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May 4, 2025

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
• Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point
• Lather: 345 Soaps - Undercut - Soap
• Aftershave: 345 Soaps - Undercut - Aftershave
• Talc: Yardley Classic
   
  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Great test shave for this razor! I created the edge with a Japanese Karasu natural stone and could not be happier with its comfort and closeness.

345 Soaps has a great soap base for straight razor shaving, and the scent of Undercut (lily, patchouli, sandalwood, dash of vanilla, tobacco, cedar, amber) feels like a warm, perfect-weather day.

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May 3, 2025

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
• Razor: Koraat 14 "Moarteen" 15/16" Full Hollow
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Soap
• Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

SSL is just such a nice refreshing scent. This made for a great start to my day. MOAR Spearhead!

$discord

I’ll go take a look at this. I use a complex multi-sheet Excel workbook I built years ago. It tracks a lot of info that I no longer care about.

Very eclectic setup!

I’m traveling and am using a Friodur razor because it is great, and worry-free. I’m looking forward to more Moar when my trip ends.

I always enjoy a bit of Boltzmann but, alas, I am traveling without it.

Happy Birthday! I assume that along with the answer to life, the universe, and everything, this may also represent a count of years you have completed. Congrats(!), if so. The older I get the more I realize that even with energy input, entropy’s increase is inevitable ;)

I’m really enjoying following your progress. As time goes by, it gets easier and easier. Then there’s a day you realize that your shave is almost as close as a DE shave is. Then, after fiddling with technique a while, you realize you can get a shave as close, or closer, than you can with a DE shave, and with less irritation. Then, (for me at least) after more shaves, comes the realization that a straight razor shave takes about the same time as a DE shave does. (But is much more satisfying imo 🤔)

April 24, 2025 -- MOAR Theme

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
• Razor: Koraat 14 "Moarteen" 15/16" Full Hollow
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Mountain Man - Soap
• Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Mountain Man - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Creed - Silver Mountain Water

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

No thinking needed to be on theme today. I simply followed @djundjila'sl lead. You can't go wrong with any of Stirling's "Man" series.

my first brush that I return to from time to time

My first badger brush I bought on Amazon. Though cheap and cheerful, I still go back to it now and then.

Welcome!

April 23, 2025 -- MOAR WatchDay

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
• Razor: Koraat 14 "Moarteen" 15/16" Full Hollow
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Soap
• Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Eau de Toilette
• Talc: Yardley Classic
   
  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Very enjoyable, but efficient shave today. I did not have a lot of time to dawdle.

April 22, 2025 -- Bleu Teusday

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Classic 26mm V23 Fanchurian
• Razor: ERN 7/8 Full Hollow Round Point
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Soap
• Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chanel - Bleu de Chanel
• Talc: Yardley Classic
   
  3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Very nice and comfortable 3-pass shave with an edge just off a newly acquired La Veinette coticule.

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