BossHoggins10

@BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 18th, 2025 (#736)⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  **June 18th, 2025: Canned Shave Goop featuring a Canadian pharmacy’s intercom music playlist

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Cherry w/ v25 Fanchurian Badger
  • Razor: Merkur - 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Barbasol - Extra Moisturizing Shaving Cream
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - EdP

  Daily Theme Justification: Barbasol is canned goop.

  Daily Theme: Well well well… canned goop day. Goop maybe the catalyst why we have fallen into this hobby type of shaving. It is cheap, accessible, and gets the job done, sort of. You can certainly shave with this stuff, but a brush and soap will always be better. How about using a brush with goop? Nope. I did that today and it still sucked. While this Extra Moisturizing formula of Barbasol is better than Original, it still leaves room to be improved. The slickness is just not there and can prove a chore to add just the perfect amount of water to get it just right. Lack of slickness brings about unnecessary tugging and dragging, keeping the razor and blade from doing its job. I would consider using this on vacation, but there are just too many wet shaving travel options out there that are much better.

  Daily Challenge: ¡ʞɔɐʇs sᴉɥʇ ɹoɟ slǝqɐl ǝɥʇ ʇɐ ǝsolɔ ʞool oʇ ǝɹns ǝʞɐW ¡ƃuᴉʞɔɐʇs ʎddɐH ˙ʞɔɐq ʎɯ uᴉ uᴉɐɹʇs ǝlɔsnɯ ɐ ɥʇᴉʍ dǝǝlsɐ ɟlɐɥ ƃuᴉǝq ǝlᴉɥʍ op plnoɔ I ʇsǝq ǝɥʇ sᴉ sᴉɥ┴

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tuesday SOTD Thread, June 17th, 2025 (#735)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  June 17th, 2025: Don’t have a Cow, Man!

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Cherry w/ v25 Fanchurian Badger and Omega - 10077 Boar
  • Razor: Blackland - Blackbird and Van Der Hagen - Traditional Safety Razor
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Azure - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - 322 - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: I ASKED THE SPONSOR AND ARTISAN HIMSELF IF PREMIUM BASE IS VEGAN AND HE SAID YES.

  Daily Theme: This has been said before and I will say it again. If you have not tried u/C_Bubbles Premium Base, you need to. It really does go to show that tallow is not the defining factor in making a great soap. There are shitty vegan and shitty tallow soaps. There are great vegan and great tallow bases. Please do not fall prey to the idea that vegan automatically means a lesser product.

  Daily Challenge: There will be three parts to this challenge. If you are reading this, it is extremely likely you have a fair amount of different wetshaving gear and I want to explore if more money spent is better.

  Inexpensive vs. Expensive Brushes: First up is the C&H badger brush versus the cheap Omega boar brush. I’ve always had sort of a love/hate with badger knots. A really good knot will be super plush and soft like this Fanchurian, but a lot of the times I have difficulty with lathering, as I did today. Load, load, load, and load some more, but right before you think you’re done, you’ll need to load some more. Once you do get the soap loaded, a lot of the times I experience lather that is good, but not as good as I know it can be. In comes the Omega boar brush. Yes, they are cheap, light, and can literally stink like a pig’s asshole. But I have never had issues with it picking up soap. Sure, they can eat lather when new, but that almost always subsides and the knot softens as well. This knot released the lather way better than the badger, which is normal in my experience. Which one is better? Neither, it is totally up to preference, but if I was forced to choose between these two, I’d honestly enjoy using the Omega more.

  Inexpensive vs. Expensive Razors: This Van Der Hagen DE was my first safety razor and this Blackbird was one of my more recent razor purchases. One is chintzy, cheap, and mild. The other is precise, heirloom-esque, and aggressive. Two opposite sides of the razor spectrum. The VDH has hardly any blade feel, while the Blackbird is very blade forward and needs a careful touch. Again, which one is better? blah blah… preferences… blah blah. I enjoy milder razors more and I will move on from this section.

