Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790)

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BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
August 11th, 2025: AA Day 11

Brush: Proraso - Professional Boar

Razor: Weck - Sextoblade Med Prep

Blade: Fromm Hair Shaper

Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Vetiver - Soap

Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - 322 - Aftershave

Still trucking along with August. No new developments today. $Rawhoggin $monthofmikes $headless $discord
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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
August 11, 2025

Brush: Zenith B44 28mm Boar

Razor: Koraat 14 “Moarteen” 15/16" Full Hollow

Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Mutton -r/Wetshaving) - Soap

Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner

Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave

Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne

3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Another great shave. Certainly better than on day one. This brush is really starting to come into its own. It already feels broken in. Just the right backbone. Tips splitting well already feeling very soft.

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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Day 11/31 of Riding through Serenity in Austerity

Brush: Zenith - 506 N XS (extra soft horse)

Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco)

Lather: Barrister and Mann – Roam

Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Roam Two

Fragrance: Barrister and Mann – Roam Two

$FriodomRiders
$HoneMeisterschaft
$Equestrian
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- gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  How is the horse brush working out?
  
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  - djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I’m kinda enjoying it. It lathers a bit slowly, but it’s never frothy, so that’s nice
    
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DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
11.08.2025

Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm

Razor: Stando Perun

Blade: Personna Super (USA) vs. Derby Premium (Turkey)

Lather: Jean & Len - Fresh Menthol, shaving paste (made by Meißner Tremonia)

Post-Shave: OAM - sensitive skin toner

Passes & Info: 2 pass head shave; 1 with each blade. Good and smooth shave.

Today I finally found the motivation to shave again - been going with electric trimmers lately but it just isn’t the same. I tried two things inspired by @walden@sub.wetshaving.social 's latest SOTD posts: first this shaving cream/paste made under license by Meißner Tremonia, and then a small “battle of the blades” from blades I found in my drawer.

While MTs pastes used to be harder creams that were even a bit harder than some artisan croaps (
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- gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  glad to be able to shave again
  
  Invariably, on days when I shave just because it is habit, I feel exactly like you did afterwards. Today was, in fact, one of those days. I was thinking of the shave as a chore to fit in between other tasks. Afterwards, I was just glad to have had such a great experience.
  
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  - DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    tbh I often still see it as a chore that I need to fit between other tasks. This time was different though, I actively chose to do it at a set time and listened to ambient music while shaving. It was noticeably more relaxing that way.
    
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walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
August 11th, 2025: Fresh blade

Brush: Semogue - 1305 Boar

Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3

Blade: V12 Super Platinum (1)

Lather: Meißner Tremonia - Woody Almond - Soap

Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave

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

It was a good run with the marathon blade, but just because it was still usable and decent doesn’t mean I should deny myself objectively better shaves. I really love these V12 blades. I also have a bunch of Zorrik which I find similarly smooth and efficient.

I heard that my favorite blade website razorbladesclub.com is going to stop selling to the USA because of tariffs. It’s a shame. Maggard and other retailers certainly have some blades to choose from, but I’ve had fun over the past 4 years trying some weird ones, and have found some that I really like which I won’t have easy access to anymore. On the other hand, I don’t need any more blades!
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- gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  What do you think varies in blade manufacture? Do you think there are only a few places that make them, and specifications vary? Does someone (perhaps Feather) control their whole process, including band-steel?
  
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  - walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I don’t have any insider insight to the blade industry other than what I’ve read in passing over the past few years. The most interesting one to me was when Personna (or rather, whoever owns the Personna brand, which is now something else) moved the manufacturing of their only DE shaving blade (Platinum Chrome) from Israel to Germany. The nomenclature changed from Isreali Red to German Blue (why people don’t just call them Platinum Chrome is beyond me). It was interesting because the rep who came on the sub said 1) Platinum Chrome is Personna’s only shaving blade, and 2) they physically moved the machine(s) from Israel to Germany.
    
    #1 is interesting because of course there’s also “Lab Blue” and “Med Prep” (note: I’m woefully out of date with the current branding/naming), but apparently they don’t consider those to be general shaving blades and the marketing department ignores them. #2 was interesting because that seems like a lot of work, so obviously there must be relatively few of these specialized machines.
    
    I do think there are only 1 or 2 manufacturers in each known country – so Egypt might have 1 or 2, Germany might have 1 or 2, India, China, etc. The difference between each brand of blade has to be slight changes in the bevel grind, changes to the steel that’s used, and probably some relatively major changes in coatings. The style of printing/packaging might change but I’m not sure if they even get printed/packaged in the same building or if they get sent off for that process. I’m sure it depends.
    
    I’d like to know why certain blades like these V12’s are so incredibly smooth feeling to me. They don’t bother my skin at all, are very sharp, and whatever grind they have works great for my whiskers.
    
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- DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Trying out a variety of different razor blades from all over the world is indeed fun - thanks to RBC, I tried a lot of the known ones but also the more exotic ones like Gillette Minora, Winner, and almost the entire range of Lord (Egypt) and Treet (Pakistan). The latter were my first contact with a fully black DE blade called “Black Beauty”. It was uncoated carbon steel, so it caught rust fairly quick but the shaves weren’t bad while it lasted. Now I am inspired to dig into my blade drawer and find some exotic ones to try out for my shave later - I’m all set with blades, but sometimes a little bit of experimenting can spark tons of fun!
  
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snooting@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
August 11th, 2025: MMOCMQ Day 11

Brush: AP Shave Co. “Amber Smoke” - Silksmoke 26mm Synthetic

Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb

Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (11)

Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap

Post Shave: Stirling - Arance Mandarini - Aftershave

Easy two pass shave. This blade is holding up well despite being carried on a bike every day. The backward blade trick really does seem to work well.

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sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Aug 11, 2025 - Mammoth Monday: Shire Trifecta

Brush: Highlander Brushes Green Swirl 26mm SHD Manchurian Badger Knot

Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti

Blade: Gillette Platinum [8]

Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire - Soap

Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash

Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Eau de Parfum

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Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790)

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