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Share your Shave of the Day for Sunday!

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[-] snooting@wetshav.ing 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

October 5th, 2025

  • Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian 28mm Badger
  • Razor: J. Koester's Sons 11/16", full hollow, square point (12)
  • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Soap
  • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Grapefruit - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - El Cantinero - Aftershave Serum
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Arance Mandarini - EdT

A nice and relaxing shave after our flight home today. We passed right by the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta on our way to the airport, which was an awesome way to start the day.

I still haven't stropped this razor since @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social honed it. I didn't get great results around my chin and needed to do a cleanup pass, but I think it was due to technique more than anything. The edge still feels plenty sharp.

IIRC, that razor has steel that is on the softer side. 12 shaves without stropping that is pretty impressive to me.

[-] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 day ago

It still cuts pretty well! I'm waiting for the efficiency to really drop off before stropping.

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I walk away from these challenges with large jumps in my technique. Hope it works that way for you.

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