Thursday SOTD Thread, December 18th, 2025 (#919)

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• snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 18th, 2025

  • Brush: Omega - 10048 28mm Boar
  • Razor: Merkur 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (10)
  • Lather: Stirling - Christmas Eve - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Christmas Eve - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Christmas Eve - EdT

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  The 34C is great, and Stirling + a boar brush is my happy place.

  Christmas Eve++

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  • gcgallant@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Stirling + a boar brush is my happy place

    A totally dependable pairing

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• walden@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 18th, 2025: Blade Comparison

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - “Rob’s Finest” w/ 25mm Synthetic
  • Razor 1: Baili BR171
  • Razor 2: Baili BR171
  • Blade 1: Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge (5)
  • Blade 2: Personna Lab Blue (5)
  • Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm

  A blind comparison of a Personna Lab Blue and a Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide DE blades, both on shave #5, both in one of my two Baili BR171 razors.

  My wife loaded each blade without me looking, so I didn’t know which blade was on the left side of my face vs. the right.

  During the shave I struggled to discern any difference. Both blades felt the same, so I would hope for one side to stand out while rinsing between passes, but shave quality was also equal.

  I kept trying to make myself pick a “winner” throughout the shave, but I couldn’t.

  I did this same test a couple of weeks ago, but with each blade on the 1st use. I also knew which razor had which blade, and I didn’t stick to one side of my face for each razor. My initial impression during that shave matches my results today – these are likely the same blade.

  Each blade has the manufacturing date laser etched on it. The Lab Blue was made in 2020, and the GEM Platinum Diamond Glide in 2025. Assuming they were made on the same machine, I imagine it has gone through numerous adjustments, maintenance, parts replacements, etc. so the consistency is that much more impressive! Nice job, Edgewell!

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  • gcgallant@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just bought the Accuforge super stainless thinking they are the replacement to the Lab Blue. Haven’t tried one yet.

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    • walden@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think those are the direct replacements 👍. When they first came out all of the vendors were working overtime to educate the public that they were the same, but I haven’t heard anything about the GEM Platinum Diamond Glide (then again I don’t pay much attention to things these days).

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• BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 18th, 2025

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - Black Butterscotch w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic
  • Razor: Above the Tie - Windsor
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Christmas Eve - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Christmas Eve - Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Christmas Eve - EdT

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• gcgallant@wetshav.ing ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 18, 2025

  • Brush: Wald Nimbus Bloodline 27mm J3
  • Razor: J.A. Henckels 50 9/16 Hollow Ground Square Point
  • Lather: Wholly Kaw - Entropy Man - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - Entropy Man - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Wholly Kaw - Entropy Man - Eau de Toilette
  • Talc: Yardley Classic

  2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.

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  This was a test shave for the Jnat edge that I put on this Henckels 50. From testing, I know that the edge is very sharp and consistent on this razor, but my results were different than expected. I strongly suspect that I did not adapt to the 9/16 width properly, so I’ll try another test shave to form a better opinion on this edge.

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Thu 18 Dec 2025

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  • Brush: Chisel and Hound – Screwdjriver with v28 Fanchurian
  • Razor: Puma 88 (5/8", round tip, carbon steel, hollow ground)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann / Southern Witchcrafts Samhain
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann / Southern Witchcrafts Samhain

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