DaveWave94
@DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - August 15th, 2025 4 days ago:
Thank you very much for the explanation and the link to our webview version - turns out I had to access my full profile settings from my Firefox browser there. I was able to select “English” and also “Deutsch” (= german, my native tongue) together with the standard “Undetermined”. Unfortunately it couldn’t be done from my current app, but it worked pretty conveniently on my phone browser. Android phone with A 15 and the latest Firefox version for anyone wondering…
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - August 15th, 2025 4 days ago:
Raccoon shows 3 comments in the whole thread in the card preview but I can only see your comment here and it has a ton of “error loading comments. Try again?”-messages in the last few days. I don’t know WTF is going on with Lemmy atm…
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 13th, 2025 (#792) 6 days ago:
13.08.2025
- Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
- Razor: Stando Perun; KAI Captain J-7 kamisori shavette
- Blade: Personna Super; KAI Captain Protouch MG
- Lather: Moon Soaps - Union
- Post-Shave: OAM - sensitive skin toner; alum block; Benecos 3in1 moisturising & soothing ASB
- Passes & Info: 2 passes on both head and face around a circle beard; good shave on the dome, dumpster fire on the face. 3 different post shave products should tell you enough…
So this shave was a pretty even 50/50. I thought I could finally get away with shaving on my face again, I really hoped it’d be the case. Trimming went well today, so I actually had a pretty solid shape of the circle beard to go by. Sadly, it was completely awful. I don’t know how I managed to cruise through a whole AA in 2022 with just this shavette. My muscle memory seems to be gone for the most part and I hoped this would be like riding a bike - once you know how to do it, you never lose it. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case here.
It didn’t help that most of Union’s smell has faded and it mostly smells like a cardboard box where a soap came in. It still had good glide and a nice pinch of menthol, my shaved head proves it. I thought it’d be a shame to leave this expensive KAI shavette lying around, gathering dust. But I should’ve spent some time re-learning the basics without a blade first. Despite the guarded blade, I caught lots of weepers and basically got every possible kind of irritation. Bleeding spots? Check. Redness and razor burn? Check. I’ll have to follow up with an antiseptic spray (alcohol free of course) and some panthenol cream before going to bed. And the shave wasn’t even that close. A massive FU on my part… At least I did my best to make this shave relaxing by listening to some ambient tunes again. I know there used to be a consensus that one should shave in complete silence to focus more on the razor feedback, but I think this is a bit more esoteric than actually helpful. I already have trouble focusing on a single task due to my ADHD, strangely ambient music helps me to do it while studying - and maybe it can help me appreciate shaving a bit more again?
My general plan is to get back into alternating between head and face shaves, since combination skin is a bitch and my dry skin parts could benefit from semi regular exfoliation and good aftershave products. Plus it’ll fix those glaring patchy growth on my right side being too visible. Apparently the “scruffy goat”, i.e. a full goatee with some light stubble around it is a real thing now, so I could easily go with 2-3 days between face shaves and continue to shave my head at least every other day to maintain the smooth look I prefer.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 12th, 2025 (#791) 1 week ago:
Schaffhausen used to be where my father stayed during his time as a tiler on assembly work in Switzerland. Nice part of the country with very friendly people around. We often visited the Rheinfälle, since it was just 5 minutes from the hotel where all the workers stayed. The surrounding area with its great nature makes for some nice hiking trips, definitely worth a visit. If Schwyzerdytsch is used, it doesn’t need any Trump or other names: it’s Ryfall then IIRC, spoken with an “ü” instead of a hard y. Even though I audibly chortled at “Rhizzfälle” 😂
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790) 1 week ago:
tbh I often still see it as a chore that I need to fit between other tasks. This time was different though, I actively chose to do it at a set time and listened to ambient music while shaving. It was noticeably more relaxing that way.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790) 1 week ago:
11.08.2025
- Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
- Razor: Stando Perun
- Blade: Personna Super (USA) vs. Derby Premium (Turkey)
- Lather: Jean & Len - Fresh Menthol, shaving paste (made by Meißner Tremonia)
- Post-Shave: OAM - sensitive skin toner
- Passes & Info: 2 pass head shave; 1 with each blade. Good and smooth shave.
Today I finally found the motivation to shave again - been going with electric trimmers lately but it just isn’t the same. I tried two things inspired by @walden@sub.wetshaving.social 's latest SOTD posts: first this shaving cream/paste made under license by Meißner Tremonia, and then a small “battle of the blades” from blades I found in my drawer.
