Friday SOTD Thread, February 6th, 2026 (#969)

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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Octidi 18 Pluviôse an 234 de la Révolution, jour d’If

Preshave: Proraso White Preshave

Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎

Razor: Greencult GC 2.0 II

Blade: Treet Platinum (1)

Lather: Stirling Arcadia

Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel

Postshave: Terre d’Hermès After Shave Lotion

Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Reporting on a morning shave. I’m headed for a former colleague’s funeral, and settled on Arkadia for an event-appropriate scent.

Have a good day.

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~
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- FWAaron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Condolences on losing your colleague. I hope their memories bring some light to your day.
  
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  - PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Thanks! It was very moving
    
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FWAaron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
February 6, 2026

Prep: Shower

Brush: Badlands Shaving w/ AP Shave Co G5c 26mm

Razor: GEM Junior

Blade: GEM PTFE

Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Saguaro Blossom

Post Shave: Neutrogena Hydro-Boost Gel Cream

Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Campania

Whiskers: Jojoba/Argan w/Tea Tree Oil

This soap doesn’t seem to be in WSDB yet I suppose because it’s seasonal. I think they’ve released it more than once year so I hope they continue. It’s very nice. It’s sweet but well balanced. I recommend it.

Used the GEM Junior second day in a row.
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- PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  Used the GEM Junior second day in a row.
  
  At this rate, it will get senior very quick 🤔
  
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  - FWAaron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I believe you are looking for !dadjokes@lemmy.world
    
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snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

February 6th, 2026

Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
Blade: Astra Green (9)
Lather: Stirling - Destination Unknown - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling - Destination Unknown - Aftershave
Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
Fragrance: Stirling - Destination Unknown - EdT

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Today’s challenge soap is The Holy Black - Jeckyll and Hyde (Mr. Hyde). Scent notes are: Vetiver, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Amber.

Stirling - Destination Unknown, a dupe of Versace Eros, matches 100% of these notes:

Italian lemon and mandarin, mint oil, candied apple, geranium flower, clary sage essence, *amber*, cedarwood, *vetiver*, *patchouli*, *sandalwood*, and vanilla.

Road to victory:

Category	∑	Δ
Daily theme soap	6	0
Artisan	4	0
Scenter	0	0
Half of the scent notes	6	+2
Airbudding the day	1	0
Cross posting	6	+1
Snitching	6	0
Snitching incorrectly	0	0
Goody Two-Shoes	6	+1
Total	35	+4

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BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
February 6th, 2026

Brush: AP Shave Co. - Black Butterscotch w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic

Razor: Above the Tie - Windsor

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue

Lather: Martin de Candre - Fougère - Soap

Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Armonia - Aftershave

Shave 14 of the brain bowl
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walden@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
February 6th, 2026

Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic

Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (10)

Lather: Wet Shaving Products - Black Amber Vanille - Soap

Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave

Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment

Not the worst, but I did give myself a tad bit of irritation.
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TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
SOTD - 2026-02-06

Facewash: Stirling Activated Charcoal Facial Soap

Prep: Stirling Unscented Preshave Soap

Brush: Unbranded; badger? I reached out to the person who sold it to me and they aren’t sure but they think it is badger.

Razor: Stirling de3p6s standard head

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue(1)

Lather: Farmcraft VT Cedar Shave Soap

Alum: Stirling Travel Size Alum

Toner: Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel & Aloe

Aftershave: Stirling Deton-8 Aftershave Splash

Serum: Ash Hopper Blueberry Serum

Balm: Stirling Deton-8 Aftershave Balm

Lotion: Humble Bee Botanicals “Calendulove” Face Cream

Fragrance: Stirling Deton-8 EdT

One of my best shaves so far, approaching DFS. First pass WTG. 2nd pass WTG on chin. 3rd pass XTG on chin and moustache. I changed a lot of things for today’s shave which makes it hard to tell what made it so good. I think the blade was nice, but so was the shaving cream - nice cushion, sufficiently slick, mild but pleasant scent. Possibly the least feedback I have ever gotten from my alum!

I also changed up my preshave method a bit, trying something I saw on shavemyface.com. I showered as usual but this time after sudsing the preshave soap on my face I didn’t rinse it straight off. Instead I got a washcloth damp with really dang hot water and held it on my face until it cooled down and then repeated 3x and then rinsing off fully before shaving. Maybe that helped more than my usual routine where I would just rinse it right off.

Also my package from Stirling arrived:

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- snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  At this point I don’t really do any pre shave. The most I’ll do is rub some of the extra lather from the tub on my face.
  
  When I get irritation it’s usually because my lather or technique was off.
  
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  - TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I think my technique is not anywhere close to perfect, so that is almost certainly part (or most) of the story here.
    
    I really struggle to avoid tugging on my chin, so much that I find it almost impossible to do a smooth/fluid pass; the razor frequently catches. I think I am having a hard time keeping the angle correct as I navigate the quickly changing angles and that I have a bad habit of pressing the blade too hard. I feel like even when I am getting it to cut on my chin it is impossible to get a close shave, so then I do more passes which results in irritation. I have the same problem in my moustache area except the difficulty navigating contours isn’t an issue there so idk why I can’t get it close there.
    
    I am also pretty inexperienced in making good lathers so that may be part of it as well. Overall though I feel that I have been making faster progress in this department, especially in the last week or two :)
    
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- snooting@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  The chin and jawline is typically my hardest area as well. Small strokes and skin stretching help me a lot when shaving there.
  
  And again, good lather makes a huge difference. You want to basically use as much water as possible without breaking the lather.
  
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pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

SOTD - 2026-02-06

Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
Lather: The Holy Black - Gunpowder Spice
Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser
Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
Fragrance: Fabergé - Brut Classic Splash On
Tool: WSDB
Tags: $discord u/AdWorried2804 $ASS $TLC

Kind of Fougère Friday with a bit of Spice.

Atlas TLC Scorecard

Category	∑	Δ
DT Soap (6)	0	0
DT Brand (4)	4	+4
DT Scenter (3)	0	0
Half of the scent notes (2)	0	0
Airbudding the day	0	0
Cross posting	1	+1
Snitching	0	0
Snitching incorrectly	0	0
Engagement Booster	1	+1
Total	6	+6

Have a good one.

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FWAaron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Gunpowder Spice sounds interesting! I have some Dr. Jon’s Black River soap and EDT which is floral and gunpowder and I quite like it.

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- pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  This is a pretty good dupe of classic Old Spice with that gunpowder note sitting right on top.
  
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