Tuesday SOTD Thread - December 12, 2023

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• sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  SSL Tuesday

  • Brush: Highlander Brushes Jade 26mm Cashmere Knot
  • Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy (Aluminum)
  • Blade: Gillette Nacet [9]
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Toner
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette

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  SSL is sublime.

  Rating: 4.5/5

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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Micromatic 3/7: A Clog-Pruf Tabac Tuesday

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf, first generation, NOS
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

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  I literally don’t understand why people even make razors anymore since razor-making reached its zenith in the 1940s with the GEM Clog Pruf. - @merikus@sub.wetshaving.social

  Great shave with the 1ˢᵗ gen Clog-Pruf (the middle child of the Micromatic family) and the Stank®. The brush keeps shedding large amounts of bristles, it’s time to order a replacement knot and hope it arrives before this brush goes bald.

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  • DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I can thoroughly agree with merikus’ statement. GEM razors in particular are a great piece of engineering - still working flawlessly despite being almost (or in some cases over) 100 years old! Shame that DE blades took over in terms of popularity and availability. It’s really hard to find good GEM blades over here nowadays.

    Sorry to hear about your knot going bald 😔 as a headshaver, I can sympathise with it but unfortunately it won’t yield the same good results as a full brush knot. Hope your replacement arrives in a timely manner!

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    • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s really hard to find good GEM blades over here nowadays.

      Are you familiar with connaught shaving in the UK? They sell 100 packs for £14 and ship to Europe for £2, so even with the high import duties in the EU, it’s a great way to get enough blades for years of shaving at a cheap price per blade.

      Hope your replacement arrives in a timely manner!

      Thanks!

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• MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Dec. 12, 2023

  • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
  • Blade: GEM Stainless
  • Lather: House Of Mammoth - Sonder - Soap
  • Post Shave: House Of Mammoth - Sonder - Aftershave

  Good shave. Happy to dig this old unit out for a nice close shave.

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  December 12, 2023 - Zingari Zischtig

  • Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1

  • Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point

  • Lather: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

  • Aftershave: Zingari Man - The Nomad - Aftershave

  • Talc: Yardley Gold
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  Wonderful shave. Sweet bay, rum and lime. A great scent and it reminds me that I’m out of rum, live in a sailing town, and require my daily grog. Some Ron Zacapa and fresh lime sounds like a winner to me!

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You live in a sailor town, and it’s Lumumba season, and you don’t have rum? oh, oh!

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      and you don’t have rum?

      Crisis averted 😁

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• spj_hook@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Tuesday, December 12, 2023

  • Prep: hot shower
  • Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush, 27mm
  • Razor: Gillette Ball-end Tech K4 (1965)
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge balm

  Lol, just noticing today that the Tech looks hilariously puny sitting next to the Chubby.

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  December 12, 2023

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
  • Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Soap
  • Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Reserve Fern - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
  • Post Shave: Harry’s - Aftershave Balm
  • Fragrance: Brut - EdT

  Another fantastic shave with the Fatip Gentile. Now that I’ve used it twice, I’m somewhat of an expert.

  Blade alignment has always been poor on Fatips, requiring manual intervention. You can always get them aligned, but they don’t naturally fall into place like with most other razors.

  The Gentile is an improvement in this department, not because the blade does a better job aligning itself (it still sucks there), but because there’s a visual reference to help center it. Open Comb Fatip’s leave you darting your eyes back and forth, trying to decide if both sides are even. The Gentile safety bar has a visual line on each side that you can line the blade up with. It makes the process much easier.

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• PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  December 12, 2023: Zingari Zischtig

  • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
  • Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
  • Razor: Greencult GC 2.0 II
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (40)
  • Lather: Zingari Man The Watchman
  • Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large

  * Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
  I cannot let gcgallant carry the fine tradition of Zingari Zischtig all alone. I join with The Watchman. Like all Zingari soaps I have, very slick, easy to lather and with an intriguing scent.

  Have a good night!

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Watchman++;

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