walden
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- Comment on Free Talk Friday - August 15th, 2025 2 days ago:
Nice, yeah I’ve tested with my acount and it’s definitely a language thing. I actually found out how to enable it on everyone’s accounts using a database command, so problem solved for everybody.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - August 15th, 2025 2 days ago:
Everyone check your language settings and make sure “English” is selected. I think “Undetermined” should also be selected, and the only way to select both is by holding “ctrl” and selecting them.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - August 15th, 2025 2 days ago:
I replied to Porkbutts and maybe this will help for you too – check the language settings under your account. English should be selected. If it’s not, that might make some things not show up. I’ve never had a good grasp on why the language thing is the way it is with Lemmy, but hopefully that helps.
New accounts have English enabled by default, but I don’t think it was retroactive to older accounts.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - August 15th, 2025 2 days ago:
Replying with a different account with a different language setting to see if it helps:
This is most likely because of language settings, and I have to look into it I guess. Lemmy language is such a strange thing – this Lemmy instance has had “undefined” as the only option for a long time. I changed it last night to include English as well…
Try checking your account settings and make sure English is selected. This is the default for new registrations (I think), but older registrations like us old timers have to manually enable it.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, August 14th, 2025 (#793) 3 days ago:
If it starts working…
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, August 14th, 2025 (#793) 3 days ago:
Nice.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 13th, 2025 (#792) 3 days ago:
That brush is beautiful.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 13th, 2025 (#792) 4 days ago:
August 13th, 2025
- Brush: Semogue - 1800 Boar
- Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (4)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - EdP
Different razor than yesterday, but both have 4 shaves on them since touching a 10k synthetic stone. I focused on a shallow angle, and although I’d call yesterday’s shave “better”, today was quite good as well! Based on the past two days I’m sold on a shallow angle.
Tusk soap has been inconsistent for me. Sometimes I get great lather, but I think it’s so easy for me to overhydrate it based on my personal preferences and I tend to lose all secondary slickness. If I used it more often I probably wouldn’t have trouble with it.
- Comment on The Math Hack You Didn’t Know Was in Your Credit Card 5 days ago:
That’s pretty neat. I was expecting something basic like “pay it off every month and there’s no interest”, but this was much more interesting.
It’s a method that web pages use to make sure you didn’t make a typo in the number.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 12th, 2025 (#791) 5 days ago:
August 12th, 2025
- Brush: Semogue - 1800 Boar
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (4)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather - EdP
Very nice! I still get better shaves overall from DE’s, but that’s not a knock on straight razors. I sort of tried to maintain a shallower angle today, and I think this razor really excels with that type of approach.
I’ve been really enjoying some boar brushes the past few days. The 1800 is floppier than the 1305 which I used for the past 2 or 3 days. I also had trouble loading enough soap with it, so I went back to the puck for each pass. Semogues are less dense than the Zenith brushes I have, and they seem to require much less soaking before use. It’s amazing how much variation there is amongst boar brushes. I like all of the ones I have, but they all offer something different.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790) 6 days ago:
I don’t have any insider insight to the blade industry other than what I’ve read in passing over the past few years. The most interesting one to me was when Personna (or rather, whoever owns the Personna brand, which is now something else) moved the manufacturing of their only DE shaving blade (Platinum Chrome) from Israel to Germany. The nomenclature changed from Isreali Red to German Blue (why people don’t just call them Platinum Chrome is beyond me). It was interesting because the rep who came on the sub said 1) Platinum Chrome is Personna’s only shaving blade, and 2) they physically moved the machine(s) from Israel to Germany.
#1 is interesting because of course there’s also “Lab Blue” and “Med Prep” (note: I’m woefully out of date with the current branding/naming), but apparently they don’t consider those to be general shaving blades and the marketing department ignores them. #2 was interesting because that seems like a lot of work, so obviously there must be relatively few of these specialized machines.
I do think there are only 1 or 2 manufacturers in each known country – so Egypt might have 1 or 2, Germany might have 1 or 2, India, China, etc. The difference between each brand of blade has to be slight changes in the bevel grind, changes to the steel that’s used, and probably some relatively major changes in coatings. The style of printing/packaging might change but I’m not sure if they even get printed/packaged in the same building or if they get sent off for that process. I’m sure it depends.
I’d like to know why certain blades like these V12’s are so incredibly smooth feeling to me. They don’t bother my skin at all, are very sharp, and whatever grind they have works great for my whiskers.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 11th, 2025 (#790) 6 days ago:
August 11th, 2025: Fresh blade
- Brush: Semogue - 1305 Boar
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
- Blade: V12 Super Platinum (1)
- Lather: Meißner Tremonia - Woody Almond - Soap
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
It was a good run with the marathon blade, but just because it was still usable and decent doesn’t mean I should deny myself objectively better shaves. I really love these V12 blades. I also have a bunch of Zorrik which I find similarly smooth and efficient.
