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- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 29th, 2025 (#655) 1 day ago:
Mar 29, 2025 - MM25: Catie’s Bubbles
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Brilliance 26mm v23 Fanchurian Badger Knot
- Razor: Blackland Razors Vector
- Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional [1]
- Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - V - Soap
- Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod - Passion Poivrée - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Hermès - Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver - Eau de Parfum
This matchup may be close, so I’m casting my vote for CBubs with today’s use of the incredible V.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 29th, 2025 (#655) 2 days ago:
PV is my go to when I just want something mild and understated. I still smell it throughout the day, but it’s just the right kind of mellow
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - March 27th, 2025 (#653) 4 days ago:
Mar 27, 2025 - MM25:
Talent Soap FactoryCatie’s Bubbles- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Atlas II 26mm Raptor Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [4]
- Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR - Soap
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Retreat - Aftershave Lotion
- Fragrance: First Line Shaving/Black Mountain Shaving - Sutton Distilled - Eau de Parfum
Well, TSF had a good run, making it to the final four as the underdog. Can’t go wrong with the remaining three, since all have top tier soap bases and scents that are community favorites.
Speaking of favorite scents, I gave CB DFTR a try this morning. It reminds me of a more mellow Arcane Abyss, which I unfortunately cannot wear anymore because it gives me headaches.
I guess I’m slightly on theme today as there is a boozy note in DFTR, and I wrapped up the shave with Sutton Distilled, which is definitely on theme.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - March 25th, 2025 (#651) 5 days ago:
Mar 25, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Grizzly Bay Fireball 26mm Declaration Grooming B15 Badger Knot
- Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
- Blade: Gillette Nacet [1]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - His Master’s Voice - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company - American Vintage - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Fragrance: Bentley - Bentley for Men Intense - Eau de Parfum
A soap that smells like vinyl records? Check!
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - March 19th, 2025 (#645) 1 week ago:
Mar 19, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Atlas II 26mm Raptor Knot
- Razor: Mühle R41
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [13]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Wallflower - Soap
- Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Company - Notti de Vienza - Splash
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Lonestar - Eau de Parfum
Wallflower is a new scent to me from TSF that I picked up during their recent sale. It has a light, very pleasant aroma, somewhat reminiscent of Lonestar.
I also used the new brush sent to me by u/Priusaurus and it’s absolutely gorgeous.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - March 17th, 2025 (#643) 1 week ago:
Mar 17, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Daliesque 26mm Manchurian T1 Badger Knot
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [4]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Vandal - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Son et Lumiere - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Son et Lumiere - Eau de Parfum
Vandal’s unique scent profile of Spray Paint and Melon paired perfectly with the urban Petrichor, Son et Lumiere.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 15th, 2025 (#641) 2 weeks ago:
Mar 15, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Commodore 26mm v26 Fanchurian Badger Knot
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [3]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Trash Panda - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
- Fragrance: First Line Shaving/Black Mountain Shaving - Sutton Distilled - Eau de Parfum
Warm scent notes of “Oak Aged Bourbon, Honeyed Figs, Plum, Wild Currant, Sweet Dates, Date Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Brown Sugar Cubes, and Vetiver.” What’s not to love.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - March 13th, 2025 (#639) 2 weeks ago:
Mar 13, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf 26mm Maggard Razors Premium Boar Boar Knot
- Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [3]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Riviera - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Westman Shaving - (Desas)sossego - Splash
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monarch - Eau de Parfum
Bright neroli and bright colors for this Theme Thursday, March Madness crossover.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - March 11th, 2025 (#637) 2 weeks ago:
Scent-wise, we were on the same wavelength this morning. 🍻
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - March 11th, 2025 (#637) 2 weeks ago:
Mar 11, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Highlander Brushes Jade 26mm Cashmere Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [2]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Moon Shadow - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - 茉莉綠茶 (Jasmine Green Tea) - Splash
- Fragrance: Gentleman’s Nod - Musashi - Eau de Parfum
Normally this would just be Talent Tea Tuesday for me, but it also works for March Madness. Today was another great selection of scents to start the morning off right.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - March 10th, 2025 (#636) 2 weeks ago:
Mar 10, 2025 - Mammoth Monday: International Edition
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Geaux 28mm Oumo Sparrow S-1 Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [2]
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Ausflug - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Fleur de France - Splash
Such great scents for this shave.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - March 9th, 2025 (#635) 3 weeks ago:
Valedictorian++
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - March 9th, 2025 (#635) 3 weeks ago:
Mar 9, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Souls 26mm Manchurian T1 Badger Knot
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [2]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Echo Beach - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Waves - Aftershave
This is the exact setup that I used a year ago today for March Madness 2024.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - March 7th, 2025 (#633) 3 weeks ago:
There are several I would recommend:
- Trash Panda (Oak Aged Bourbon, Honeyed Figs, Plum, Wild Currant, Sweet Dates, Date Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Brown Sugar Cubes & Vetiver)
- Wolf Mother (wine, tobacco flower, whiskey, cocoa, marshmallow, sandalwood, cedar, amber, patchouli)
- Moon Shadow (jasmine, tea, sandalwood).
Moon Shadow is my favorite. Then there are some of their scents that can get really wild, and in a good way:
- Toki (corn husk, citrus, apricot, rose, orchid, herbs, radish leaf, oak wood)
- Vandal (Spray Paint, Melon)
- Frankie Mermaid (grape soda, bubble gum, sugar, tonka bean & wormwood)
So it depends on how adventurous you want to get. Unfortunately, none of these scents are available on the Etsy store right now. I’m assuming he’s having the 50% sale to make room for new/returning scents. That is kind of his MO.