  Light vs. Dark Software: Azure has been described as a “barbershop in the sky”. Airy, light, and somewhat reminiscent of the blue barbershop style scent. 322 has been described as a wine cellar with a bottle smashed in the corner. Both conceptually opposite and in literal terms. I just recently learned from the man himself that the specialty extract of labdanum in Azure smells resinous and has amber like qualities. The 322 scent smells very dark and dank with the slightest hint of fruitiness from the black currant. Applying the 322 splash grounds you into something darker after just having your head in the sky during the shave. The Yin and Yang of Catie’s Bubbles software.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monday SOTD Thread, June 16th, 2025 (#734)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  June 16th, 2025: Where’s the Beef?

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Stars w/ AP G5C Synthetic
  • Razor: Schick - Injector
  • Blade: Schick Yellow
  • Lather: Red House Farm - No Scrub - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: No Scrub soap contains North American Black Bear tallow.

  Daily Theme: Today’s theme was relatively easy for me. I have a few soaps that contain duck fat, but I realized I hadn’t used No Scrub yet during the Games. My lather sucked today, but 100% my fault due to today’s challenge.

  Daily Challenge: I’m not sure if this is a new challenge, but man this was not that enjoyable. The splash was nice to start out with, but building a lather on a dry face proved to be really difficult. It doesn’t help that this soap can be difficult to load with a big brush. After two passes and a rinse, I was finished up. A very unsatisfying finish to a shave. I am looking forward to tomorrow for something a little bit more normal. Happy Monday!

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sunday SOTD Thread, June 15th, 2025 (#733)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  June 15th, 2025: Father’s Day

  • Prep: Proraso - Eucalyptus Oil & Menthol - Pre Shave Cream
  • Brush: Omega - Bambino Boar $JETSETTER
  • Razor: Merkur - 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: L’ Occitane Homme - L’Occitan After Shave Balm
  • Fragrance: Brut - Classic - Splash On

  Hardware Scavenger Hunt: I got this Bambino from my Proraso Travel Shave Kit. It is explicitly marketed as a travel sized version of the classic boar brush.

  Daily Theme Justification: Tabac was first introduced in the early 1950’s. I was born in the 1990’s.

  Daily Theme: What else is there to say about Tabac? It is stinky, it is good, and it heals the mind body and soul. I was lucky enough to find a tallow puck from our friend u/frankieivfingers and the lather was great today. All of my other gear was also consisted of brands that are older than me. Judges can look up the rest if there curious, but since it is just the lather that matters, that’s all ya get. Participants can’t be doing all the heavy lifting and work, right???

  Daily Challenge: While I wasn’t able to dim lights and had no candle handy (nor safe space to put it in my bathroom FWIW), I made sure to put on some tunes (MGMT) and took my sweet ass time. After my shower, I started with a hot towel, which I never do, but it was nice to feel that for a few minutes. To balance that out, I used some Proraso Green Pre Shave and massaged it in for a good minute and let it sit while I was getting everything else ready. I used my Bambino on my Tabac puck and this was by far the best lather with Tabac I’d ever gotten. With hard pucks, using light pressure and just the tips (giggity) produced an excellent lather, thank you for the wisdom u/KerblimeySkal. The lather was damn near perfect for all passes and the Tabac splash was refreshing as well, dank yet clean. Finished with some balm that I also never use, but it has a nice calming scent to it. Brut Classic to finish it off. This Classic scent is seriously good and cheap and I would urge people to give it a try.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saturday SOTD Thread, June 14th, 2025 (#732)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  June 14th, 2025: Near Death Experience

  • Brush: Pepto Bimsol Handle w/ Boti HMW Silk Badger $SILVERTIP $TOLL
  • Razor: Weck Sextoblade - Med Prep $WECKONISTA
  • Blade: Fromm - Hair Shaper
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming - Irving Park
  • Post Shave: Equate - 91% Isopropyl Alcohol
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Unscented Sego Balm
  • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - EdP

  Hardware Scavenger Hunt: Just to appease the judges, here is a picture of my brush with the loft sitting precisely at 60mm.