I heard that my favorite blade website razorbladesclub.com is going to stop selling to the USA because of tariffs. It’s a shame. Maggard and other retailers certainly have some blades to choose from, but I’ve had fun over the past 4 years trying some weird ones, and have found some that I really like which I won’t have easy access to anymore. On the other hand, I don’t need any more blades!
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 10th, 2025 (#789) 1 week ago:
I heard there’s a spot opening up next to Dorothy’s slippers.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 10th, 2025 (#789) 1 week ago:
I’m on the phone with Guinness as we speak.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 10th, 2025 (#789) 1 week ago:
August 10th, 2025: Interesting
- Brush: Semogue - 1305 Boar
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
- Blade: Personna P74 (102)
- Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Test… Test… 123 - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
- Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
Wow, what an improvement over yesterday. This blade has always worked well in the Era level 3, and apparently it still does! I guess the razor I used yesterday just wasn’t a good fit. Today it felt sharper, smoother, and quite nice.
I finished this tester sample of Fanzine Saponifications. I’m eagerly awaiting the initial release from this new artisan.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, August 9th, 2025 (#788) 1 week ago:
I’m as surprised as you are. They usually last me the normal amount, 3-10.
Personna 74 blades are vintage and sell for over $2 each because they work great and last a long time. Still, 100 is pretty obviously pushing it even though it still works. At $2+ each, the price per shave is still pretty high even if you can get 100 shaves from it. It’s really just the novelty of something fun to try.
As for stropping, nope.
Will I use it again? Probably! But in a different razor.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, August 9th, 2025 (#788) 1 week ago:
August 9th, 2025: Personna
- Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
- Razor: Personna BBS-0
- Blade: Personna P74 (101)
- Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Test… Test… 123 - Soap
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
Maybe not the best feeling shave, but nice and close. Either the fact that the blade has 100 uses, or maybe it’s just a bad razor pairing… Who knows!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 1 week ago:
I got it a few years ago from sgrdddy. Looking around, I don’t know if anyone distributes it in the US anymore. As far as soap bases go it’s not very artisinal but I like the lather I get from it.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 1 week ago:
August 8th, 2025
- Brush: Kent - INF1 Infinity Synthetic
- Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (3)
- Lather: Meißner Tremonia - Woody Almond - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Gratiot League Square - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
This brush is small, but it works.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, August 7th, 2025 (#786) 1 week ago:
August 7th, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound - “Rob’s Finest” w/ 25mm Synthetic
- Razor: Joseph Rogers & Sons Near Wedge (3)
- Lather: Meißner Tremonia - Woody Almond - Soap
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Toner
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Jitterbug - EdP
Razor felt great.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 6th, 2025 (#785) 1 week ago:
August 6th, 2025
- Brush: Zenith - 508A XL/Bristle (B35) (MOAR BOAR) 31mm Boar
- Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive ‘Moarteen’ (2)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
Razor felt good today. Some spots aren’t as close as I’m used to with DE/SE, but that’s fine. This is my 49th straight razor shave, so I’m almost half way to 100 at which point I’ve been told the training wheels can come off! Just kidding.
I did catch myself getting a little too confident towards the end, but adjusted my mentality before any mistakes were made.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 6th, 2025 (#785) 1 week ago:
Wow, quite the turn around.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 5th, 2025 (#784) 1 week ago:
It started smelling even better when he announced it was being discontinued!
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 5th, 2025 (#784) 1 week ago:
August 5th, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
- Post Shave: RazoRock - Puros - Aftershave
MMOC++
I’ve been using this soap for the past 3 or 4 days even though I’m not doing Austere August. I’m visiting family and this is all I brought.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 4th, 2025 (#783) 1 week ago:
August 4th, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (3)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
- Post Shave: RazoRock - Puros - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Kelp & Sea Mineral - Lotion
I didn’t ride the cap and instead used a more natural angle and was rewarded with no weepers.
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 3rd, 2025 (#782) 2 weeks ago:
August 3rd, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (2)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
- Post Shave: RazoRock - Puros - Aftershave
$discord
I tried riding the cap on the 2 day and 3rd passes. I don’t recommend it. No irritation, but lots of weepers. A more “natural” angle works a lot better for me.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, August 2nd, 2025 (#781) 2 weeks ago:
August 2nd, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Micromatic Open Comb (2)
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
$discord
I really like this razor.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, July 31st, 2025 (#779) 2 weeks ago:
Great!
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, July 31st, 2025 (#779) 2 weeks ago:
Are you using this technique? sub.wetshaving.social/post/2213991
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 2 weeks ago:
More time for gliders and razor honing!