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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 26, 2025 — BVWSC

  • Brush: Zenith B40 28mm Boar
  • Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Aftershave: Noble Otter - Monarch - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  This is November’s Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club day and my first try of a Fanzine Saponifications soap; our soap choice this month. For me, the scent strength was mild but that may be due to it being a smush. That’s not a criticism, though. I picked up the leather and a touch of vetiver and black pepper. The soap base is just fine and worked well in my travel bowl lathering method. I listened to the u/raymoonie’s interview of u/TheStallionPartThree. Kudos to the Stallion for his efforts. Thanks, also, to @walden@sub.wetshaving.social for the smush and all he does.

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 26, 2025 - BVWSC

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
  • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
  • Blade: Gillette 7’OC-SS
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Ace - Splash

  For November’s BVWSC meeting, @walden@sub.wetshaving.social generously provided smushes of Fanzine Saponifications’ Caravaggio made by u/TheStallionPartThree.

  The leather, vetiver, and pepper scent notes I was picking up worked well with the supportive notes from Ace by Noble Otter.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think that the playing card series did not do as well as Cody thought it would. Of the three I’ve tried, I think Ace should come back under another name. Great scent. I think it would go well with Caravaggio.

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    • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree that Ace was criminally overlooked.

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• walden@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 26th, 2025: BVWSC

  • Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (2)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
  • Fragrance: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - EdP

  $discord
  Today is the mostly-monthly meeting of the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club, a small group of wetshavers dedicated to an open internet who partake in the open-source versions of Reddit - namely https://sub.wetshaving.social and https://wetshav.ing. There's also an open source chat (in addition to IRC which is also open source?(not sure really, maybe it depends on how its hosted. Maybe an expert can chime in), https://chat.wetshav.ing.

  Anyway, enough boring stuff. I'm a big fan of Fanzine Saponifications. The soap base is easy to use, and the two scents that I've smelled are really great. This one, Caravaggio, is an off-the-shelf dupe of Killian - Dark Lord. Dark Lord is really incredible and I've finished off a sample of it. Caravaggio is Dark Lord adjacent, but excellent in its own right.

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• BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• DaveWave94@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  26. November 2025

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
  • Razor: Leaf Thorn
  • Blade: Derby Premium
  • Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra - The Witcher
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master
  • Alum: Osma Alum block

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  2 passes on the head, 1 on the neckline. A great shave except for one nicked mole on my neck.

  This combo is slowly becoming one of my personal all-time favourites, the spicy notes in both scents are working wonderfully in conjunction. Thankfully, no tingling or any other adverse reactions from the soap anymore. I don’t know what was the cause during my first use of it. The Vetonia base is top notch; unfortunately José doesn’t have a dedicated internet presence for his business so his goods could be even more well-known.

  ’nuff said. Enjoy your Wednesday, folks 👍🏻

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have two soaps from Los Jabones de Joserra; Blas de Lezo and Noir. The Witcher looks awesome. Oud, amber, vanilla, tobacco. Checks every box for me. I agree with you about The Master. That’s an underappreciated scene by Shawn.

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    • DaveWave94@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, he’s really good. We did your Noir for one BVWSC and it was a really interesting scent to me too…
      My other LJdJ is “Masala Connection” and I think you’d appreciate that scent even more. Bergamot, Cinnamon, Patchouli, Black Pepper, Cedar, Leather and Tonka Bean - it’s a very bold scent. The Witcher has a bit more sweetness due to the vanilla, Masala Connection is basically just spices, wood and leather. I don’t know how these work so well as a combination, but they somehow do…

      So far I haven’t had a single product scented by Shawn Maher that I disliked. Truly a master perfumer.

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• pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  SOTD - 2025-11-26

  • Prep: Proraso - Crema Pre Barba Protettiva (blue)
  • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar 24mm Boar
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless (1)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Arance Mandarini (sample)
  • Post Shave: Hâttric - Classic Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Tool: wsdb
  • Tags: $discord

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  Have a good one!

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club Meeting – Wed 26 Nov 2025

  • Brush: Chisel and Hound – Screwdjriver with v28 Fanchurian
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications – Caravaggio
  • Post Shave: Pitralon - Swiss version

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  “Fate loves the peerless.” — GEMes Russell Lowell

  First time tying a soap from our u/TheStallionPartThree, and this base is solid! It lathers easily, hydrates gradually, and produces slick lather. On the first try!

  The scent was fairly faint to my nose, but I’m dragging a stubborn cold with me so that might just be me. Kudos to the Stallion!

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  • walden@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Interesting discoloration on that smush… I wonder what caused that?

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No idea. The envelope showed no sign of damage, and i would have expected simple oxidation to manifest more uniformly. A mystery.

      Luckily, it hasn’t messed with latherability

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    • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Mine looks similarly, btw

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  • snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    MMOC++!

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Agreed!

      ^but this is a Clog-Pruf 🙃^

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Quintidi 5 Frimaire an 234 de la Révolution, jour de Cochon: Buena Vista

  • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic Bingcha (Iced Tea)
  • Razor: Thiers Issard Le Grelot (2)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications Caravaggio
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

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  The Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club has reconvened, this time with a soap provided by Walden. The smush lathered up very nicely, and the scent is also very pleasant.

  I got the impression that this scent belongs to the Midnight Stag/Valley of Ashes family. It is not the proletarian uncle who is covered in motor oil and shows his butt crack whenever he bows down; it is not the sophisticated librarian who spends his evenings in a leather armchair reading. Here, I rather see the young man who just bought a leather jacket, and is on his way to the bar.

  A very good first impression!

  Have a good day!

  ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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• snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 26th, 2025: BVWSC - Caravaggio Edition

  • Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm Boar
  • Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes - EdP

  For today's meeting of BVWSC we're shaving with Fanzine Caravaggio. This is not new to me, as I bought a tub in the initial release. It's a soap I always enjoy shaving with.

  Killer scent, excellent lather, what's not to like?

  It's been about a month since I used my CF Legacy as well. This things gives me such a close shave, especially with Lab Blue blades. Such a killer razor!

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• snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  November 26th, 2025: SLS

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. “Amber Smoke” - Silksmoke 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Super Speed Black Tip
  • Blade: Van Der Hagen Stainless (1)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Christmas Eve - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Christmas Eve - EdT

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