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  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
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    4 hours ago

    October 6, 2024

    • Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian

    • Razor: River Razors 6/8 3/4 Hollow

    • Lather: Wholly Kaw - PasteurVision - Soap

    • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

    • Aftershave: Gentleman’s Nod - Tusitala - Aftershave

    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

     

  • DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social
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    9 hours ago

    06.10.2024 - Sunday Shaman

    • Prep: warm water
    • Brush: Omega Roma Colosseo 31 mm
    • Razor: Stando Perun
    • Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
    • Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
    • Post-Shave: Thayer’s Original toner; Phytorelax Aftershave scalp cream
    • Fragrance: Tom Ford - Ombre Leather EdP

    -> 2 pass head shave; 1 pass neck cleanup. A rather comfortable shave.

    Like a weirdo, I’m listing the fragrance I’ve worn all day too. I really like it, so I wanted a soap that comes close to it. Shaman does it, somehow. This E&S soap mandates a really heavy loading, seriously - you gotta load like the devil taught you to play the fiddle! The proto-lather is rather dry, but once you add enough water to it, it’ll really foam up like a marshmallow. Glide and skin feeling are good enough.

    My Perun has, for some weird reason, caught some specks of rust. I didn’t even know this was possible for stainless steel razors. Oh well…

    Tomorrow it’s back to my usual work place after 5 weeks of external internships. Thankfully, I finally have all required internships behind me and now it’s just periodically alternating between working at my nursing home and visiting nursing school. During my absence, I was put into a new station - very clever. I’ll see how everything will turn out tomorrow…

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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    11 hours ago

    October 6, 2024

    • Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
    • Blade: V12 Super Platinum (1)
    • Lather: WSP - Black Amber Vanille - Soap
    • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm

    Incredible shave. I think I finally cracked the code on this soap. I used to think it was garbage - difficult to lather, bubbly and no protection no matter how much soap I loaded, but now I know how to do it. Start with a barely damp brush - really dry relatively - and load a bunch of soap. It’ll be super dry looking proto-lather, different than anything else I own. If you start with that really dry stuff, then the resulting lather is much more dense and offers a good shave. This scent is great which makes it worth fiddling around with.

    These V12 blades are super smooth. They’re worth trying. I also recommend trying Zorrik.

  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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    15 hours ago

    Sunday, October 6, 2024

    I honed today my Russian Bear on Synthetics, and also my Parker on the La Lune. I was more curious about the Parker, since last time, I had not gotten a really keen edge with the natural stone. This time, it’s very sharp, though not the most comfortable (for some reason, I didn’t use the strop with the green paste), but it also might be related to the fact that my skin is just generally very irritated and dry these days.

    Have a good end of the weekend!

    ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

    • DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social
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      10 hours ago

      the fact that my skin is just generally very irritated and dry these days

      May I ask about your skincare routine? If it’s not just weather related, I might be able to recommend some products depending on your skin type.

  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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    22 hours ago

    Sun Oct 06 2024

    • Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
    • Razor: Thiers Issard 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier Acier Spécial (7/8", extra hollow, square point, carbon steel)
    • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

    Continuing my run through my 14s with this vintage TI. The razor hasn’t been stored properly by a previous owner and has specks of surface rust as a result. The rust is purely a cosmetic issue though, and none of the edge is affected. Coincidentally, this TI 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier actually came to me from a Moroccan seller.

    This one feels a bit different than most 14s I’ve tried in that it’s much less loud. Even though visually, the grinds look similar, this TI certainly sounds like a thicker grind. It feels more like a 17 than a 14 IMO, but that’s just saying that it feels like a different fantastic razor.

    Happy Sunday to you all!