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- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, December 2nd, 2025 (#903) 1 day ago:
December 2nd, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Atra - Handle
- Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus (Atra) Cart (10)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Soap
- Post Shave: Brut - Brut - Splash On
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Kelp & Sea Mineral - Lotion
Nice hotel shave. This cartridge did a great job despite having 9 shaves on it.
I think Brut is stronger than I give it credit for. I left the hotel room to get breakfast and when I got back the scent was still noticeable in the air.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, December 1st, 2025 (#902) 2 days ago:
December 1st, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (I-2 (1963))
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum SP (4)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Snippid - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Musk - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
A very early 3:15am shave.
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] January 2026 Soap Nomination Thread 3 days ago:
A little birdie gave it to me!
- Comment on [Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club] January 2026 Soap Nomination Thread 3 days ago:
Zingari Man - The Stargazer
Top Notes : Snowflakes, Cold Mountain Air
Heart Notes : Lily of the Valley, Evergreens, Earth
Base Notes : Dry Woods, Deer Musk, Mate, AmberTo me it smells like walking outside on a quite morning after a night of snowfall. It’s very lightly scented.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, November 30th, 2025 (#901) 3 days ago:
November 30th, 2025
- Brush: Ever-Ready - 400 w/Motherload 30mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (I-2 (1963))
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum SP (3)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Snippid - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
- Fragrance: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - EdP
Some great smells today. Snippid is starting to present itself as a semi-dank greenish scent, so Varen seemed to work nicely with it. Don't get me wrong, though… the scents are a lot different.
The Slim Adjustable was my very first DE razor. I bought it from u/thebruhestmoments, and in my opinion it worked well as a first razor. I pretty quickly found a sweet spot with setting 3. Today I used setting 4 and it felt nice and mild. Very close shave.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, November 29th, 2025 (#900) 3 days ago:
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- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, November 29th, 2025 (#900) 4 days ago:
November 29th, 2025
- Brush: Ever-Ready - 400 w/Motherload 30mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum SP (2)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Snippid - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
Snippid is interesting, but as is so common with me I'll need to give it some time for my nose to learn what to look for. Reading scent notes and ad copy sort of makes you wonder what something will smell like. Will it be earthy, leafy, fresh, funky, rich, mellow? I still don't really know, but my sense of it will improve with time.
- Comment on Shave of the Day - November 28th, 2025 4 days ago:
What is this, w_e?!
- Comment on Mailcall 4 days ago:
Good stuff. I don’t recall if either of these have been nominated for BVWSC in the past :-)
Is there a list of nominations/winners somewhere?
- Comment on Shave of the Day - November 28th, 2025 4 days ago:
Feeling extra today
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- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, November 28th, 2025 (#899) 5 days ago:
November 28th, 2025
- Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum SP (1)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Soap
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
Astra SP are very popular, but historically they haven't appealed to me for various reasons. I haven't used one in a while so decided to see if I was missing anything. They're fine… but I'm not missing anything.
The soap base from Summer Break Soaps is incredible! Woodshop is a wonderful, warm scent.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, November 27th, 2025 (#898) 6 days ago:
November 27th, 2025
- Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (3)
- Lather: La Maison du Savon de Marseille - Aloe Vera & Donkey Milk - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille - EdP
I got this soap at a shop in Europe. The scent is quite nice, but the lather does not pass muster. Fortunately it does offer slickness, so it's 100% useable – but the lather dissipates very quickly. For the final pass I added a bunch of water just to see what happens, and I think it actually helped keep the lather visible for longer.
Overall a pretty decent shave! This razor is feeling good.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, November 26th, 2025 (#897) 6 days ago:
Must be something in the air over in that part of the world 🤣
I did a pretty typical packing job with these. Scrape out some soap with a plastic scraper, smear it on wax paper, fold the wax paper over to smush the smush out, etc. No skin contact or any other funny business. Who knows!
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, November 26th, 2025 (#897) 1 week ago:
November 26th, 2025: BVWSC
- Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (2)
- Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
- Fragrance: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - EdP
$discord
Today is the mostly-monthly meeting of the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club, a small group of wetshavers dedicated to an open internet who partake in the open-source versions of Reddit - namely https://sub.wetshaving.social and https://wetshav.ing. There's also an open source chat (in addition to IRC which is also open source?(not sure really, maybe it depends on how its hosted. Maybe an expert can chime in), https://chat.wetshav.ing.Anyway, enough boring stuff. I'm a big fan of Fanzine Saponifications. The soap base is easy to use, and the two scents that I've smelled are really great. This one, Caravaggio, is an off-the-shelf dupe of Killian - Dark Lord. Dark Lord is really incredible and I've finished off a sample of it. Caravaggio is Dark Lord adjacent, but excellent in its own right.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, November 26th, 2025 (#897) 1 week ago:
Interesting discoloration on that smush… I wonder what caused that?
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Tomorrow's the day! 1 week ago:
Thanks for the reminder!
