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  • gcgallant
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    1 year ago

    November 25, 2023

    • Brush: Wald Stratos Goldvein 29mm A1 Fan
    • Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 109 (Black Beauty) Gold O-4 (setting: 5)
    • Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
    • Lather: Declaration Grooming - Opulence - Soap
    • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Opulence - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner

    I haven’t used this soap in over a year. It had really dried out and I should have bloomed it a bit, but I didn’t. As a result, my lather for both passes was pretty thin. I went back to the puck during the first pass but just could not build volume. Not really an opulent shave. I’ll have to revisit this one soon.

    • waldenMA
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      1 year ago

      Is Opulence the one that has the reputation of not lathering well?

      • gcgallant
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        For now, I think it was user error. I don’t recall having difficulty lathering this before but the last time I used it was 9/22. I think that if I bloom it, and have more water in the brush, it will create a better lather. There is no problem with the Wald synthetics. I’ll give it a try again next month, but would be interested to know if it has a reputation for being difficult to lather. This month I’m using a different soap for each shave.

        • djundjilaMA
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          1 year ago

          There is a batch of opulence that scoot messed up, and it simply won’t lather. He never took responsibility for it publicly, though 🙄

          I have a tub from that batch.

          • gcgallant
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            1 year ago

            Ugh. That’s not cool. I’ll give it another go in December. I still have nine different soaps to use this month.

            • djundjilaMA
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              1 year ago

              I still have nine different soaps to use this month.

              Same 😂 I just finished my shoot for them

              • gcgallant
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                1 year ago

                I’m not organized enough with shaving to plan ahead. I decide on setup before the shave (often the night before), and if I have time, I shoot a photo. But planning is the way to go. That’ll be a New Year’s resolution.

                • djundjilaMA
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                  1 year ago

                  I like planning a few days at a time. It allows me to think in themes and explore differences

                  • gcgallant
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                    I think planning ahead is the way to go. So far, the only time I’ve planned ahead is the night before Lather Games starts, and then I dial in those days which seem obvious to me and assess the rest as the games progress.