  Daily Theme: At first I thought I was going to have a difficult time deciphering which tub I was gonna use because I had been offloading some stuff I wasn’t using as much, so must of my tubs have fairly few shaves out of them. Thankfully, I sent out a load of smushes of this Irving Park tub, and I would estimate there’s probably one ounce left.

  Daily Challenge: With it being World Blood Donor Day, I felt nauseous so of course I decided to down a whole bottle of Pepto Bismol pills. As I was staring blankly at the bottle questioning what I had I done, I figured this would actually make a good handle. I stuck one of my loose knots in, set it with silicone, and BOOM, new brush!! Keeping in theme with blood donating, I made sure to use my Med Prep Weck to ensure complete sterility. I hadn’t used any open blade for a hot minute now and I anticipated on this being a blood bath. However, it turned out to be an extremely smooth shave and only had ONE teeny tiny little weeper, but there was BLOOD! You can never be too careful though. I made sure to follow up my shave with some isopropyl alcohol and did not bother with a silly splash. Being clean with wounds is of utmost importance and it felt surprisingly nice. I had to finish off with something super sweet like Barrbarr to bring my sugars back up and on the mend!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Friday SOTD Thread, June 13th, 2025 (#731)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  June 13th, 2025: Frugal Friday

  • Brush: Omega - 10077 Boar
  • Razor: Gillette - Tech $STAINLESSLESS
  • Blade: Gillette Blue
  • Lather: Van Der Hagen - Luxury Scented Shave Soap
  • Post Shave: Mennen - Skin Bracer - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Old Spice - Classic - EdC

  Daily Theme: I was originally going to use Proraso today, but found this puck of VDH soap for like $4 and that makes it cheaper. It actually lathered surprisingly well given the price. I need to give it another shot.

  Daily Challenge: I used all my cheapest gear today of stuff I actually purchased and not just given to me. I used the loose Gillette Blue blade that came with this Tech. I don’t think the blade actually cut anything because it was extremely tuggy and then I never actually saw any stubble removed, nor does it feel like it. Can’t complain about the smells tho. The soap, Skin Bracer, and Old Spice are all classic scents that you can never go wrong with.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thursday SOTD Thread, June 12th, 2025 (#730)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m always down for monkeying around on discord🐒

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thursday SOTD Thread, June 12th, 2025 (#730)⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  June 12th, 2025: Accountabilibuddies!

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Cavern Dream w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - EdT

  Daily Theme: Originally, u/snoo-ting and I agreed to use our SSL sets today, but u/brokenjaw622 joined forces and so did u/djundjila and u/sahenders. Although BrokenJaw was originally supposed to use SSL with us, some djudges pushed his buttons and he has officially gone rogue. I used Catie’s Bubbles for Wildcard Wednesday and he’s since been holding my razor hostage, threatening to use it for devious acts!!! Somebody get control of this man!!!

  Daily Challenge: I’m sure as soon as he saw the challenge yesterday, he probably knew it would be about him. After recently joining the discord last year, I was asking questions about brushes and u/KerblimeySkal gave me sage advice. I DM’ed asking more questions because I didn’t want to blow up the server and he was more than helpful offering me different options to help me with my brush and explained things in smooth brain level of understanding. To be honest, I don’t even know what the heck I was asking about and he can attest to my memory issues. Since then, we converse on a regular basis about nonsense, talk each other off ledges when we want to impulse purchase shaving gear, and talk some more nonsense. I consider him a very good friend of mine and that is something I cherish considerably of this hobby. Come for the shaving and stay for the company and the laughs. Thanks man for welcoming and answering a noob’s questions and being a friend.

  $discord

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Reminder][BVWSC] Use Raconteur on Wednesday⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  As of this morning I think he plans on participating with us!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 11th, 2025 (#729)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 11th, 2025: Wildcard Wednesday

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - Black Butterscotch w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic
  • Razor: Schick - Injector
  • Blade: Schick Yellow
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - EdP

  Daily Theme: I used Catie’s Bubbles Tonsorial Parlour Luxury Shave Soap. A true dickhole shave with a truly niche artisan and scent!!! I decided to stay up late because I don’t feel like shaving with tax exempt red diesel or my own semen. Maybe a mix of both I would consider, but its not “It’s Alive!” day yet.

