Friday SOTD Thread - March 14th, 2025 (#640) (sub.wetshaving.social)

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[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Fri 14 Mar 2025

Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
Blade: Feather new Hi-Stainless
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather
Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather
Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather

I really love how the citrus and leather play against each other in this.

Nice participation number again in yesterday's match-up:

Scrape time: Fri 14 Mar 2025, 09:39:35 GMT

Artisan Brand	∑
Catie's Bubbles	11
Talent Soap Factory	11
Chicago Grooming Co.	7
House of Mammoth	7
Summer Break Soaps	7
Spearhead Shaving Co.	6
Barrister and Mann	5
Declaration Grooming	5
Noble Otter	5
Stirling Soap Co.	5
Total:	69

Having Stirling, Noble Otter, DG, and BaM tied for last place tells me that the project of introducing chaos into March Madness totally worked. This is fascinating. Also, Bubbles tied for first with Talent makes me happy.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Wow, interesting results for sure.

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

I’m definitely surprised to see Stirling and BaM decided due to the tiebreaker yesterday. It seems the TSF focus has really peeled some folks off of some of the more well known brands.

Definitely more chaos!

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fascinating!

[-] BeerEater@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Shitty picture taken in a big hurry today, but a good shave. Antiga Barberia de Bairro makes good cream and Cologne Russe is great

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Friday, March 14, 2025

Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian badger
Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .76
Blade: Gillette - 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (6)
Lather: Zingari Man - The Rambler
Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Rambler Recovery Splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Leather EdT

The Rambler has really grown on me the more I use it. Also the Sego base is such a pleasure to use.

Happy Friday!

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[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Quartidi 24 Ventôse an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Pâquerette

Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic Bingcha (Iced Tea)
Razor: Ertan Süer L'Ours Russe (7/8th)
Lather: Abbate y la Mantia Ishtar
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Pitralon Classic After Shave
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Continuing with the kill on Ishtar. Good shave, and for once, I made a picture of me shaving:

I don't remember which razor the second one was, but it sure was yummy.

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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

Looks like you have great technique! ;-)

[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

The difficult thing is not to get lather rn the whig!

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I can imagine!

[-] BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

MARCH MADNESS 2025 DAY 14

Brush: SBS Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon
Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Brass
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Testing… Testing…
Post Shave: Spearhead Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime splash

TGIF!! Happy Friday folks. Have a safe weekend.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

March 14, 2025

Brush: Zenith 508A XL/Bristle (B35) (MOAR BOAR) 31mm
Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
Blade: Personna 74 (42)
Lather: Fanzine Saponifications – Test… Test… 123 – Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
Post Shave: Dove Men+Care Ultra-Hydra Cream

The weather has been warming up a bit. Having a friend over later to grill dinner with the kids while our respective wives go to a ZZ Ward concert together.

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

March 14, 2025

Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. 11/16 Hollow Ground Round Point
Lather: Subtle Art Soap Co. - Citrus Bay Rum - Soap
Aftershave: Subtle Art Soap Co. - Citrus Bay Rum - Aftershave
Talc: Yardley Gold

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

This was the third attempt at an edge on this Geneva Cutlery razor. This was the first time that this razor has provided a great 2-pass shave; as it should with a fresh Jnat edge. My assumption is that the steel's temper was compromised at the edge and the repeated honing of the razor is removing poor steel and revealing good steel. Microscope analysis showed that edge wear was minimal which is exactly what I would expect for one shave. The previous two edges have shown too much wear for one, 2-pass shave.

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