Saturday SOTD Thread, September 6th, 2025 (#816)

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• lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  #6 September 2025

  • Pre-shave: Face wash w/ hot water
  • Razor: Henson Mild (v1) with handle 1/4 opened
  • Blade: Astra Greens (SP) (2nd use)
  • Brush: Yaqi Tiberwolf Synthetic 26mm
  • Soap: Lea Professional shaving cream (large tube)
  • Post-shave: Alum, TFS witch hazel
  • Passes: 1x WTG on the cheeks, 2 x WTG on the neck, 2x ATG on the cheeks
  • Growth: 7 days (very thick & long stubble)
  • Result: cheeks BBS, neck acceptable

  Great shave. I used to think “residual slickness” was BS, but this after shave cream has TONS of residual slickness. Maybe I haven’t hydrated my soaps enough, I don’t know. But the LEA cream is great. I also thought I hated the Astra Greens, but apparently they work okay with a Henson. I tried them once with my Mühle R89 and nicked myself pretty badly like a year or two ago. This razor+blade+cream combo seems to be a keeper.

  Enjoy your weekend!

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• BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  September 6th, 2025

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Cherry w/ v25 Fanchurian Badger
  • Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - Merica
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - Aftershave

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Day 6/30 of Side-by-Side Straightember

  Day 5/30 of Side-by-Side Straightember

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

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  Complementing the experiment started with yesterday’s double blind experiment, I used the other, but still unknown edge today. I’m now quite convinced that 1) I can tell the edges apart and 2) that yesterday’s unknown edge was 1 mark. I’ll repeat this twice more before checking which is which.

  What’s this about?

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