While MTs pastes used to be harder creams that were even a bit harder than some artisan croaps (
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790) 1 week ago:
Trying out a variety of different razor blades from all over the world is indeed fun - thanks to RBC, I tried a lot of the known ones but also the more exotic ones like Gillette Minora, Winner, and almost the entire range of Lord (Egypt) and Treet (Pakistan). The latter were my first contact with a fully black DE blade called “Black Beauty”. It was uncoated carbon steel, so it caught rust fairly quick but the shaves weren’t bad while it lasted. Now I am inspired to dig into my blade drawer and find some exotic ones to try out for my shave later - I’m all set with blades, but sometimes a little bit of experimenting can spark tons of fun!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 1 week ago:
Meißner Tremonia is a german artisan. While their “Strong ‘n’ Scottish” soap smells awful to me, they also licensed their “Triple Menthol” for a harder croap/shaving paste to another german cosmetics brand, Jean & Len. It’s really good but the cooling effect is strong with this one. I also had a sample of “Wild Oranges” which I also own in hand & body soap format. That’s definitely one of their best scents, a dark citrus blend of bitter, blood and sweet oranges. Unfortunately they don’t make shaving products anymore except aftershaves, nowadays they focus on beard care products and hand/body soap only…
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 1 week ago:
They indeed did stop producing shaving soap and also their shaving paste (harder creams) are on clearance sale now. Unfortunate…
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 1 week ago:
Pretty cool music tip! Very relaxing.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 2 weeks ago:
01.08.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle
- Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - GraveFruit II
- Post-Shave: Southern Witchcrafts GraveFruit II AS
- Passes & Info: single pass on head and face. A really solid shave, but some minor irritation on the face in the form of weepers.
Haven’t used this soap in a while and the beginning of August is a good opportunity for such a nice citrus scent. I’m really sorry that SW closed down, their scents were really bold and they had one of the best vegan bases ever created. Also, the only artisan afaik who only has alcohol-free toners as their aftershave and those are top notch too.
Seems like my face still hates shaving - while the dome didn’t mind blade contact after a day off, my face skin maybe dislikes shaving in general. It doesn’t even feel bad until after I rinse the remaining lather off, really weird…
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 30th, 2025 (#778) 2 weeks ago:
30.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle
- Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra - Masala Connection
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
- Passes & Info: 1 pass on the dome, 2 on the face - felt smooth, but strong burn when applying the post-shave. 1 weeper on the neck.
Rainy day, so it was time for some cold weather scents. Masala Connection smells a bit more mature than I actually am, but I really enjoy those scent notes combined.
It seems like my skin needs a break from shaving tomorrow. While I used my mildest razor and the actual shave felt good, my skin burned when I applied the ASB lotion - and it’s alcohol-free. At least I had a nice 3 day streak.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, July 29th, 2025 (#777) 3 weeks ago:
29.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black clear handle w 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Ever-Ready 1912 SE
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
- Passes & Info: 1 pass head & face around goatee; not very close nor comfortable
Trimmed my goatee really short so I also had to shave around it; unfortunately I paid with some redness/razor burn on the face for it. I guess the blade is at the end of its life cycle.
Shaman was really cool though, yet another nice tobacco scent with some fruity and woody notes. I really enjoy the new E&S base.
Day 2 at my new station (or more accurately, as I found out by finally researching in my fav german - english dictionary: residential area) was a bit harder, but manageable. Tomorrow will be more stressful - we’re only 4 staff members in the day shift due to a injured/sick colleague. Well - this too shall pass…
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, July 27th, 2025 (#775) 3 weeks ago:
Yep! It’s a “ceramic effect” spray/detailer, so it should prevent excess moisture and protect the finish/coatings of the razors. Full disclosure, I actually got this one for my new car once I am able to give it a nice wash, but figured a small test run with my razors wouldn’t hurt and might prevent new rust forming on the Stando Perun
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, July 28th, 2025 (#776) 3 weeks ago:
Unfortunately not yet - I still have one oral exam at the 26th of August and will receive my certificate by the 1st of September, but since I am “three quarters done” according to management, I already transferred to that station. It might also sound much more complex than it is: the nursing home where I work is small, each floor is its own station or in german “Wohnbereich” (literal translation = living space). Back in Jan. '24 when I started, I worked from the top floor (then) to the bottom floor (now). Apologies if all of this is hard to understand, my brain is kinda mushy from all the exhaustion atm
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, July 28th, 2025 (#776) 3 weeks ago:
28.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: RazoRock Hawk V2 w/ Cyber handle
- Blade: KAI Captain Protouch MG
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - The Full Measure of Man
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner
- Passes & Info: 1 pass on the head, 2 around the goatee; slightly rough feeling in some areas but very close shave.
