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- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, February 18th, 2026 (#981) 4 hours ago:
February 18th, 2026: BVWSC - Tabac Edition
- Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian 26mm Badger
- Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (L4, 1966)
- Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (9)
- Lather: M�urer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - Soap
- Post Shave: M�urer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: M�urer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - EdC
We’re using Tabac for this month’s installment of BVWSC. Always an excellent shave with the Stank Tank. I know the scent is often considered divisive, but everyone who doesn’t like it is just plain wrong. ;)
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, February 17th, 2026 (#980) 1 day ago:
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear - Gelousy (A3) 28mm Badger
- Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
- Blade: Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide (8)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Foug�re Angelique - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Foug�re Angelique - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Stirling - Seine Reserve - EdT
Fougere Angelique might be the next soap I try to kill. I think there’s about 20% of this tub left. It’s a great scent, but I need to make some room!
I continue to enjoy these Personna GEM DE blades. Very smooth shavers.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, February 16th, 2026 (#979) 2 days ago:
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
- Blade: Astra Green (10)
- Lather: Wholly Kaw - Fougère Mania - Soap
- Post Shave: Wholly Kaw - Fougère Mania - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Crangère - EdP
Crazy smooth shave this morning, the Siero base really is a good one.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, February 15th, 2026 (#978) 2 days ago:
Thanks! I traded some stuff with Eld for it. I love the way it looks, and it’s a fantastic shaver so far.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, February 15th, 2026 (#978) 3 days ago:
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Unbleached Zenith 28mm Boar
- Razor: ERN 207 (13/16”, full hollow, round point) (20)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - EdT
Absolutely excellent shave with the ERN this morning. I took enough time to really slow down and focus on my blade angle and skin stretching – one of the best straight shaves I’ve had so far.
Leviathan is a great scent for a rainy Sunday morning.
Best of luck to the remaining $ASS contestants! I’m Out is Out is Out. ✌️
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, February 14th, 2026 (#977) 4 days ago:
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Stardust” - TurnNShave 26mm Shoat
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (8)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted - EdT
Today’s challenge soap is Barrister and Mann - Arctique. I don’t have Arctique, but am happy to use Paganini’s Violin instead. It’s been too long since I’ve pulled this one out.
I’m pretty sure there’s no way for me to match tomorrow’s scent, so today my run ends. TBD whether I join TLC or just go back to killing some soaps. I’m leaning toward the latter.
This razor gave a comfortable two pass shave this morning, though the results were not as close as I’d prefer. I’m still learning how to best approach using this razor. The geometry feels quite different from my other, hollow ground razors. Almost like I need to come in at a steeper angle. More experimentation required!
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 32 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 8 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 14 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 14 +1 Total 81 +6 - Comment on Free Talk Friday - February 13th, 2026 5 days ago:
Folks on the piloteer forum and reddit (and AI for whatever that’s worth…) generally seem to think this sort of vehicle would be worth investing in since the transmission seems to be working well and it is pretty light on rust.
It very much depends on what “pretty light on rust” means. I’d hate to dump 5-7k into a car just to have it rust out in a couple of years.
My mechanic is absolutely willing to do the work but they haven’t really spoken forcefully one way or another if they think this maintenance is a good idea.
Most mechanics won’t give you a strong opinion one way or the other, in my experience, unless they really don’t think it’s worth doing the work.
My coworkers however have said if it was their car they would trade it in and get a newer used vehicle.
This is the American way for a lot of people.
I grew up driving old cars, and in general I think you come out ahead financially keeping a well-maintained car on the road instead of buying a new one. That said, there are very good reasons to buy a new car. Fuel efficiency, emissions reduction, and safety being the biggest ones in my opinion.
My wife and I are in a similar situation. Our 2003 Subaru Legacy needs all three catalytic converters and the entire exhaust manifold replaced. In a vacuum, I’d 100% drop the cash to keep this car on the road. We’ve maintained it well and I know exactly what’s been done to it.
However, we’re also trying to start a family soon and are starting to be more concerned with safety features. The industry has made a lot of progress in this area over the last 20+ years.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, February 13th, 2026 (#976) 5 days ago:
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Unbleached Zenith 28mm Boar
- Razor: Blackland Sabre (Gen 1, L2 plate)
- Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (23)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman - EdT
The challenge soap for today is House of Mammoth - Indonesian Leather. Another that I don’t have, but I can match the brand. It’s always a pleasure to shave with Santa Noir.
Bless a three day weekend.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 28 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 8 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 13 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 13 +1 Total 75 +6 - Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, February 12th, 2026 (#975) 6 days ago:
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Merkur 34C
- Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (1)
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - 60’s Cologne - Cream
- Post Shave: Mennen - Skin Bracer - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: GLHF Workshop - Atriox - EdT
Today’s challenge soap is Ariana & Evans - Tertius. I don’t have Tertius, but I do have a sample of 60’s Cologne, their shave cream Brut dupe.
