walden
@walden@sub.wetshaving.social
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - December 20th, 2024 (#558) 12 hours ago:
I hope he tries for a Guinness World Record with it. All of his shaves with it are documented, which is what Guinness likes to see.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - December 20th, 2024 (#558) 14 hours ago:
December 20, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Baili BR171
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (4)
- Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Caoba - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Admiral - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Nice shave. At use number 4 this blade is starting to shave not-as-close. Still pretty good, though. Imagine what it feels like after an additional 571 shaves on it.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - December 20th, 2024 (#558) 17 hours ago:
Snow++
- Comment on [Mailcall] RazoRock Cyber & F-400 1 day ago:
That’s a big one!
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - December 19th, 2024 (#557) 1 day ago:
Roam Two++
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - December 19th, 2024 (#557) 1 day ago:
December 19, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Baili BR171
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley - Soap
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
It was a bit of a sad morning. Thank you for all of the kind words yesterday.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - December 18th, 2024 (#556) 2 days ago:
I’ve heard people say it’s the type of soap that you don’t need to load very heavy, but I find the opposite to be true. The more the better. It’s hard to gauge if smushes are going to be enough soap – hopefully nobody suffered from having to under-load.
In general Tusk is so-so for me. It’s easy to accidentally over hydrate in my experience, and you won’t know it has too much water based on how it looks, only by the lack of slickness.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - December 18th, 2024 (#556) 2 days ago:
Thank you for the kind words.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - December 18th, 2024 (#556) 2 days ago:
Thank you!
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - December 17th, 2024 (#555) 2 days ago:
lol
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - December 18th, 2024 (#556) 2 days ago:
December 18, 2024 - Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: allMan - 2 blade disposable (2)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die) - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
This is the best this soap has ever smelled to me. I blame @pridetwo@sub.wetshaving.social and his biased review that mentions florals. “Aha!” said my nose after reading that. In the past I just found that part of the scent unpleasant, but being able to call it “floral” makes it smell much better. It’s no longer some strange, volatile, smell, but something natural and real.
It’s interesting reading other people’s accounts. There’s definitely a mature, darker side to the scent, but I still can’t put a name on it. To other people it’s clearly leather and whatever else, but to me it just smells “good”.
This event being scheduled today was a big coincidence for me. The theme of this scent is life and death, and it just so happens my wife finished chemotherapy yesterday. It also just so happens that we’ll likely need to put one of our dogs down tomorrow. Life and death, indeed. She’s an old lady at 14 and has had a wonderful life.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - December 17th, 2024 (#555) 3 days ago:
I don’t recall this happening in the past, but I kept getting whiffs of the soap long after the shave. Very rare for that to happen for me as I don’t think my nose is very sensitive.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - December 17th, 2024 (#555) 3 days ago:
December 17, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Baili BR171
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Leviathan - Soap
- Post Shave: Brut - Splash On
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Good shave.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - December 16th, 2024 (#554) 4 days ago:
December 16, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Baili BR171
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
- Lather: Noble Otter - Logbook - Soap
- Post Shave: Razorock - Puros - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
My nose is finally clearing up after my 2nd cold in two weeks, so Logbook came through nice and strong! A nice, approachable scent.
The BR171 might as well be based on the razor I’ve been using the past few days – the Personna BBS-0. The Wolfman BBS-1 is based on a Baili (some say the BT131 but the BR171 is more similar), so if the BR171 is based on the Personna BBS-0, that would create some sort of connection as far as naming is concerned. BBS-0 -> BR171 -> BBS-1.
They all shave great (I’ve never tried a BBS-1, but I’ve heard it’s nice).
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Wednesday 18 is the day! 5 days ago:
It’s pretty surprising that the samples always make it unscathed. They get sent to 4 or 5 different countries!
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - December 15th, 2024 (#553) 5 days ago:
December 15, 2024
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Handle w/26mm Maggard SHD
- Razor: Personna BBS-0
- Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam Two - Soap
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
- Fragrance: G. Bellini - Homme - EdT
Much better lather today, but the blade didn’t shave as close as shaves 1 & 2. I remember these blades lasting longer than this, but maybe not in this razor. I have to give it credit for the first couple of shaves though – really great.
- Comment on [BVWSC] Reminder: Wednesday 18 is the day! 5 days ago:
I’ve lost all track of time. Is it You & I (Will Die) this time?
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - December 14th, 2024 (#552) 6 days ago:
December 14, 2024
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Handle w/26mm Maggard SHD
- Razor: Personna BBS-0
- Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (2)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam Two - Soap
- Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment
Another fantastic close shave. Just a super great razor. I think I slightly underloaded the Vegan Omnibus. I blame my inexperience with this brush, which is a great brush, by the way.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - December 13th, 2024 1 week ago:
I didn’t know, I’ve seen you talk a lot about your professional development. Not a waste at all. They say never stop learning, but it’s ok to take a break here and there!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - December 13th, 2024 (#551) 1 week ago:
December 13, 2024
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Handle w/26mm Maggard SHD
- Razor: Personna BBS-0
- Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (1)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Almond Creme - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
This razor is great. Mild and efficient, a perfect match for me. The build quality is very simple, probably stamped brass? The handle is the worst part of this razor, so I use an aftermarket one to add some grip and weight. The original handle is very thin and made of machined aluminum from what I can tell.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread - December 13th, 2024 (#551) 1 week ago:
Steamship Straight
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - December 12th, 2024 (#551) 1 week ago:
December 13, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Almond Creme - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Stirling++
- Comment on So that's when I deleted my account 1 week ago:
Use the password reset feature on their accounts, maybe?
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread - December 11th, 2024 (#549) 1 week ago:
December 11, 2024
"* Brush: Wolf Whiskers - ““Gianmaria”” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic"
- Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
- Lather: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Nice shave before work.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - December 10th, 2024 (#548) 1 week ago:
December 10, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (3)
- Lather: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Hamami - EdP
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread - December 9th, 2024 (#547) 1 week ago:
December 9, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (2)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
- Fragrance: Berceuce - Allegretto 7.2 – EdP
$Discord
Felt great during the shave, but it turns out I fell for it and gave myself some irritation. Too much pressure and a false sense of security. It can happen to anyone!
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - December 8th, 2024 (#546) 1 week ago:
December 8, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Original - Soap (Bison)
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
The MM24 is way more aggressive than what I prefer, but boy is it efficient! Got some weepers, but nothing too bad.
House of Mammoth is closed for the season, making this aftershave 100% unobtanium.
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - December 7th, 2024 (#545) 1 week ago:
Saterlingday?
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread - December 7th, 2024 (#545) 1 week ago:
December 7, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lavender Sage - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Great shave. I have some new samples from Berceuce (Will’s latest fragrance project) but my nose is still stuffy, so it’d be a waste to try them at this point. Soon, I hope!
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - December 6th, 2024 2 weeks ago:
New prescription or just new frames? Either way, sounds fun.