Caravaggio++
Fanzine Saponifications++
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, November 25th, 2025 (#896) 1 week ago:
November 25th, 2025: Much better!
- Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (1)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
I shaved with this razor 4 times in a row last week, each time hoping it would improve. After lots of razor burn, I finally gave up and re-honed it (refreshed, really, since I only have a 10k). My previous refresh must have left some sort of nasty burr, because THIS is what I remember it feeling like when I fell in love with it. Super smooth, and I think the operative word is "gentle". It hardly feels like there's a blade touching my face, yet the hair gets removed with relative ease.
Pinaud aftershaves are quite heavy on the alcohol so there's usually some burn, but not today. It just felt like putting water on my face. Incredible!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, November 24th, 2025 (#895) 1 week ago:
I’ve never heard anything said about them other than “they’re the only blades I use”, or when recommending blades to new people “try Astra SP” (followed by not recommending any other blades).
I just checked my old notes, and I actually seemed to like them more than I remember.
The good news is I have some on hand, so I can revisit when I’m finished with this Superior Stainless assuming I don’t get distracted with something else.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, November 24th, 2025 (#895) 1 week ago:
November 24th, 2025
- Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
- Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (2)
- Lather: Haslinger - Schafmilch - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
Wow, nice lather. This was my first time trying Haslinger after hearing about it for years. Thanks @porkbuttsntaters666@sub.wetshaving.social!
Historically I haven't liked Astra Superior Platinum (SP), but this Superior Stainless isn't too bad. A very close shave today.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, November 23rd, 2025 (#894) 1 week ago:
That makes sense then. He said he’s only ever owned the bowl version.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, November 23rd, 2025 (#894) 1 week ago:
Interesting! I’ll text him and see if he remembers the origin of my MdC. Would be fun if it was from you originally!
I like the scent. It’s quite strong in the lavender department, but a nice Fougére.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, November 23rd, 2025 (#894) 1 week ago:
November 23rd, 2025
- Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
- Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (1)
- Lather: Martin de Candre - Foug�re - Soap
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
I don't remember where I got this MdC Fougere from, but I think it was a tub split from u/VisceralWatch… I don't remember sending him money for it, so I think he was just trying to get rid of some :-) Either way, I finished it off! Not really a tub kill, but still happy to reduce the amount of soap I own.
Yesterday's shave was worse than I thought… I even had irritation left on my cheeks this morning… I don't remember the last time I got irritation on my cheeks! That's the easiest place to shave. I decided to end my 4-shave run with the Joseph Rogers & Sons and give my face a break by using a DE today.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, November 22nd, 2025 (#893) 1 week ago:
November 22nd, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (4)
- Lather: Martin de Candre - Foug�re - Soap
- Post Shave: Sketch - Bay Rum - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
Doing sort of a mini austere august with this soap and razor. I'm learning a lot. MdC works great when it's sopping wet, for example (at least with soft water). The razor is something else… I'm getting the feel for it and my shaves are improving, but I just think there's something about this edge that isn't quite right. I've had such dreamy shaves with it in the past, so there must be a way to improve it. Still, I'm too lazy to get the honing stone out again, so I'll just keep plucking away and see what happens.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - November 21st, 2025 1 week ago:
I hate single days off.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, November 21st, 2025 (#892) 1 week ago:
November 21st, 2025
- Brush: Zenith - 508A XL/Bristle (B35) (MOAR BOAR) 31mm Boar
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (3)
- Lather: Martin de Candre - Foug�re - Soap
- Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Frankie & Myrna - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted - EdP
Have a good one!
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, November 20th, 2025 (#891) 1 week ago:
I do wish we had more commercial products here, but oh well. Between Nivea, Stirling, and Zing, there are certainly plenty of options that work well for me.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, November 20th, 2025 (#891) 1 week ago:
Nivea works great with my skin. We don’t have many commercial products to pick from here in the US. I’ve never tried Speick balm, but it’s available on Amazon for $17USD… Nivea is $10 cheaper.
Still, I’m a hobbyist so I should try more things. A bottle of balm lasts so long it’s hard to work my way through them!
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, November 20th, 2025 (#891) 1 week ago:
I’m with you. Moving back north 4 years ago has improved my mood considerably compared to living in a warmer climate.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, November 20th, 2025 (#891) 1 week ago:
November 20th, 2025: Nice
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps - w/Maggard Silvertip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (2)
- Lather: Martin de Candre - Foug�re - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
- Fragrance: Berceuse Parfum - Minneapolis 5.3 - EdP
Incredible turn-around. The first pass sort of stunk – the razor didn't feel sharp at all. Sort of a tuggy mess. I added more water for the subsequent passes and it made all the difference. The razor cut much better with no irritation. Nice and smooth! Just what we like.
Zing aftershave serum is great stuff. Maybe even better than Nivea Sensitive Balm!
This great shave was topped off with Minneapolis 5.3. Such a wonderful, rich scent.