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March 20, 2025
Great scent, though not for everyone.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
On theme with SSL, a wonderful spring/summer scent. I just wish I had the EdT.
I was pleasantly surprised by how this Maggard brush performed. It's a solid little synth. Super easy to lather, no fuss. Can't complain!
Have a good one y'all!
If it's the sort of tan colored synthetic from Maggard, that's my favorite knot (or at least it's my most used knot).
It’s this one. Pleasantly surprised
SSL is so good. The EdT is really nice, too.
Rocket HD ++
MARCH MADNESS 2025 DAY 20
While technically not an actual spring scent, there are vague connections in my brain that I’ve made that remind me of spring last year. Close enough!
Shave tour day 9
Same gear
Bodyshop aloe and maca root shave cream
Probably the best 'drugstorre' product. It gives a decent shave probably because it's a cream and so easy for numptys to load. Properly.
Ranking
BaM soft heart sandalwood
MdC fougere
Wickham gothic
Grooming correto
Wickham ninfeo
Signature a Capra
Bodyshop aloe
Cbubs rasage
Panta gattapardo
Yeah I agree about that cream. Totally works good.
My unofficial morning tally of yesterday's March Madness match-up has SBS dropping out today.
Scrape time: Thu 20 Mar 2025, 07:03:58 GMT
| Artisan Brand | ∑ |
|---|---|
| Spearhead Shaving Co. | 12 |
| Stirling Soap Co. | 12 |
| Catie's Bubbles | 11 |
| Barrister and Mann | 10 |
| House of Mammoth | 10 |
| Talent Soap Factory | 10 |
| Summer Break Soaps | 7 |
| Total: | 72 |
Absolutely wonderful shave today with The Fat (tallow), the smooth Dandy, old-school Hâttric, and the new-to-me Chubby super badger that I bought off @archsoup on the r/wetshaving discord. The Super Badger is even softer than my already soft manchurian, but it's so dense that the backbone is still there. It lathered The Fat like a champ and I'm glad I bought it. It occurred to me that even though none of the hardware or software used today is vintage, this shave could have happened half a century ago and looked exactly the same. No recent modern technology required to get a good shave.