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- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, April 6th, 2025 (#664) 8 hours ago:
Sunday, April 06, 2025
- Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
- Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (10)
- Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Watchman Recovery Splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm EdP
I like Mike’s.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, April 5th, 2025 (#663) 1 day ago:
Saturday, April 05, 2025: SLS
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
- Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (9)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lime
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted EdT
Quick single pass before heading into the city for dinner with some of my wife’s colleagues.
After shaving with this sample of Lime, I’m very tempted to grab a set. It’s both an incredibly realistic lime scent and surprisingly complex and deep. Super impressed by this one.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, April 5th, 2025 (#663) 1 day ago:
Happy birthday, man!
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, April 5th, 2025 (#663) 1 day ago:
Saturday, April 05, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound “Spice Lily” - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
- Razor: Merkur - 34C
- Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (1)
- Lather: Chicago Grooming Company - No. 11
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - 3 Scots Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste EdT
My first shave with a CGC soap went incredibly well. Great base that was easy to dial in, super slick, and the scent on No. 11 was super relaxing.
I reached for the 34C because of all the recent chatter around the RR GOAT (which I’m super excited to try). It’s still such a solid razor. I might prefer something more aggressive at this point, but I’ve spent so much time with this razor in the past that it’s like shaving on easy mode.
Have a great Saturday, y’all.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, April 4th, 2025 (#661) 2 days ago:
My understanding is it’s just young boar.
It’s a nice knot, though definitely still breaking in. Idk if it was a good call to use it to lather a smush.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - April 4th, 2025 2 days ago:
I have a GEM Damaskeene open comb on its way to me right now and I’m very excited to use it.
Also moarteen hype is real. I wasn’t exactly ready to drop $200 on shaving stuff today, but I’m glad to hear that it’s so close to shipping!
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - April 4th, 2025 2 days ago:
Those old Gillettes are excellent razors!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, April 4th, 2025 (#661) 2 days ago:
Friday, April 04, 2025
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Stardust” - TurnNShave 26mm shoat
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
- Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (3)
- Lather: Noble Otter - Italian Summer
- Post Shave: Fine - Italian Citrus Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Acqua Di Parma - Blu Mediterraneo Fico Di Amalfi
Didn’t load enough soap from the smush for this shoat knot, so the third pass was a little thin. Overall a nice shave and smelling great going into a sunny Friday morning.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, April 3rd, 2025 (#660) 3 days ago:
Thursday, April 03, 2025
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
- Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (L4, 1966)
- Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (5)
- Lather: Zingari Man - The Master
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master Recovery Splash
- Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP
I did the step-down thing with my adjustable this morning. It worked pretty well, though I’m not sure it worked better than just setting it to a middle-ish setting for all 3 passes.
Almost to Friday, have a great day y’all.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, April 2nd, 2025 (#659) 4 days ago:
They’re great razors
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] May Edition Soap Nomination Thread 4 days ago:
Barrister and Mann - Ubrique
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, April 2nd, 2025 (#659) 4 days ago:
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
- Brush: Wald - S1 badger
- Razor: Eldrormr Industries - MM24
- Blade: Accuforge - GEM Microcoat (6)
- Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Hungarian Lavender
- Post Shave: Talent Soap Factory - Wallflower Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Stirling - Arkadia EdT
Continuing my smush/sample tour with Mike’s Hungarian Lavender. Another well-balanced and subtle scent that gave an excellent lather. I like Mike’s.
This is my last shave with the S1. It’s a wonderful brush, easily the softest badger knot I’ve used with the perfect amount of density. I’ll be sad to see it go, but I’m glad I got the opportunity to use it for a bit.
Have a great day all.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, April 1st, 2025 (#659) 5 days ago:
I sent a letter to Gillette World Headquarters to get my spot on the waitlist.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, April 1st, 2025 (#659) 5 days ago:
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Brush: What’s that? I just use my fingers like a normal person Razor: Dorco - Pace 7 “Ultimate Comfort Edition” Blade: 7 of them (one for each day of the week!) Lather: Gillette - Island Breeze Shave Gel (the can says “Dermatologist Tested”) Post Shave: Yes, I’m posting my shave Fragrance: Axe - Phoenix Body Spray
Such a great shave. The 7 blades in my cartridge gave me at least 7 times as close a shave as usual! My face is pretty raw, but there’s definitely no hair left. Or skin.
I’m not sure why everyone on this forum is so hyped about outdated, antiquated shave gear. Have you guys not tried the latest and greatest? Next week I’m upgrading to the new 9-blade system that comes with its own smartphone app to track your shaving metrics.