The 34C is my autopilot razor, this thing always gives me a close, comfortable shave with no irritation.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 24 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 8 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 12 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 12 +1 Total 69 (nice) +6 - Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, February 12th, 2026 (#975) 6 days ago:
Proraso Red++
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, February 11th, 2026 (#974) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (15)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Snippid - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Cypress - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm - EdP
Today’s challenge soap is House of Mammoth - Cookie. I don’t have Cookie, which sounds great, but I do have a couple tubs of House of Mammoth. This morning I picked Snippid.
It’s a nice camphorous and green scent that worked well with Cypress and Summer Storm. I can tell that the soap isn’t doing the fragrance any favors – this is one that I may consider buying the fragrance.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 20 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 8 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 11 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 11 +1 Total 63 +6 - Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, February 10th, 2026 (#973) 1 week ago:
This is my first time sending someone a razor that I’ve “restored”.
Seems like a significant milestone for anyone who hones razors! 👏
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, February 10th, 2026 (#973) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm Boar
- Razor: Supply SE Adjustable
- Blade: Ted Pella Injector (1)
- Lather: Stirling - Seine Reserve - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Seine Reserve - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Stirling - Seine Reserve - EdT
Today’s challenge soap is Hoffman’s Shave & Soap Co. - Winter Cascade. Scent notes are: Florals, Spice, Gardenia, Frankincense, Musk, Oakmoss.
I don’t have any soap from Hoffman’s, but I do have several soaps that match 50% scent notes. Stirling - Seine Reserve didn’t have any scent notes listed on Stirling’s website when they released it for Black Friday 2024, but they did note that it’s a dupe of Rive Gauche by Yves Saint Laurent. Taking the Fragrantica scent notes as guidance we have:
Top notes are Aldehydes, Green Notes, Honeysuckle, Bergamot, Peach and Lemon; middle notes are Rose, Iris, Ylang-Ylang, Lily-of-the-Valley, Geranium, Jasmine, Magnolia and Gardenia; base notes are Oakmoss, Tahitian Vetiver, Musk, Sandalwood, Amber and Tonka Bean.
3/6 gets me there, and lets me shave with a damn fine scent.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 16 0 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 8 +2 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 10 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 10 +1 Total 57 +4 - Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, February 9th, 2026 (#972) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Chisel & Hound “Spice Lily” - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (L4, 1966)
- Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (8)
- Lather: Zingari Man - The Master - Soap
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master - Recovery Splash
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - EdT
Today’s challenge soap is Zingari Man - The Gatherer. I don’t have The Gatherer, but The Master will do nicely. It’s one of my favorite barbershop scents.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 16 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 6 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 9 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 9 +1 Total 53 +6 - Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, February 8th, 2026 (#971) 1 week ago:
Ramblin’ Man++
It’s one of my wife’s favorites, so it sees fairly regular use before date nights. :)
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, February 8th, 2026 (#971) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Stardust” - TurnNShave 26mm Shoat
- Razor: Blackland Sabre (Gen 1, L2 plate)
- Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (22)
- Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR - Soap
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR - EdP
Today’s challenge soap is Catie’s Bubbles - Muguet. Scent notes: Lily of the Valley.
I don’t have Muguet, but have several soaps from Catie’s Bubbles. His premium base is one of my favorites. Usually when I shave with it, I wonder why I ever use anything else.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 12 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 6 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 8 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 8 +1 Total 47 +6 - Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, February 7th, 2026 (#970) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Sabre (Gen 1, L2 plate)
- Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (21)
- Lather: Zingari Man - El Cantinero - Soap
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - El Cantinero - Aftershave Serum
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Roger & Gallet - Jean Marie Farina - EdC
Quick luxury shave after my run. I didn’t get as close this morning with the straight as I thought.
Sabre arrived today, I’m very glad to have one in my den. It’s a fantastic razor.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, February 7th, 2026 (#970) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian 26mm Badger
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (7)
- Lather: Stirling - Lampasas - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Lampasas - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two - EdT
Today’s challenge soap is Stirling - Gin & Tonic on the Rocks. I don’t have this specific soap, but I have plenty of Stirling! They’re easily one of my favorite wetshaving brands.
Lampasas was part of the 2025 Black Friday release. It’s scented with Texas cedarwood oil, sweetgrass, sage, and mesquite smoke. An excellent scent if you like a bit of smoke and wood.
Road to victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 8 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 6 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 7 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 7 +1 Total 41 +6 - Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, February 6th, 2026 (#969) 1 week ago:
The chin and jawline is typically my hardest area as well. Small strokes and skin stretching help me a lot when shaving there.