  Daily Challenge: Compared to last year, my den has grown a substantial amount. Here is a picture of my dedicated shelf of shave wares and then a spread pic of almost everything I have. I missed a few brushes, a razor, and some other clutter I am surely forgetting. The dopp kit to the left is my bag full of samples and smushes, but I didn’t feel like dumping it out. We all know what kinda black hole our smush and sample containers look like.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tuesday SOTD Thread, June 10th, 2025 (#728)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 10th, 2025: The Art of Shaving

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Stars w/ AP G5C Synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: See below.

  Daily Theme: Good label art is 100% a subjective thing, and I 100% percent not pick this because of simplicity 👀. AI art is becoming prolific in this space. While it is not necessarily a travesty, it can certainly cheapen products and/or people’s perceptions of brands and artisans. The first thing you think when you see one is “Ugh, could they not hire somebody for this?” However, you can’t blame artisans for this because it creates incredible images for zero cost and shaving soap isn’t exactly the most lucrative business. Some AI labels border and exceed ugly and gaudy. Half the time you can’t even tell which artisan made the soap without reading the entire label.

  In come Mike from Mike’s Natural Soaps (yes, this is actually a picture of Mike). Mike made one label ever and it is instantly recognizable. Mike doesn’t need rulers,1000 shades of blue pencils, sketching paper, photoshopping software, or anything frivolous as previously mentioned. Two different font types and a loon is all Mike needs to make his products stand out amongst the sea of overstimulating labels. Today, I pay homage.

  Daily Challenge: Yes, I actually created this with my own hands. Do not mistake it for the OG artwork.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monday SOTD Thread, June 9th, 2025 (#727)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 9th, 2025: Dupelgänger

  • Brush: Omega - 10077 Boar
  • Razor: Manscaped - Plow 2.0
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Declaration Grooming - Massacre of the Innocents - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Irving Park - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: While Declaration Grooming’s website doesn’t explicitly state this is a dupe of Parfums De Marly Herod, they share the same scent notes and Herod in the Bible infamously is responsible for killing a bunch of baby boys, thus the name Massacre of the Innocents.

  Daily Theme: I enjoyed the scent of this soap on my first use, but glad I only have the sample. For me, it is the same vain as TF Tobacco Vanille, but evolved and more sophisticated and for that reasons I really like it. My mind my change when I use it more. I used Irving Park simply because it is the only splash that I have that’s a dupe. They have few if any similarities, but have a nice contrast.

  Daily Challenge: Last year I made an album of memes. This year I decided to do the same. I hope they bring some laughs to your Monday. Note: there are a few gifs sprinkled in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sunday SOTD Thread, June 8th, 2025 (#726)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 8th, 2025: Shave and a Haircut - Two Bits](i.imgur.com/8fUkhJH.jpeg

  • Brush: Omega - 10077 Boar $OLDWORLD
  • Razor: Gillette - Tech $RUSTYBUTTRUSTY $MACHINEAGE
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Moon Soaps - Union - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - EdP

  Hardware Scavenger Hunt: Omega boar brushes are made in Italy. For $RUSTYBUTTRUSTY and $MACHINEAGE, I bring forth this old Gillette Tech. I will be going by the date printed on the box that I purchased it in. While it not the most visually stunning patina, it is certainly there. This cloudiness is present on the baseplate as well as the neck of the handle.