The best part is I got this razor on sale at the gas station - only $44.99 for the handle and two cartridges! Such a bargain compared to those overpriced safety razors.
- Comment on [Official Announcement] This instance will closing, and all user data will be sold to the highest bidder. 5 days ago:
I totally get it. What good is user data if it hasn’t been sold yet to the highest bidder?
I hope you all enjoy your day stacks of cash. You’ve earned it.
- Comment on [Show & Tell] RazoRock GOAT (Merkur 34C copy) 5 days ago:
Looks great, I’m excited to try this thing out.
I kind of wished they’d made the GOAT a 2-piece as well. It’s one of the little simplicities that I enjoy about the 34C. It just makes it so easy to load a blade and get going.
- Comment on [Show & Tell] RazoRock GOAT (Merkur 34C copy) 5 days ago:
You’re in luck! The Razorock GOAT walden is posting about is a stainless steel clone of the Merkur 34C. :)
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, March 31, 2025 (#657) 6 days ago:
Sweet!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, March 31, 2025 (#657) 6 days ago:
Monday, March 31, 2025
- Brush: Wald - S1 Silvertip badger
- Razor: GEM - Micromatic Clog-Pruf
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (9)
- Lather: Elysian - Green Fig
- Post Shave: Stirling - Oro Valley Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique EdP
Green Fig into Oro Valley worked quite well. An easy, comfortable shave to start the week and end the month. Congrats again to Catie’s Bubbles for the March Madness win!
Have a great day all.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, March 31, 2025 (#657) 6 days ago:
Something like this would probably work (untested):
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- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - March 30th, 2025 (#656) 1 week ago:
Sunday, March 30, 2025
- Brush: Wald - S1 Silvertip badger
- Razor: Gillette - Rocket HD
- Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Elysian - Green Fig
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Leather EdT
We’re doing a passaround of this S1 silvertip brush. It got to me yesterday morning after I’d shaved, so this is my first go. All I can say is damn, this thing is just about perfect. The knot has ridiculously soft tips, basically perfect density (not too much, not too little), and produced an excellent lather.
This was also my first shave with Elysian “Green Fig” (smush graciously provided by u/socialkittielynx), which was also lovely. Not overly sweet, with a pleasant green woody brightness that felt perfect for a stormy spring morning. The base was also dead simple to lather, taking as much water as I wanted to give it. I’ll probably pick up a tub of Elysian at some point, very impressed. It combined really well with DFTR.
Have a great Sunday!
- Comment on [Sub exclusive] Operation Moarteen – It's go time! 1 week ago:
Exciting news!
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 29th, 2025 (#655) 1 week ago:
Yeah, the longevity is pretty wild for such a mild scent.
I don’t reach for it super often, but I never regret it when I do.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - March 29th, 2025 (#655) 1 week ago:
Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
- Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (8)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Paganini’s Violin
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Paganini’s Violin Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - SIR Irisch Moos EdT
This morning, I voted again for BaM with Paganini’s Violin. Some joke that this is a really well-done unscented soap, and I get the joke, but after spending time with it, I’m impressed by how well-rounded and subtle the scent really is.
The creamy tea and clean skin scent is perfectly pleasing when I want something mild. It’s a great clean scent.
Finished off with Irisch Moos this morning because I’m excited about the sheep tallow I, Rich Moose from Stirling. Very much looking forward to that soap.
Have a great Saturday y’all, and let’s go BaM!
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - March 28th, 2025 1 week ago:
I think that’s just Shopify doing Shopify things.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - March 28th, 2025 1 week ago:
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - March 28th, 2025 (#654) 1 week ago:
I’ll be curious to hear your thoughts on how it compares with the Quartermoon.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - March 28th, 2025 (#654) 1 week ago:
Friday, March 28, 2025
- Brush: Maggard - 24mm synthetic bulb
- Razor: GEM - Micromatic Flying Wing
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (10)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - 3 Scots
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - 3 Scots Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste EdT
First shave with 3 Scots was real nice, I’m definitely glad I picked up this set.
It was a great run in MM for Spearhead, I’m glad to see them in the top 3. Tomorrow is looking like it’ll be a nail biter!
Have a great Friday everyone.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - March 28th, 2025 (#654) 1 week ago:
Such a pretty razor…
What were your initial thoughts on the G5C?
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - March 27th, 2025 (#653) 1 week ago:
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound “Spice Lily” - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
- Razor: Gillette - Old Type
- Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique EdP
Lovely shave with Ubrique and the Old Type this morning. This razor is definitely aggressive but gives me a very smooth shave when I can keep the angle right.
Let’s go Barrister and Mann!