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• walden@wetshav.ing ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 27th, 2025

  • Brush: Maggard Razors - Tuxedo 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: RazoRock GOAT
  • Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (2)
  • Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Soap
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - EdT

  Overall decent, but surprisingly I think I don’t like these blades in this razor. Every other blade I’ve tried works great. Or maybe it’s just the lather that doesn’t offer as much protection as I’m used to? I’ve always thought the APR base was quite good, but looks and smell can be deceiving.

  Despite the blade not feeling the best, the shave is still super close. This razor just can’t miss.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have only tried smushes of APR. To me, it was all about the fragrance. There’s nothing wrong with the soap base imo. Just nothing to write home about.

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 27, 2025

  • Brush: Wald Flare “Viola” - Lapis Colorway - 28mm A1
  • Razor: Thiers Issard Le Transatlantic 7/8" Full Hollow Round Point
  • Lather: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
  • Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Aftershave

  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  I’m revisiting this scent in preparation for creating a list of 5 soaps that are my favorites. My take on this is to create 5 categories of soap scent, then find a soap in each category that I could use every day. Nomad falls into the Bay Rum category for me even though it is not a “classic” bay rum scent. I’m a fan of the strong, classic bay rum, but I could not use it every day. I could use this one, though. Enjoy your weekend!

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  • snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh I love this idea! What are the five categories?

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is a YouTube challenge that was given to me. The actual challenge is:

      • 5 favorite soaps
      • 4 favorite aftershaves
      • 3 favorite brushes
      • 2 favorite razors
      • 1 favorite blade (if a safety razor shaver), or 1 favorite stone (if a straight razor shaver)

      With so many soaps, I can’t really pick 5 favorites, and I almost always use an aftershave that matches the soap, so I have changed my interpretation of the challenge.

      1. My favorite soap with a top-tier lather in each of 5 scent categories.
      2. My 4 favorite aftershaves when I don’t match the soap scent.
      3. My 3 favorite brushes in the badger, boar, and synthetic categories
      4. My 2 straight razors that have the most meaning to me
      5. My most enjoyable sharpening stone to use.

      For soaps, I was going to use “citrus”, “aquatic”, “barbershop”, “bay rum”, “gourmand”. Now, I’m thinking * Spicy/Warm * Floral * Whisky/Tobacco * Woods * Unique

      I’m open to ideas.

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• snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  December 27th, 2025

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear - Gelousy (A3) 28mm Badger
  • Razor: Blackland Sabre
  • Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (12)
  • Lather: Zingari Man - El Cantinero - Soap
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - El Cantinero - Aftershave Serum
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - EdT

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  A beautiful shave for a sunny Saturday morning.

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• pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  SOTD - 2025-12-27: Adventus Calendar

  • Prep: Proraso - Crema Pre Barba Protettiva (blue)
  • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless (1)
  • Lather: Wholly Kaw - Twice as Spice
  • Post Shave: Black Ship Grooming - 7 Doubloons Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Tool: WSDB
  • Tags: $discord

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  Indoctrination status: [OOO.]

  Adventus Day 20

  Today’s soap is Twice As Spice by Wholly Kaw (tallow version). This soap is like Old Spice’s hot sister. It had a great scent throughout and I think it might have been the Cedar note that popped out several times. I even made a fourth pass just for fun. What a great base.

  Today’s satchel also held a few more samples: Catie’s Bubbles Maggard Razors 2025 Meetup*, B&M *Oceana*, and B&M *Presto.

  Have a good one!

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh! I am a big fan of Sri’s tallow base and I am a veteran Shulton Old Spice user. I can’t believe I haven’t tried Twice As Spice! I’m putting it on the list!

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    • pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In cowzilla3’s note on it, I think he chatted them up and they found a tub of it for him. I looked on the Wholly Kaw site and they don’t mention it. They really should bring it back.

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• BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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