  Daily Theme Justification: “Union Shaving Soap is a sharp, cooling, and pungent take on a classic American-style barbershop fragrance. It’s a step back into the 1950s when the hard work of a craftsman was not only common but appreciated.” -Moon soaps Union ad copy

  Daily Theme: Barbershop day… I love this day because I love barbershop scents, but a recurring theme asked by many people is “What is a barbershop fragrance supposed to smell like?” because none of them smell alike. To quote the great resident barbershop fiend and honemeister u/whosgotthepudding, barbershop scents are “an ill defined and faux genre.” If none of this clarifies barbershop scents and fragrances for you still, it is not supposed to. Nobody knows what the fuck a barbershop scent is. However, there is a vague pattern of barbershop scent profiles including citrus top notes, some herbal middles notes, and oakmoss and/or patchouli as base notes, maybe some powdery talc and sweet notes if the artisan is feeling saucy. Yet, some barbershop scents omit or add to this generic profile and can still be marketed as a barbershop. For example, Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber is a barbershop scent which follows the generic profile, but adds leather, smoke, and gunpowder. Sounds like a barbershop that Blondie would smoke Tuco in after getting a nice straight razor shave. All of this to say, barbershops are probably my favorite scents because they are clean, fresh, and usable everyday. I have tried many of them and in using Union for the first time today, it may be my new favorite. Union, Tonsorial Parlour, and Barrbarr are all very different conceptions of a barbershop. Tonsorial Parlour is made using strictly essential oils and has a very fruity and bright profile, while Barrbarr is a darker, sweeter, and herbal iteration. Union bridges that gap (minus the sweetness) and made for a whole and transitioning experience of the “barbershop” profile.

  Daily Challenge: Limerick day, tsk tsk. I would not consider myself a creative person, but here goes.

  Barbershop, what is the scent you are?

  To find this out, I mustn’t go far

  Into the shop I will walk

  The barber here I am to talk

  “Fresh and Clean!” Now that’s on par!

  Barbershop word count of this post: 17

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saturday SOTD Thread, June 7th, 2025 (#725)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 7th, 2025: Small Business Saturday

  • Brush: Rubberset - 400 w/ Maggard SHD Badger
  • Razor: Schick - Injector
  • Blade: Schick Yellow
  • Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Rookie of the Year 2024 - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - V - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - V - EdP

  Daily Theme Justification: As today calls, we are supposed to use something small batch. HOW ABOUT ONLY SIX TUBS EVER MADE???. Sorry u/rocketk455 for leaking super secret files from last year’s ROTY 2024 Research & Development.

  Daily Theme: I was super excited last year to learn that my scent profile was chose last year and that I was going to be receiving a tub of ROTY 2024. The chef at Summer Break Soaps was super easy to work with and excited to help it come to life, so whoever wins it this year is in for a treat! The notes are lemon, lavender, cardamom, and vetiver. I would say it has a fairly unique scent profile, but it is relatively approachable. The closest thing I could match for splash and frag is V from our friend u/C_Bubbles. I ended up looking at the notes from V and noticed that it also contains lavender, cardamom, and vetiver. Maybe my rookie nose actually knows what a good fragrance, since a master chef of fragrance himself him used the same notes in one of my favorite fragrances (I had zero idea of what I was putting together last year).

  Daily Challenge: I bowl lathered today. I really dislike bowl lathering and almost always end up ruining the lather. Today was no different. I almost always end up putting too much water in or aerating it too much. I will likely never learn because it is too much work for a lesser quality lather. It simply does not mater what soap or brush I use. Back to face lathering tomorrow. It was also nice to get a shave in today in my bathroom and not on a lake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Friday SOTD Thread, June 6th, 2025 (#724)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 6th, 2025: Shaving in the Rain

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - Heritage Collection w/ Omega Boar
  • Razor: Merkur - 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Declaration Grooming - After the Rain - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Literal Lilac - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: “Like a walk through a forest after a spring shower with notes of wet pine, muted lavender, cedar, and white pepper.” - DG After the Rain ad copy

  Daily Theme: I straight up did not even read the scent notes until writing up this post. While I was shaving this morning, I really thought I detected spicy and darker scent notes in contrast to the area I was at. What do you know, there is pepper in this! After the Rain is not a totally dank scent, but has those elements. I finished off with Literal Lilac because nature tends to bless us with pretty looking and good smelling flowers after a good rain storm. Lilacs are the smell of spring in my area! End thread. Shout out to u/Schontzm for the smush! Also shoutout to u/KerblimeySkal for the passaround on this brush. Unequivocally the smoothest, softest, and most supple boar knot I’ve ever used. I know what I am getting for AA.