If you are looking at buying something during their sale, I would just check out the descriptions of each and see what sounds interesting.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - March 7th, 2025 (#633) 3 weeks ago:
Mar 7, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14 Badger Knot
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [1]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Save the Earth - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Splash
- Fragrance: Lalique - Encre Noire A L’Extreme - Eau de Parfum
It finally dawned on me this morning which scent Save the Earth reminds me of. I paired it with Hallows just to be sure. If Hallows is an earthy, Fall scent, then StE is a Springtime cousin.
Happy Friday!
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - March 6th, 2025 (#632) 3 weeks ago:
Mar 6, 2025 - Theme Thursday: Women’s History Month
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Purple Hybrid 28mm Declaration Grooming B7 Badger Knot
- Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [2]
- Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Lycanthropy - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Lycanthropy - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Sunrise on LaSalle - Eau de Toilette
Courtney’s Desairology was my gateway into artisan Wetshaving products. So many of Southern Witchcrafts’ unique scents are favorite staples for me now. Her vegan lather is also exceptional.
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] April Edition Soap Nomination Thread 3 weeks ago:
Sure, no problem
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - March 5th, 2025 (#631) 3 weeks ago:
Mar 5, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Punch 26mm v24 Badger Knot
- Razor: Mühle R41
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [12]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Fantasy Donut - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Gemutlichkeit - Aftershave
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Rumble - Eau de Parfum
TSF Fantasy Donut, CF Gemutlichkeit, and HoM Rumble are all right at my limit for gourmand, sweet scents. That said, these are fantastic, and I smell like a high-end coffee shop and bakery.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - March 4th, 2025 (#630) 3 weeks ago:
Ishtar++
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - March 3rd, 2025 (#629) 3 weeks ago:
Mar 3, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Declaration Grooming Magic Hour 28mm B8 Badger Knot
- Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [1]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Where the Wild Things Were - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Troll Toll - Aftershave
Another use of TSF, and WTWTW is one of their odd scent combinations that somehow works well. Followed it up with Troll Toll for good measure.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - March 3rd, 2025 (#629) 3 weeks ago:
Great looking brush!
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] April Edition Soap Nomination Thread 4 weeks ago:
I’ve not heard of Smart Helix, I’ll have to look it up
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] April Edition Soap Nomination Thread 4 weeks ago:
Areffa Soap - Phantom of Kyiv
Top: hazelnut, lemon, orange, lime Heart: cedar, clove, rose, lily of the valley Base: oak, pine, patchouli, eucalyptus
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 1st, 2025 (#627) 4 weeks ago:
Trash Panda++
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 1st, 2025 (#627) 4 weeks ago:
Mar 1, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Eye of Jupiter 27mm Motherlode Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [1]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Columbiana - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod - Sidama - Aftershave
Kicking off March Madness with TSF’s Columbiana, a bold, dark-roasted coffee scent that is perfect to wake up to in the morning.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - February 28th, 2025 (#626) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 weeks ago:
TSF, let’s go!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - February 28th, 2025 (#626) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 weeks ago:
Atlas Shaves II - Final Day
- Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [25]
- Lather: MacDuffs Soap Company - American Vintage - Soap
- Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company - American Vintage - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve - Torchwood - Eau de Parfum
Wow, what an honor to post this as the champion of such a grueling, demanding, and unexpectedly cutthroat Wetshaving contest!
First, let me say, this was no easy feat. Every day, not knowing if we would continue to lather in glory or fall victim to the cruel hand of the Latherbot. One day, it’s a luxurious tallow-based soap with a scent profile so complex even a sommelier could weep; the next, you’re staring down a puck of unknown origin that smells like regret and desperation. And yet, we persisted!
To my fellow competitors—you are all champions in my eyes. Your dedication to the game, the mad flourish of combing through scent notes, and digging out buried soaps just to secure a perfect shave all while under the pressure of soap roulette—I salute you! Some of you were taken too soon due to the early onslaught of obscure unobtainium. And to those who were tragically disqualified for using the wrong variations of citrus—I applaud your valiant efforts to stay in the game.
Finally, to the community—thank you for your keen soap policing, your adherence to NDG’s rules, and your relentless pursuit to keep us all on the straight and narrow. You were the true backbone of this competition, and I am equal parts in awe and terrified of you.
And now, March Madness!
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 24 0 Artisan 60 0 Scenter 3 0 Half of the scent notes 16 +2 Airbudding the day 0 0 Cross posting 28 +1 Snitching 1 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 18 0 Total 150 +3 - Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - February 27th, 2025 (#626) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 weeks ago:
😲 Thank you! It was a very close game, and you were a formidable opponent.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - February 27th, 2025 (#626) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 weeks ago:
Atlas Shaves II - Day 27
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Hybrid 28mm Declaration Grooming B13 Badger Knot
- Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [21]
- Lather: Zingari Man - Seafarer - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge v2 - Splash
- Fragrance: Hermès - Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver - Eau de Parfum
I didn’t have Nomad, but I uncovered a semi-forgotten favorite, Seafarer.
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 24 0 Artisan 60 +4 Scenter 3 0 Half of the scent notes 14 0 Airbudding the day 0 0 Cross posting 27 +1 Snitching 1 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 18 +1 Total 147 +6 - Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - February 26th, 2025 (#625) [Atlas Shaves Edition] 4 weeks ago:
Hoarder is more like it 😅