And again, good lather makes a huge difference. You want to basically use as much water as possible without breaking the lather.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, February 6th, 2026 (#969) 1 week ago:
At this point I don’t really do any pre shave. The most I’ll do is rub some of the extra lather from the tub on my face.
When I get irritation it’s usually because my lather or technique was off.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, February 6th, 2026 (#969) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
- Blade: Astra Green (9)
- Lather: Stirling - Destination Unknown - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Destination Unknown - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Stirling - Destination Unknown - EdT
Today’s challenge soap is The Holy Black - Jeckyll and Hyde (Mr. Hyde). Scent notes are: Vetiver, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Amber.
Stirling - Destination Unknown, a dupe of Versace Eros, matches 100% of these notes:
Italian lemon and mandarin, mint oil, candied apple, geranium flower, clary sage essence, *amber*, cedarwood, *vetiver*, *patchouli*, *sandalwood*, and vanilla.
Road to victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 4 0 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 6 +2 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 6 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 6 +1 Total 35 +4 - Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, February 5th, 2026 (#968) 1 week ago:
- Brush: Omega - 10048 28mm Boar
- Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (L4, 1966)
- Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (7)
- Lather: Proraso - Red - Soap
- Post Shave: Proraso - Red - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique - EdP
Today’s challenge soap is The Art of Shaving - Sandalwood. I had a puck of this that I gave away last year because it gave me a little bit of burn, now I’m kicking myself for letting it go just thinking of all the points I just lost!
Proraso Red, which is scented with sandalwood, is always an acceptable shave. The lather isn’t amazing by any stretch, but it gets the job done pretty easily. I also quite like the scent.
Road to victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 4 0 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 4 +2 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 5 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 5 +1 Total 31 +4 - Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, February 4th, 2026 (#967) 2 weeks ago:
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (14)
- Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - This Is Not a Test - Soap
- Post Shave: Fanzine Saponifications - This Is Not a Test - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Stirling - Christmas Eve - EdT
Today’s daily theme soap was Mickey Lee Soapworks - Cape Verde. Scent notes: Lavender, Orange, Tangerine, Thyme, Oakmoss.
This is Not a Test shares 50%+ of these notes, namely Lavender, Orange, and Oakmoss.
An excellent shave, I love this base and the scent is very pleasant.
Road to victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 4 0 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 2 +2 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 4 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 4 +1 Total 27 +4 - Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, February 3rd, 2026 (#966) 2 weeks ago:
Word on the street is that CGC is working on a reformulation of Rougere for release this year. I’m looking forward to trying it out if/when that happens!
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, February 3rd, 2026 (#966) 2 weeks ago:
How are you able to use a blade so many times?? I guess it is pretty different from a DE blade?
Yeah, GEM blades tend to last longer than DE blades. I can pretty comfortably use them for 20-25+ shaves.
Does the comfort of the shave degrade over the life of the blade?
I don’t think the comfort degrades too much, but you’ll definitely notice a drop in efficiency over time. Often palm stropping the blade will bring it back into a usable place, but sometimes it’s just done.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, February 3rd, 2026 (#966) 2 weeks ago:
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Unbleached Zenith 28mm Boar
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf
- Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (20)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm - Soap
- Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - SIR Irisch Moos - EdT
I haven’t used Summer Storm in quite some time. This was one of the first soaps that got me really excited about shave soap fragrance. This soap brings me back to the summer monsoon season in northern New Mexico every time. Lovely!
Road to victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 4 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 0 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 3 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 3 +1 Total 23 +6 - Comment on [Meta] A personal appeal to consider PieFed 2 weeks ago:
It sounds like we would still use c/WetShaving as the main instance, so discoverability would remain the same.
@walden@wetshav.ing is that what you were thinking? Or would we move the automated posts to the piefed community as well?
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, February 2nd, 2026 (#965) 2 weeks ago:
It’s been tough so far – T+S Himalaya on day 1 pulled a lot of airbuds right away (myself included), then TSF Switchback today eliminated some folks.
Tomorrow is CF Easy Street. I don’t have the exact match, but I do have a tub of Summer Storm that I haven’t used in a while!
- Comment on [Meta] A personal appeal to consider PieFed 2 weeks ago:
As a person who has already migrated to piefed: sounds good to me!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, February 2nd, 2026 (#965) 2 weeks ago:
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Stardust” - TurnNShave 26mm Shoat
- Razor: RazoRock Game Changer .76-P
- Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (5)
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Switchback - Soap
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste - EdT
Switchback is a nice scent, one of my favorites from TSF.
Road to victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 +6 Artisan 0 0 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 0 0 Airbudding the day 1 +1 Cross posting 2 +1 Snitching 6 +3 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 2 +1 Total 17 +12
