Tuesday SOTD Thread, September 2nd, 2025 (#812)

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  September 2, 2025

  • Brush: Brad Sears Scotsman XL 28mm Super Badger
  • Razor: ERN 6/8 French Point Full Hollow
  • Lather: The Cajun Blade - Lumberjack Luxury - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
  • Aftershave: The Cajun Blade - Lumberjack Luxury Aftersauce - Aftershave

  3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  Another test of an Olympus edge. This time it was on this ERN razor. Same result as yesterday. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite edges.

  Second use of Lumberjack Luxury. Actually a bit of a slightly sweet tobacco and oud scent overall. Mild/medium scent strength. There’s bourbon and musk to balance things out. I definitely like this one; especially as we move into cooler weather.

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• BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  September 2nd, 2025

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland - Blackbird
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - This is Not a Test - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Sunset - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Verdigris - EdP

  Glad to finally use this soap. u/TheStallionPartThree told me awhile back that he was gonna take on Big Soap and I’m very happy to see it came to fruition and able to support him. A super slick and easy base to work with. The scent and improvement show compared to Testing… Testing… and had a great shave. I wish you good fun and success in your new endeavor!

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Day 2/30 of Side-by-Side Straightember

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip)
  • Razor: Böker – Abalone (6/8", full hollow, carbon steel, French point) 2 mystery marks
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Company – I, Rich Moose (sub-exclusive sheep tallow)
  • Post Shave: Sir – Irisch Moos
  • Fragrance: Sir – Irisch Moos

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  Ok, this might not be as tricky as I thought. I think that I can feel a difference between the two edges and this blade with 2 mystery marks is a tad harsher than its sibling. Both edges are delightful, but ATG this edge didn’t glide through the stubble as smoothly.

  Now, I’m keeping an open mind because I also used this edge without stropping. For the next two shaves, I’ll repeat the same scenario but with stropping.

  In order to avoid confirmation bias, I might start randomly (and blindly) choosing the blade each day and only check which I’ve used after the SOTD post has been written.

  Fun times 🤡 👨‍🔬

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  • enndeegee@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Do a week with potential confirmation bias, then a week random as you suggested and then a week with the mark covered so you don’t know which is which (but know which you used)… That should avoid confirmation bias, and let you know which you actually prefer

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, that’s my plan 😊

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