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Share your shave of the day.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week 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!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Wow, interesting results for sure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Fascinating!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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


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

Self-portrait as a shaver

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

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Looks like you have great technique! ;-)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I can imagine!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week 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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week 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!


🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week 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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