  Daily Challenge: I was a little snarky in my post yesterday, and today I wanted to practice what I was preaching. I got up pretty damn early this morning and had a nice 20 minute cruise over to a local conservation area. Luckily, there was nobody around this morning and got to take it all in. Besides almost slipping, falling, and eating shit on the uneven terrain, I had a good shave with limited water. The birds were there this morning to keep me company as they were YAPPING. You can forget how loud nature can actually be where there are no other people around to distract you. You may notice that the SOTD pic is not the same view as where I shaved because I had to move to get to a more secluded spot.

  $discord

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thursday SOTD Thread, June 5th, 2025 (#723)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  June 5th, 2025: I Want To Be The Very Zest

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Rob’s Finest Synthetic $WOODEN
  • Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - Merica $CNC
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: Although there are three scent notes for OCBP, orange is the dominant note and the others hardly perceptible to me. The only way I could slightly detect them was putting an orange peel side by side, and noticed the soap had some slightly darker. Most people who have used this soap would probably agree.

  Daily Theme: I have a few soaps that are primarily citrus, but I love the simplicity of this one and how it matched with Alive. Alive is not a scent I reach for often, but the apple and laundry musk notes really make this nice bridging with OCBP of fresh, bright, clean citrus that really does make you feel alive and grateful.

  Daily Challenge: My new challenge, or at the very least an evolution of tomorrow’s challenge, is Shave with a View. While Take a Hike invites many of us to actually get out and hike, the criteria of having a wall nearby totally defeats the purpose of the challenge. It invites us to do the bare minimum of going out on our deck or porch, instead of going somewhere novel. Shave with a View is different in the sense that you actually go outside into nature away from any people and off of your property, rented, owned, or leased property, no funny business. *I think that part of the challenge requires an SOTD pic where the shaving gear included, but an afterthought to the composition. I am lucky enough to have driven past this lake today for work and planned this out. It was a quick one pass shave, but I was far more nervous to do this than I thought. I did the Take a Hike challenge last year on my deck and I felt like a coward. Shave with a View actually felt like a challenge and I feel like if this is adopted, the challenge points should be rewarded distinctly from shaving on you porch. Here is the aftermath of a quick shave. Notice the bug that couldn’t resist the allure of Mike’s Natural Soaps. I finished this just in time because as I was walking back I ran into a group of 10 people and that would have been awkward to see some nerd shaving on a big ass rock at 11 AM on a workday. I would have jumped headfirst into the water at that point.

  $discord

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 4th, 2025 (#722)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  June 4th, 2025: Complementary Non-Dickhole Day

  • Brush: Omega - Bambino Boar $SMOLL $RUNT
  • Razor: Henson - AL13++ $ALUMINUM
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Zingari Man - The Navigator - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - EdT

  Daily Theme Justification: The Navigator and SSL are not the same scent, but complementary.

  Daily Theme: My dickhole was causing me irritation this morning… err this was a last minute pairing because my other plan fell through. This is the Lather Games and there is no time wallow in the mire. In keeping with nautical themes yesterday, I chose The Navigator as my soap. The Navigator is a gentle, yet complex scent arrangement reveals soft woods, lighter sea air, a gentle sweetness, and invokes imagery of an experienced sailor who knows how to keep all things in line. Sea Spice Lime enters the picture and you get punched in the nose with lime, sea spray, and oakmoss, a dank and loud arrangement of notes. SSL is the new sailor who is bold and confident, but inexperienced. Together, the Sea Spice Lime injects more life to the Navigator, while The Navigator reminds you of subtlety, poise, and refinement. Together, these two scent notes remind us to stay even keeled while traversing through rough waters.

