Thursday SOTD Thread - Sep 14, 2023

Comments

• MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sep. 14, 2023

  • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Karve Overlander
  • Blade: Sharp Durablade
  • Lather: Spearhead - Black Watch - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead - Black Watch - Aftershave

  Excellent shave I’ll enjoy black watch all day nice strong scent.

  source

  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Black Watch++;

    source
• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  September 14, 2023

  • Brush: WSP Stubby 26mm Extra Dense HMW

  • Razor: Ralf Aust 5/8 Stainless Full Hollow Spanish Point (Straight Shave 326)

  • Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Soap (49)

  • Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave

  • Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

  • Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum
     

  3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

  ---

  Okay, this was a complete surprise. Except for the brush, I used the same setup that I used yesterday where my impression was one of comfort but that the razor’s edge did not need to be as sharp. After yesterday’s shave I stropped 30 passes on flax linen and 60 passes on leather. I looked at the newly stropped edge last night under the microscope and could not detect change (but a very shallow depth of field provides little information on the effect of stropping). I expected some change in edge-feel today, but not a lot. However, today’s shave was significantly more comfortable than yesterday’s and sharpness was absolutely perfect for me. This is a terrific edge. Now, is that a result of the Black Arkansas finish, or did I just luck into this?

  source
• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sep 14, 2023 - Sample September: FYL

  • Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Harvest Moon 27mm Lotus Manchuria (LM-1) Knot
  • Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
  • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [5]
  • Lather: Declaration Grooming - Fake Yellow Light - Soap
  • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Troll Toll - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Samhain - Eau de Parfum

  Image

  Nutty scents for #themethursday: sweet almonds, bitter walnuts, warm chestnuts, and smokey hazelnuts.

  Rating: 4.5/5

  source
• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Nutting

  • Brush: Zenith 506U N (50/50 horse mane/tail)
  • Razor: Böker Abalone
  • Lather: Wholly Kaw – Noce di Cocco
  • Post Shave: Abbate y La Mantia – Don Josè
  • Fragrance: Abbate y La Mantia – Don Josè

  Image

  Perfect day to break out the Noce di Cocco smush. I should have so sooner, because it has lost almost all scent, oops 🤦 Still, the soap still lathered like a charm, and thanks to my buddy Don Josè, this shave still smelled great, and on theme.

  Like I predicted it would happen, I got complacent today and stabbed myself with the spike point of the Abalone. Luckily it was a tiny puncture, and it served a good reminder to respect this barbed beauty.

  source

  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    lol! Been there. Done that. Even though we know we’ll do this, we challenge fate anyway.

    source

    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      An argument could be made that all open blade shaving is challenging fate😅

      source
• sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Prep: Splash of Cool Water
  Razor: Gillette - Aristocrat 16 (UK)
  Blade: Gillette - Platinum (7)
  Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Remote Learning
  Brush: Declaration Grooming - B13 Dogwood/Briar Hybrid 28mm (21 uses)
  Post Shave: Stirling - Mountain Man

  ---

  Gear Pic :: Video

  ䷀ General Notes

  As we work with the Slurry Lather method with a high-density badger, I’m going to try a longer soap-load and a wetter brush.

  ䷀ Razor and Blade Notes

  (Gillette - Aristocrat 16 - UK ::: Gillette - Platinum ‹7 uses›)

  Wonderful pairing! A bit of blade feel, but it was smooth and controlled. Close cut.

  No tugging or irritation.

  Razor and Blade Performance/Comfort Rating: 4 out of 5 (Very Good)

  ䷀ Soap Notes

  (Summer Break Soaps - Remote Learning)

  Them: Doritos

  Scent: nacho cheesy corn tortilla chips is the goal here. I imagine that’s a tough challenge. While smelling the dry tub and the wet lather, what comes to me first is a cookie sweet type scent that reminds me of some cinnamon schoolbook cookies from Trader Joes. It’s a nice scent, so I don’t mind if my brain never switches away from that.

  If I know it is supposed to be corn chips, then I can definitely see that in the scent. So that’s cool.

  But even if I set my brain to try to find a cheesy note in there, I really can’t.

  I think it might be more realistic with a hint-of-cumin type scent in there, but of course, that could make it hard on skin maybe.

  While I may not really get a Doritos scent from it, I think it’s a great attempt, and I know that I like shaving with it anyway.

  Scent Strength: 4/10, present during shaving.

  Lather… Today’s try was to load for twice as long as previously done … 40 swirls. also to make sure there was lots of water in the brush.

  I did both of those things, but the slurry did not develop like it does with other brush types. I think the excess water inhibited the loading of the soap from the puck. This brush just has such soft tips.

  I went back for another 10 swirls when the brush had less water in it and that was good. I got a more normal slurry then.

  I think with this kind of soft-tipped high-density badger, you won’t be able to have it hold all the water at the outset. Load from the soap with a merely “wet” brush and not a “very wet” brush. Then add water later, either by dipping tips in a bowl or sprinking from the tap.

  With the tweaks i put in on the first pass, the second and third went just fine and normal for a Slurry lather. Super slick and highly protected.

  Hydration: Perfect (for me)

  • 17 sec load with a Very Wet brush
  • = 4 passes of lather

  Bowl: No Bowl

  ䷀ Brush Notes

  (Declaration Grooming - B13 Dogwood/Briar Hybrid 28mm ‹21 uses›)

  Great brush with soft tips. Don’t get to experience it as much with this fast method, but It’s superb nonetheless.

  ---

  During the Shave Feel:
    Cheeks: Felt blade but comfortable
    Neck: Felt blade but comfortable
  After the Shave Closeness:
    Cheeks: Near BBS - About as close as I’ll ever get
    Neck: Cut flush to where I just see the tips (above average for me)

  ---

  Ending of Blades Ledger - entry form and the data spreadsheet

  source
• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  September 14, 2023

  • Brush: Zenith B03-A26 (B2)
  • Razor: Fatip Classic Lo Storto
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
  • Lather: WSP - Black Amber Vanille - Soap
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Bergamot Lavender - Witch Hazel & Aloe
  • Fragrance: Jōvan Musk - EdT

  This soap base seemed to work better with a wet boar. I still think the “Rustic” soap base blows, but at least it offers some slickness. I can’t believe they charge $25 for this stuff.

  source
• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Mystery Brush Landed!

  • Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush
  • Razor: Wolfman WR2 (1.55 mm SB / 1.25 mm OC)
  • Blade: Polsilver (3)
  • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts and Chatillon Lux – La Forêt de Analingus for Excellence in Shitposting
  • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts and Chatillon Lux – La Forêt de Analingus for Excellence in Shitposting
  • Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts and Chatillon Lux – La Forêt de Analingus for Excellence in Shitposting

  Image

  My mystery prize from the 2022 Lather Games arrived today, and I’m interrupting Sample Straightember for a second luxury shave with only Lather Games trophies (well, and Polsilver).

  The mystery brush has a beautiful Dogwood handle. I don’t know which batch the knoot is, but it lathered with incredible ease (I’ve never before been the first user of a knoot, so I didn’t really know what to expect). I’m already loving this brush.

  I’m grateful to u/declarationgrooming for coming through with this wonderful prize!

  source