Sunday SOTD Thread - Dec. 24 2023

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• merikus@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  12/24/2023

  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
  • Blade: GEM PTFE (1)
  • Brush: Zenith - MOAR BOAR
  • Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20
  • Soap: Stirling Soap Co. - Christmas Eve
  • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Christmas Eve
  • Balm: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented
  • Osma: Osma - Osma

  Christmas Eve calls for Christmas Eve. I’ve mentioned before how this scent reminds me of Christmas Eves at my grandparents’ house as a kid. The scent just really does it for me, everything about it is wonderful. Great last shave before Christmas.

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  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was going to use Christmas Eve today, but a tub kill of something else took precedence. I figured I can enjoy Christmas Eve any day of the year, so no big loss 😀

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    • merikus@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It was that or Noir, and I felt I needed to stay on brand.

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• walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  December 24, 2023

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
  • Razor: Micromatic Clog-Pruf (Gen 1)
  • Razor: MMOC (Gen 2)
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
  • Lather: Noble Otter - Hamami - Soap
  • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

  Tub kill.

  I’ve been setting myself up for back-to-back kills – and tomorrow I’ll give myself a Christmas gift of killing a tub of Roam.

  It turns out my wife actually likes Hamami. She hasn’t said anything about it until today when I showed these two tubs, bragging about killing them back to back. I still have the aftershave and EdT so that’s good.

  Today’s GEM experiment involved a “corked” blade and non-corked blade. Corked went in the Clog-Pruf and non went in the MMOC. Couldn’t tell a difference, really.

  Nice shave. I’ll probably continue using GEM’s for a couple more days (maybe longer because I’ll have to pack a razor for a road trip) just to make sure I get them all in. I still have a Pushbutton and the MM24 to use, and I’d like to use the Ever-Ready Streamline again before sending @EldrormR@sub.wetshaving.social his razors back.

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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Couldn’t tell a difference, really.

    I’m not surprised. The idea of drawing an edge through cork or soft wood is used in knife sharpening to deburr an edge or to remove fatigued metal that is about to fracture. I wouldn’t expect shaving to create edge conditions where corking would be very effective. Though I wouldn’t do it with a replaceable blade, I can see where stropping (palm, denim, etc.) could make a difference.

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• DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  SOTD 24.12.2023

  • Prep: warm water
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing/Bullet Tip gold plated
  • Blade: GEM PTFE
  • Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
  • Lather: Noble Otter - Lonestar
  • Post Shave: Dick Johnson’s “God Spray”; Natura Siberica ASB gel
  • Fragrance: Obvious - Un Oud EdP sample

  So either nobody shaved on Christmas or no one has posted yet? Either way, here’s my SOTD from before my late shift:

  1 pass head shave with a festive setup. NO Lonestar and festive? Yes, to me it smells like marzipan. Or at least very close to it. A nice comfortable shave.

  The EdP sample smells nice, but I haven’t worn it for long before changing into my work clothes. I’ll see how I like this one.

  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you!

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