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- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, February 1st, 2026 (#964) 13 hours ago:
Cool, good to know. I need a tub of that in my life.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, February 1st, 2026 (#964) 16 hours ago:
Did you buy Haverford recently? It wasn’t available for a little while because Stirling couldn’t get the fragrance anymore, but now it’s back and I’m curious if it’s any different. It’s supposed to be the same but I haven’t read any reviews.
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] Soap nomination thread 1 day ago:
I’m going to sit out this month, so don’t send me a smush!
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, January 31st, 2026 (#963) 1 day ago:
January 31st, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: RazoRock GOAT
- Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (2)
- Lather: Chatillon Lux - La For�t de Liguist - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
Have a nice day!
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - January 30th, 2026 2 days ago:
This will be a new hobby for me which has been a long time coming. I’ve wanted a 3D printer for at least the past 10 years. I’ve used the one available at the library a few times but decided it was time to get my own.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - January 30th, 2026 2 days ago:
In related news, there’s a new feature coming to PieFed in an upcoming release. On Lemmy we have a local-only community to handle voting, but people from PieFed don’t see those posts unless they log in to Lemmy (local-only means no federation). The new feature will be invite-only communities, meaning we could create the BVWSC voting community on PieFed and everyone will see those posts. Only people who are invited can join.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - January 30th, 2026 2 days ago:
I went on a ski trip with a bunch of friends this past week and it was so much fun.
Now I’m home and my in-laws are visiting. We plan on driving to Pennsylvania tomorrow to visit more extended family over the weekend.
I got a 3D printer delivered yesterday, a Prusa Core One+. I started to assemble it today and I’m looking forward to being able to print things!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, January 30th, 2026 (#962) 2 days ago:
January 30th, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: RazoRock GOAT
- Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (1)
- Lather: Chatillon Lux - La For�t de Liguist - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Musk - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
Nice DE shave.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, January 29th, 2026 (#961) 3 days ago:
January 29th, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. (Genco) Straight Razor - 5/8 Half Hollow (4)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two - Soap
- Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Frankie & Myrna - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
As far as I know, I’ve had a 5.5 year streak of shaving every day. I even brought a razor to the hospital when our kid was born. I broke the streak! I’ve been on a little ski trip with 6 other friends and it seemed like a good time to let it go. It reminded me that I don’t really like having facial hair.
This shave was really nice. Great soap, scent, and razor. Super close shave.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, January 26th, 2026 (#958) 6 days ago:
January 26th, 2026: snow
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (7)
- Lather: Chatillon Lux - La For�t de Liguist - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
Very nice! I love love love this razor. This and the Damaskeene are my favorite GEMs, but if I had to pick one it’d be the Flying Wing.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, January 25th, 2026 (#957) 1 week ago:
Yes indeed. I’ve already cleared the driveway once and will probably have to go back out 2 or 3 more times by the time it’s done.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, January 25th, 2026 (#957) 1 week ago:
January 25th, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (9)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Promises - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted - EdP
Incredible shave from this sharp and gentle edge. Promises evokes a bit of being outside in the snow, maybe running a snowblower or other small engine (or a snowmobile like the scent describes).
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, January 24th, 2026 (#956) 1 week ago:
January 24th, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Worcester Razor Co. Straight - 6/8 Hollow (3)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Gratiot League Square - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm
Welp, 3 shaves is all I need to know that it’s time to bring this razor back to the drawing board. I’ll need to do some more work on the spine to get it flat and have a real apex, I guess.
Fortunately there is a lot that I like about this razor, so hopefully in the end my work will pay off.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, January 23rd, 2026 (#955) 1 week ago:
Varen has some staying power. The EdT and aftershave really bring out the scent.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, January 23rd, 2026 (#955) 1 week ago:
January 23rd, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (6)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm
- Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdP
Decided to be on theme for Fougere Friday. Varen is so great. The soap definitely has a sheep/mutton/wool smell to it, but I like that smell. Mixed in with the rest of what Varen has to offer, it’s nice.
The MM24 felt a bit more touchy than it did the other day, but man is it shaving close. Just have to be careful with it. I find it to be on the higher end of blade feel for the GEMs that I have, and that includes the Micromatic Open Comb.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - January 23rd, 2026 1 week ago:
Ha! With a 3 year old nearby I doubt the treats will last through when the instructions say to eat them.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - January 23rd, 2026 1 week ago:
I’ve wanted a 3D printer for years, so I finally ordered one from Prusa. It should be delivered in the coming week and then I’ll have 2 or 3 nights of assembly before I can print anything.
I have a ski trip planned with 6 other people. It’ll be just us – no spouses or kids. 2 days of driving and 2 days of skiing in northern Vermont. We did the same thing last year and it’s so much fun.