I feel like I need to downgrade yesterday’s shave from “good” to “okay” - a few spots were simply not shaved very well. So for a minus in comfort but a plus in efficiency I chose the Hawk V2 today. A solid trade-off.
FMOM was as great as always. I’m really glad to own a few awesome tobacco soaps, one of my favourite scent notes.
Had my first shift on a new station: This one will also be my main one once the retraining is over on September 1st. The colleagues are very friendly and the residents seem to be more relaxed. Currently I feel a bit dumb since it’s a totally different work environment yet again, but let’s hope it continues to be nice.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, July 27th, 2025 (#775) 3 weeks ago:
I did use one by Sonax (german car accessories company) that’s actually for cars and car parts, but it seemed to work. Actually it was mostly for the Stando Perun: it’s a “stainless” steel razor, but nevertheless catched a good amount of rust on its top and base plate. I suspect that the artisan simply forgot to apply enough coating, since all of the Stando razors are hand-finished. I just applied some to the Greencult 2.0 and RR Cyber Medium too since they were also cleaned thoroughly by me 🤷🏻♂️
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, July 27th, 2025 (#775) 3 weeks ago:
27.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Ever-Ready 1912 SE
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia - Blu Tobacco
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner
- Passes & Info: 1 pass, head and around the goatee; head mostly ATG, face mostly WTG. Good shave.
A quick shave before bed. I’ve treated 3 of my DE razors with spray coating this weekend, so one of the SEs was the best option.
And it’s honestly such a great option if I am in a hurry. Sure, it doesn’t come very close in just a single pass, but no irritation nor bleeding despite going really fast with it isn’t even possible with a cartridge for me!
Why do I constantly switch between beard styles? I honestly think there’s some underlying issues there, but currently I went back due to gray hairs on the side at just 31 (thanks genetic shit lottery) and a patch that despite multiple treatments won’t grow. I actually plan to return to just a moustache with a soul patch, but atm I am plagued by very uneven growth patterns in my facial hair. As long as I haven’t figured out how to fix this, short circle beard/goatee it is.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - July 25th, 2025 3 weeks ago:
Thanks for letting me know. Since it’s happening on 3 different clients, I believe it’s now safe to say that it is a Lemmy issue and not related to any of the clients/apps. I wonder what the problem could be, but hopefully it’ll be fixed soon.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - July 25th, 2025 3 weeks ago:
Is there anyone else who has issues loading comments and posts on Lemmy atm? I switched back from Raccoon to Voyager yesterday because I thought it was some kind of bug in the app, but Voyager has the same “failed to load comments” problem… Closing the app(s) multiple times and re-opening them helps sometimes, but it’s a bit annoying.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, July 24th, 2025 (#772) 3 weeks ago:
00.00.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Stando Perun
- Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: HAGS - Apocalypse (YourShaving anniversary edition)
- Post-Shave: HAGS - Apocalypse ASB
- Passes & Info: 1 pass, head shave, mostly ATG & XTG
A nice night shave to get smooth up top.
I don’t know what base this SE soap stick is in, it feels very much premium in all qualities but can’t be used like a traditional soap stick since it’s a soft soap. I usually scrape a top layer off, evenly spread it on my head and lather up with a wet brush. The scent is a nice woody aquatic, similar to AdG by Armani.
I now have the necessary stuff to re-apply some coating on the Perun and plan to do so this weekend. It actually shaves very great so it’d be a loss not to use it anymore.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 23rd, 2025 (#771) 3 weeks ago:
A belated happy birthday! 🥳
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, July 22nd, 2025 (#770) 4 weeks ago:
22.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Ever-Ready 1912 SE
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> single pass pass on the dome and around the beard.
A really good fast shave. Very comfortable too. GTB is a soap I can always rely on to get things done fast.
Unfortunately the day is overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne passing away. I always thought he’d be like Mick Jagger and seemingly live forever. RIP Ozzy, you’ll be sorely missed. Time to blast some Sabbath…
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, July 19th, 2025 (#767) 4 weeks ago:
19.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Stando Perun
- Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Rasoigoodfellas Gold Club
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> just one pass on the head and the neck. Solid shave though!
