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Sunday, July 7, 2024: Restagged

  • Brush: Yaqi 28mm Synthetic Rock
  • Razor: Koraat 14.2 Straight Razor
  • Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
  • Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
  • Postshave: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag Aftershave
  • Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

I tried with a synthetic brush (the big Yaqi Rock, very nice!), loaded even more heavily, and results were better today. Still, I maintain that this base is probably the worst of the artisan bases I have.

Have a good day!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 4 months ago

I've had two soaps go bad on me. One (The Great Bear) from Murphy & McNeil and the other (Opulence) from Declaration Grooming. I have no idea what happened. One day they just would not create a decent lather. Not sure if this applies to your experience or not.

I don't think that it has changed: it has always been this way

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 months ago

Ah, bummer. I have become more picky about soap bases since becoming predominantly a straight razor shaver. Have you noticed this?

A bit - I was disappointed with runny, no-structure lather before,but I don't like it running into the scales.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 months ago

Time for a stainless steel razor! You need a moisture-proof razor to use the Stag😉

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 months ago

Nothing wrong with that. Time to get rid of it!

But I have the trifecta 😭

And it's the only one I have 😭

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Reflecting

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip)
  • Razor: Razorock Hawk V3 (standard plate)
  • Blade: Feather Professional
  • Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Reflection
  • Post Shave: Tallow and Steel – Madagascar
  • Fragrance: Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver

Reflection keeps confusing me. Warm and fresh, tart and with a piercing note I can't place (maybe the makrut leaf? I have no idea what that smells like). I struggle with finding good words for it. "Piercing" seems negative, but it's piercing in a good way. The scent reminded me of something and today I finally figured out what it was: T&S Madagascar.

I fetched the splash and smelled them next to each other and got all excited that I found that same piercing note (less pleasant in Madagascar, which isn't a favourite of mine)! Then I checked the scent notes for both and they have exactly zero overlap 🤬 (Now I hear u/mammothben's mantra in the back of my head: "Scent notes aren't real, they are sweet marketing lies", but really I suspect my sus nose to be playing tricks.).

To continue the roller coaster of emotions that was this shave, when I applied the splash, there was zero feedback! I had met the u/iamsms splash-feels-like-water-challenge in a three-pass shave with this kinda new-to-me razor on loan from u/wallygator without even really trying that hard! Huzzah! What an accomplishment! Then I remembered that T&S splashes are alcohol-free witch hazel toners just in time for the frag tingle to set in and remind me why I practically never use my Madagascar set.

Oh well. Interesting shave for sure, and it got me to reflect a bit more about lovely Reflection.

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 months ago

Then I remembered that T&S splashes are alcohol-free

🤣

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, not my finest moment😂

That's a very summery background 😍

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 months ago

Those are our new kitchen towels that I bought and don't let anyone use because I bought them for this 😅

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 4 months ago

July 7, 2024

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
  • Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (5)
  • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam Two - Soap
  • Post Shave: Razorock - Puros - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT

Yesterday was exceedingly long and exhausting, so I treated myself to a Roam Two night shave. It was really great. Puros is a tobacco scent and I usually really love it, but it was a bit much before going to bed.

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 months ago

July 7, 2024

  • Brush: AP Shave Co Summer 28mm G5C
  • Blade Holder: Karve Overlander Brass
  • Blade: Personna Platinum (8)
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Roman Spice - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
  • Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Roman Spice - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Roman Spice - Eau de Toilette

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I almost forgot to post this shave. Busy day today.

this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2024
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