I’ve had a solar shed for a while, with some small panels that charge a 300Ah LiFePo4 12v battery which can power a 1000w inverter. It serves me well, but Lithium batteries have a limitation of getting damaged if you charge them below freezing. The battery has a built in temperature sensor to prevent such damage, and in the winter months the capacity gets drawn down as I’m unable to charge… until now! I bought some heating pads to put under the battery that I can switch on and off remotely. If the battery gets too cold I switch them on for a few hours and the battery warms up nicely and starts charging.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, January 22nd, 2026 (#954) 1 week ago:
January 22nd, 2026
- Brush: Semogue - 610 Boar
- Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. (Genco) Straight Razor (3)
- Lather: M�urer & Wirtz - Tabac - Tallow - Soap
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Toner
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
- Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - EdT
I really love this little Genco razor. I’d like to get new scales for it at some point. 5/8 seems to be a good pick for me – two of my favorite razors are around that size. Not to say something like the Koraat Moarteen isn’t nice to use, but at this point in my straight razor career I’m enjoying the nimbleness of narrow razors.
A friend of mine is interested in trying straight razors so I’ve been trying to come up with a good answer on what to get first. After my experience with this razor and the good availability of them on eBay, I told him to search and see what he can find.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, January 21st, 2026 (#953) 1 week ago:
January 21st, 2026: BVWSC
- Brush: AP Shave Co. - w/Maggard SHD 26mm Badger
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (5)
- Lather: M�urer & Wirtz - Tabac - Tallow - Soap
- Post Shave: M�urer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm
Very nice shave, indeed. I’m not convinced this is actually a Maggard SHD Badger knot – it feels a lot different than my other ones.
Today’s meeting of the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club meant using Tabac. Often called “divisive” or “not good”, I love the scent of Tabac.
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Wednesday 21st is the day 1 week ago:
I also use PieFed almost exclusively, but run both instances. That community is only viewable from Lemmy, unfortunately. I think about half of our users have switched to PieFed, so eventually we’ll have to come up with a different system I think.
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Wednesday 21st is the day 1 week ago:
Keep an eye out for the monthly nomination thread (sort of posted at random when one of us remembers to) and nominate a soap. Then join https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/bvwsc to participate in the voting.
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Wednesday 21st is the day 1 week ago:
The users on c/wetshaving are a pretty tight knit group, and every month we vote on a shave soap which will get sent around the world (well, North America and Europe) so we can use it on the same day in sort of a “group shave”.
We call it the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club (BVWSC).
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, January 20th, 2026 (#952) 1 week ago:
January 20th, 2026
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps - w/Maggard Silvertip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (8)
- Lather: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
Quite a nice shave. Northern Lights have been forecast as “possible” last night and tonight, so this soap fits that theme. This lather is pretty neat. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite, but it stays slick basically no matter how much water I add. The lather was running down the razor quite a bit which some might say is an annoyance for straight razor shaving.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, January 19th, 2026 (#951) 1 week ago:
I’m reading opinions that the open comb version is even milder.
I think I’ve also heard there is a bit of variation from razor to razor.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, January 19th, 2026 (#951) 1 week ago:
Closed
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, January 19th, 2026 (#951) 1 week ago:
January 19th, 2026
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps - w/Maggard Silvertip 28mm Badger
- Razor: GEM Damaskeene
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lavender Sage - Soap
- Post Shave: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
- Fragrance: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - EdP
I do love this Damaskeene! It’s the mildest GEM I’ve ever used, but still shaves nice and close as long as you’re willing to do some buffing.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, January 18th, 2026 (#950) 2 weeks ago:
January 18th, 2026
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: Personna White Handle Disposable (7)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique - Soap
- Post Shave: Brut - Brut - Splash On
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Kelp & Sea Mineral - Lotion
Nice lather.
These Personna things are a great option if you’re looking for something to put in your carry on when flying.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, January 17th, 2026 (#949) 2 weeks ago:
January 17th, 2026
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: Personna White Handle Disposable (6)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Waves of Grain - Soap
- Post Shave: Brut - Brut - Splash On
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Kelp & Sea Mineral - Lotion
Nice results from this Personna disposable from Kodiak Shaving.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, January 12th, 2026 (#944) 2 weeks ago:
A few have come across my desk. My favorite is the Classic Testina Gentile in Chrome.
Classic refers to the handle, and Gentile (Gentle) refers to the head. There’s also a slant Gentile I think, and maybe some other handle options.
I don’t know what Testina means. https://www.fatip.it/en/the-razor/
The Gentile head is mild-medium blade feel with above average efficiency. Brass construction.
Fatip threading is smaller than the standard, so Fatip handles won’t fit most other heads, but Fatip heads will fit other handles provided the threads are deep enough. Same as Gillette razors, but the threads are longer/deeper.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, January 16th, 2026 (#948) 2 weeks ago:
January 16th, 2026
- Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (3)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lavender Sage - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm
Excellent quick shave early this morning. Almost stopped after 2 passes but figured what’s another couple minutes?