  Daily Challenge: I opted to use my Henson today since it is very difficult for me to get a bad shave with it despite using my left hand. I loaded and face lathered with my left hand and I thought that was more difficult than using the razor. Do I love left hand shaving? Not in particular. Would I be upset if I broke my right hand and had to shave with my left hand? Yes, I would be pissed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tuesday SOTD Thread, June 3rd, 2025 (#721)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  June 3rd, 2025: Why is the Rum Gone?

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Cavern Dream w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic $PREMIUMPLASTIC
  • Razor: WrongCoyote9525 - 3D Printed Razor $PLASTIC
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Terror - Soap
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Navigator - Recovery Splash
  • Post Shave: Proraso - After Shave Stone
  • Fragrance: Old Spice - Classic - EdC

  Daily Theme Justification: Today we’re asked to used something “nautically themed in some way”. Barrister & Mann’s Terror line up was inspired by the 19th century ships HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, whose fate was brutally met by the unforgiving and inhospitable elements of an Arctic Circle expedition.

  Daily Theme: Why is the Rum Gone? BECAUSE THE FRICKIN’ OCEAN SWALLOWED THE SHIPS WHOLE. Enough of these idealized views of the ocean, beaches, and transcontinental voyages. No more sun bathing with piña coladas with little umbrellas at a beach resort or cruise ship. Open waters with endless horizons will literally and figuratively destroy your mind, body, soul… and nose. In fact, the popular nautically inspired bay rum was created by some stinky sailors because they were looking for anything to neutralize their natural musk. Barrister and Mann’s Terror was made to remind us of the ruthless nature of virtually boundless waters riddled with ice and hopelessness. With scents notes of Frankincense, Cold Water, and Peppermint, Terror gives you a tiny glimpse into the sailors’ final moments as the bone chilling ice water took their final breath, penetrated their lungs, and dissolved into the endless abyss we call the ocean. This is the true nature of the ocean, not imbibing cocktails on a beach listening to shitty pop hits. Thankfully, we can just shave with Terror and call it a day.

  Daily Challenge: I hate alum. The last time I used it was actually for Osma day for LG 2024. However, just as the sailors on HMS Terror and HMS Erebus had no choice to succumb to breath taking salt water, I shall lean into the discomfort in remembrance. In keeping with the theme, I incorporated some alum and coarse sea salt in an Old Spice mug into my Terror lather to give that cold, salty, and abrasive experience the sailors felt as they disintegrated into eternity. It created a shitty lather and stifled it, but it was enough to get a foamy vague layer of soap across my mug. Of course, the razor drug across my face with a bad lather and was uncomfortable, but at least I am alive. I used my neglected Proraso After Shave Stone (which felt better than I remember) then finished off my shave with Zingari Man The Navigator splash to give aquatic, yet warm woods and ambery hints to feel better and “headed back home” from cold seas. Finally, Old Spice Cologne invocating that familiar, comforting, and safe smell that reminds many of us warm hug from our elders of time elapsed. I survived today.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monday SOTD Thread, June 2nd, 2025 (#720)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  June 2nd, 2025: New To You

  • Brush: Omega - 10077 Boar $HOLLOW
  • Razor: Schick - Injector x 6" generic locking pliers $INJECTOR
  • Blade: Schick Yellow
  • Lather: D.R. Harris & Co - Arlington - Soap
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - V - EdP

  Daily Theme Justification: I have never used D.R. Harris & Co lather products until today.

  Daily Theme: Today’s smush was graciously provided by our LG absent friend u/KerblimeySkal. D.R. Harris & Co products have never spoken to me. However, when I did get this sample in the mail, I was pleasantly surprised by the scent: sweet, fresh, fruity, at least to my sus nose. However, I loaded a ton of this soap into a bowl and fucked with the lather for north of 10 minutes and could never get it where I wanted. It worked, but it wasn’t a good lather by any means. Surely a full puck would be better.