Today I was looking for a speedy shave yet again and thought that a Stirling soap should do the trick rather fast in terms of lather performance. Unfortunately, most of the Stirling I still own is autumn themed: Texas on Fire and Autumn Glory are very definitely cold weather scents. Then I remembered this funny piece of European wetshaving lore I own: so basically Rasoigoodfellas, the folks behind “The Goodfellas’ Smile” and main european importer of american artisan soaps based in Italy, made a deal with A&E when “The Club” was still around - users would subscribe to a monthly payment plan and in turn receive the ability to purchase “The Club” soaps, get exclusive discounts, early access to sales and whatnot. Since only A&E soaps was a bit meager in their opinion, they also commissioned an exclusive soap from Rod of Stirling: a dupe of Bvlgari Man in Black which arguably smells quite good. However, despite their biggest marketing efforts, the “exclusive wetshaving products club” thing tanked even harder in the EU than everyone expected, leaving them sitting on a big pile of previously “exclusive” soap. They sold everything off to the general public within some sales, that’s how I got mine. It smells really good, basically a masculine cologne soap but with a well-chosen scent (Bvlgari perfumes tend to smell great while they last, contrasted by poor projection and longevity) and the usual great Stirling soap quality. I really like this one, even though the backstory of it is a massive blunder/failure.
First day back at work after 12 free days left me exhausted. Doesn’t help that it’s rather hot outside either. Holiday season in nursing sucks, I had to work on my side with an older colleague who mostly covers late and night shifts so we were slow and everyone was nagging us about it. I’m glad to change stations at the end of the month…
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, July 18th, 2025 (#766) 4 weeks ago:
18.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Stando Perun
- Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: A&E - Peach & Cognac
- Post-Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Pomona AS
-> single pass head shave at night. Fast and comfortable.
I forgot that I own this razor, only remembered when I threw away the old packaging of it (among other things) away yesterday. It had some rust, but I was able to get it off with some cleaner. Still need to treat the coating with something, but it already shaved very well. This one is the Stando model where everything is set to neutral/medium IIRC and these seem to be very good for my skin.
Peaches & Cognac follwed by Pomona was an interesting fruity, sweet and slightly spicy progression. It hurts a bit to use Pomona considering SWs recent folding, but still better than letting it rot.
For me it’s already Sunday night, I have to work in the early shift this weekend again. Well, let’s hope it won’t be too stressful… Have a nice weekend ✌🏻
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 16th, 2025 (#764) 4 weeks ago:
To be fair, there’s a ton of different bases with different names by a variety of soap makers. It’s hard to keep track of everything that’s out there.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 16th, 2025 (#764) 4 weeks ago:
16.07.2025
- Brush: yellow bakelite handle w/ 22 mm AP Shave Co. SynBad knot
- Razor: RazoRock Hawk V2 w/ Cyber handle
- Blade: KAI Captain Protouch MG
- Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Irving Park
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner
-> 2 passes on the head, 1 for neck line and cheek line each. Nice and smooth!
For the BVWSC shave (it’s Thursday by the time I’m posting in my time zone, but the shave happened while it was still Wednesday) we used Irving Park by the very talented Vida (owner of Chicago Grooming). Thanks to @BossHoggins10 for the generous sample!
YSL Rive Gauche and by proxy Irving Park would on paper be something I shouldn’t like, thanks to anise, lavender and geranium - scents that usually turn me off. That being said, on paper is different from the real world: it’s blended nicely with the other very pleasant notes that it smells really pleasant to my nose. I would say I can notice and appreciate the hint of bergamot, but I don’t really get anything else individually. It’s really a thorough cologne blend. A good one though. For those male wetshavers who aren’t as crazy as us hobbyists with tons of different soaps, I can see this being a solid daily driver. Perhaps better suited for the other 3 seasons except summer, but today it was a rainy day over here so it actually worked for me.
As for the performance, it was as great as expected. Never had any problems with CG lathers. I had to use a tiny brush for sample lathering which was a bit awkward for head shaving, but it became useable pretty fast. Good primary and residual slickness (important during head shaves) and a very nice post shave skin feeling.
Overall, a really good shave. Thanks to Boss for the opportunity to try this soap!
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 16th, 2025 (#764) 4 weeks ago:
Two people, one thought 😂
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 16th, 2025 (#764) 4 weeks ago:
[…] both the older base (did it have a name?) […]
The old CG base was called “Canard” IIRC and I agree that it is a very solid performer - I’m not familiar with Darkwing though…
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, July 13th, 2025 (#761) 5 weeks ago:
00.00.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Ever-Ready 1912 SE
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Indigo
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner; moisturizer
-> 2-pass head shave, very nice and smooth.
Don’t know, today felt like a day for Indigo. Slow, lazy Sunday with very indecisive weather. Currently it’s raining buckets after a very humid day.
A bit tired, helped my parents install their new larger TV and re-organize their whole living room. Both of us now have the same soundbar, a very nice upgrade in terms of audio quality.