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Tue 04 Mar 2025
Ok, this MM format seems to carry more potential for surprises than the brackets last year and I'm loving it so far. The bot's last count (a couple hours before shavinginct's official count) has Chiseled Face, Declaration Grooming and Wholly Kaw tied for last.
Scrape time: Tue 04 Mar 2025, 05:58:45 GMT
I definitely wouldn't have predicted that wholly Kaw could outlast these two and here we are, it's down to tie breakers. I'm also curious to see whether Mammoth's strong showing is due to Monday or the Mafia and it's worth noting that the Talent crew seems to have started bleeding followers despite the total number of participant growing significantly. We'll see, there is still time for stragglers to change the result around the edges.
I had a fantastic shave this morning. AS2EB had interfered with my regular Tabac Tuesdays and I've missed them. There's just something about a totally familiar setup to come back to every once in a while that really appeals to me. Oh, and I love the Stank®.
The Böker with the vicious pointy point is also becoming a favourite. It requires more concentration than my other razors and forces me to slow down and use different geometries.
I was surprised to see Wholly Kaw eliminated and Declaration towards the bottom also. Happy that CB is doing well. Though I only have 3 of Chris’ soaps. I intend to get another at the Maggard Meetup. Like last year I’m using a contrarian approach.
I like this year’s format better than last year’s.
I was also surprised, but I guess it makes sense. Wholly Kaw's scents aren't sub favourites and never have been. DG went from active in the sub to radio silence, and he has lost a lot of goodwill in the last year or so with his super delayed brushes, where customers would wait for months after having paid. CF is a solid brand, but if you look above in the list, I can really only see TSF and Macduffs who would clearly have been less popular a year or two ago.
So maybe we were just stuck in the past mentally?
I think that the new format contributes to a root-for-the-underdog approach. I love that! I was unaware of the popularity of Talent Soap Factory, and though I tried MacDuffs with the BVWSC, I had no idea how popular it seems to be. CF and SW seem to be tracking well at this stage. I completely get the Declaration sentiment. I never had the patience to collect his brushes. I have one, but have moved on.
Yes, it's the best part for me too!
As of yesterday, I now also do, but it's a second hand one from years ago
Mine has a B10 knot and is second hand. While waiting for the opportunity to spend the kind of money that Scott wants for a brush, I contacted Jannick Wald. Never looked back. Jannick’s quality of workmanship is unrivaled imo.