  Daily Challenge: I am a dumbass. I bought this nice Schick Injector for a nominal price off the bazaar a few weeks ago and figured I had better save my first shave with it for today. I even drove 20 miles out of the way to a local drug store to pick up some yellow Schick blades. I was trying to load the blade into the moment I got it in the mail and ended up cutting my thumb. I put the damn razor away until last night. I was pressing on the safety bar WAY too hard and ended up bending it a little bit and then there was play and wobble in the baseplate. Resident Encyclopedia u/KerblimeySkal showed me a link on how to fix it. So I took the handle off and realized I was in more than I bargained for. I had a fleeting moment of clarity and acknowledged my lack of experience with injectors and decided to leave it alone. I still had to use the razor, so I took some small locking pliers and made a nice impromptu handle (see main SOTD link for picture). I actually got a great shave even though it was heavy and long. Note to self: DON’T FUCK WITH STUFF RIGHT BEFORE YOU NEED TO USE IT.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sunday SOTD Thread, June 1st, 2025 (#719)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  June 1st, 2025: Sweet, Sweet Lather Games

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Copper Inferno w/ Trotter T1 Badger and Rad Dinosaur Creations - Emerald Peak w/ TnS v9 Tip Badger and Rad Dinosaur Creations - Stars w/ AP Shave Co G5C Synthetic and Rad Dinosaur Creations - Cavern Dream w/ AP Shave Co Pure Bliss Synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Saturday Morning - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour - Aftershave

  Daily Theme Justification: “Saturday Morning: A sweet, sugary recreation of our favorite Saturday Morning breakfast that will bring back memories of better times watching cartoons.” - Catie’s Bubbles ad copy

  Daily Theme: I am not a massive fan of gourmands since this is obviously not my favorite theme of the Games. However, I like CBubs soap and this is mildly scented enough to where it is not overwhelming. I chose Tonsorial Parlour for the splash because it smells more like Froot Loops to me than Saturday Morning does.

  Daily Challenge: Look, I’m not gonna glaze our 2x and current LG champion with words too much. However, he may find this SOTD flattering since 4 of my 12 brushes were made by u/Priusaurus. I used all four of the brushes with the big ass sample of Saturday Morning that u/brokenjaw622 graciously provided me with some months ago. Prius is a pretty cool dude I guess, I like his brushes.

  $discord

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saturday SOTD Thread, May 31st, 2025 (#718)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Self imposed torture for a month

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saturday SOTD Thread, May 31st, 2025 (#718)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May 31st, 2025

  • Brush: Omega - 10077 Boar
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave

  Welp there goes freedom for a whole month. Best of luck to everybody!

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Free Talk Friday - May 30th, 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For those who participate in the BVWSC, your smushes all en route. Looking forward to hearing everybody’s thoughts on Irving Park!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Friday SOTD Thread, May 30th, 2025 (#717)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May 30th, 2025: Sample Kill

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Cherry
  • Razor: Merkur - 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Mille Chypre - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Florentine Fern - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - EdP

  Killed the little Mille Chypre sample today. I’m always glad to try new scents, but Chypres are always just a little weird to my nose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thursday SOTD Thread, May 29th, 2025 (#716)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May 29th, 2025: Off theme Thursday

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Cherry
  • Razor: Merkur - 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Mille Chypre - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Azure - Aftershave

  This week can be over now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday SOTD Thread, May 28th, 2025 (#715)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May 28th, 2025

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound - Cherry
  • Razor: Merkur - 34C
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Mille Chypre - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World - Aftershave

  Finally hit the bottom of this little sample.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tuesday SOTD Thread, May 27th, 2025 (#714)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a staple for good reason. The scent is love/hate for a lot of people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tuesday SOTD Thread, May 27th, 2025 (#714)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May 27th, 2025

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - Cavern Dream
  • Razor: Manscaped - Plow 2.0
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Mille Chypre - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Reflection - Aftershave

  Feeling under the weather today. Reflection is my go to comfort scent. Hope everyone has good short week ahead of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monday SOTD Thread, May 26th, 2025 (#713)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Would this explain why mine wasn’t working this morning?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monday SOTD Thread, May 26th, 2025 (#713)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  May 26th, 2025

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon
  • Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, and Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Literal Lilac - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Caties’s Bubbles - Crangere - EdP

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