Sunday SOTD Thread - January 7, 2024

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nowrongnotes@beehaw.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Jan 7, '24

Prep: hot shower, Neutrogena glycerin soap

Brush: Shavemac silvertip D01 (3-band) 24 mm

Lather: Ariana & Evans ultima (Barbiere Classico)

Razor: Tatara Masamune (with Nodachi cap for at little extra blade exposure)

Blade: Parker platinum

Post: Thayer’s face tonic

Post: Art of Shaving sandalwood balm

2 passes + touch-up before bed tonight. Always preferable to getting up early Monday morning for my shave.
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- djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I’ve never tried the new Ultima bar of A&E. Is it notably better than Kaizen and Kaizen 2?
  
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  - nowrongnotes@beehaw.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I wouldn’t say notably better than K2, but I think it feels slightly more moisturizing, with a bit better post-shave feel.
    
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walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
January 7, 2024

Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger

Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed

Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (4)

Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap

Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave

Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm

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

We haven’t gotten as much snow as they predicted so far, but it’s still coming down lightly. I shoveled the walk and snowblowed the driveway.

About 4 months ago I got new (better) tires for my lawn tractor which has the snowblower on the front of it. I also added 80 pounds (36 kg) of additional weight to the back, bringing the total to 160 lbs (72kg) (plus the driver, whose weight shall remain a mystery). The new combo is GREAT. Even with chains, the old tires would spin all the time going up the hill. These tires did a great job.

Yesterday I installed 3 overhead bulb sockets in the shed. They are 120 volt and powered by an inverter. I have a 100w solar panel which charges a 105Ah lead acid battery which runs the inverter. It’s great!

Since I’m talking about lawn mowers and sheds and snow, I’ll share a couple of pictures since I’m so proud of it all. The new tires and weights can be seen in the first picture, along with the new lights.

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- gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Great looking shed! Those weights look as if they are made for the tractor. Are they, or did you customize something?
  
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  - walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They are John Deere branded, and fit on most of their lawn tractors as far as I know. For being a niche custom fit product they aren’t too expensive. They cost about 30% more than a similar weight dumbbell 💪
    
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- djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Very nice setup! I like living in the city most of the time, but moments like this make me miss having a garden.
  
  Varen++;
  
  Cerberus buddies today 🍻
  
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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Fruity Sunday

Brush: Zenith 506U N (50/50 horse mane/tail)

Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. Ontario 81 (5/8", full hollow, round point)

Lather: Declaration Grooming Peaches + Scream

Aftershave: Ariana and Evans Peach & Cognac

Fragrance: House of Mammoth/Noble Otter/Declaration Grooming Cerberus

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Heavily leaning into the sweet stone fruit 🍑 today. The razor was in the first batch or straight razors I bought when the Lather Games Organising Committee introduced the hardware scavenger hunt in 2022, forcing me to learn this new skill. It’s a run-of-the-mill 5/8 hollow ground and was well honed when I got it. It was the first straight razor I ever got a good shave from. I haven’t used it in 18 or so months, and now, using it some 400 straight razor shaves later, it still felt good.

I forgot the #Talc today. Oops.

Got really nice compliments on both Cerberus and Peach & Cognac from the Mrs. Good times
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- gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Peach and cognac are favorites here. The soap and splash are nice too ;-)
  
  Cerberus++;
  
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spj_hook@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Sunday, January 7, 2024

Prep: hot shower

Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Shaving Brush, Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm

Razor: Edwin Jagger DE 89L

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)

Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Shaving Soap

Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave Balm

I’m for now sticking with my old school set up of the Jagger with a Silver Blue. (Technically an old school setup would be one of my vintages, but this is “my” old school setup as it’s how I started wetshaving.
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PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Sunday, January 7, 2024: Fire!

Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave

Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎

Razor: Koraat 14.2 Straight Razor

Osma: Osma

Lather: Barbury’s Shaving Soap

Postshave: Brut Original

Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

As a Christmas gift, my mother-in-law gave me Barbury’s shaving soap. They promise:

Shaving soap is essential to a traditional shave. Simply wet Barburys Shaving Soap and use the brush to build a luxurious lather. Use the brush to apply the lather to your face and then start shaving. Thanks to the soap’s unique alum and shea butter formula, irritated skin post-shave will be a thing of the past.

Well, I had some trouble getting the lather working (I ended up with a foamy proto-lathery foam), although I tried for a rather long time. Maybe I’ll give it another try with a synthetic, and maybe also with a DE - it probably simply does not provide lather that is protective enough for a straight shave. Anyways, my face is irritated and burning, and I wouldn’t recommend it.

Have a good night!

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- walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Sounds like a nice bath soap.
  
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  - PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Maybe. And to be fair, their instructions are honest:
    
    Simply wet Barburys Shaving Soap and use the brush to build a luxurious lather.
    
    Nowhere do they specify that you should use the brush on their shaving soap, so I totally could wet this soap, and use Stirling. 🤔 I may get away telling my mother in law that I used the shaving soap following their instructions, and got great lather.
    
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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
January 7, 2024

Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan

Razor: Blackland Razors Vector

Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (5)

Lather: Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Soap

Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave

Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Eau de Parfum

Talc: Yardley Gold

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Terrific shave today. I went for the stone fruit trifecta and was not disappointed.
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- djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Cerberus ++;
  
  Triple post shave today, time to add the alum 🍀
  
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