollow) (2)

Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)

Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (12)

Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille

Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille Aftershave splash

Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm

Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted EdT

Still learning what the hell I’m doing with this straight. Finished off with the MMOC since I need a smooth finish for work tomorrow. I’m not sure if it’s my lather or my angle, but the first two passes (WTG, XTG) felt pretty tuggy with the straight.

Lavanille is always lovely to shave with.

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- walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  I’m not sure if it’s my lather or my angle
  
  I’d wager it’s angle.
  
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  - snooting@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yep, almost certainly. When I switched to the MMOC the lather performed great.
    
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pridetwo@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/ 28mm B5 Badger

Razor: Blackland Razors Vector titanium

Blade: Schick Proline

Lather: Noble Otter x Australian Private Reserve - Jungle Warrior

Post Shave: Noble Otter x Australian Private Reserve - Jungle Warrior

Fragrance: Rogue Perfumery - Mousse Illuminee

Day 27 of APRil, good fougeres are good

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Octidi 8 Floréal an 233 de la Révolution, jour du Champignon

Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎

Razor: GEM MMOC

Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (22)

Lather: Le Père Lucien Narcisse

Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel

Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean

Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

The blade is getting tuggy, and especially ATG it is quite uncomfortable. Maybe some stropping will smooth it back out.

Have a good evening!

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- snooting@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  MMOC++
  
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BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
April 27, 2025

Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Copper Inferno w/ Trotter T1

Razor: Merkur 34C

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue

Lather Catie’s Bubbles - Dusk

Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World

Pure Heaven compared to yesterday’s shave. Smelling good and feeling good.

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walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
April 27th, 2025

Brush: Wolf Whiskers “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic** Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow (4)

Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam Two - Soap

Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave

Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream

Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Jitterbug - EdP

I’m still hard at work getting my Shaving Data System a bit more polished, and it’s getting close!

Baserow is the software that it’s built in, and there seems to be one or two bugs that I (we?) might have to live with. Namely on a mobile phone you can’t search for items. People who decide to put hundreds of soaps in might struggle with that. Works great on real computer, though. Haven’t tested yet on an iPad.

Anyway, as far as the shave goes – great! I think @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social is right, I might end up preferring the Moarteen. Today was almost “easy”, although I only did two passes on account of time constraints and not wanting to feel rushed. Still decent results, but maybe not quite good enough if I had to work, for example.
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- gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I’m really enjoying following your progress. As time goes by, it gets easier and easier. Then there’s a day you realize that your shave is almost as close as a DE shave is. Then, after fiddling with technique a while, you realize you can get a shave as close, or closer, than you can with a DE shave, and with less irritation. Then, (for me at least) after more shaves, comes the realization that a straight razor shave takes about the same time as a DE shave does. (But is much more satisfying imo 🤔)
  
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  - walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I can definitely see it being more satisfying once it becomes second nature.
    
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- djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  Namely on a mobile phone you can’t search for items.
  
  Not a real solution, but on mobile you can always choose to “Desktop Site” and get the same page as on a computer. At the price of a little scrolling and zooming
  
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  - walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I tried that already (in Firefox, at least), and it didn’t solve the behavior. It gives the input box like it should, and the keyboard pops up as it should, but typing doesn’t do anything.
    
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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Sun 27 Apr 2025

Brush: Zenith – r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)

Razor: Koraat – r/Wetshaving exclusive Moarteen (15/16", full hollow, carbon steel)

Lather: Catie’s Bubbles – Cape Cod Cranberry

Post Shave: D.R. Harris – Marlborough

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CCC was a blind buy. It came up on Murphy and McNeill for a good price and with all the positive comments on the discord, I couldn’t resist.

It’s warmer than I expected, and with a solid earthy base. Very enjoyable, and I’m looking forward to experiencing it more over the next weeks.
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Sunday SOTD Thread, April 27th, 2025 (#684)

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