Share your shave of the day!

The Lather Games theme for today (from the other website) is:

Spooky Season

Product must be:

    Explicitly marketed as an Autumn scent OR
    Explicitly marketed for a holiday occuring between Autumnal Equinox and Winter Solstice OR
    Products that prominently feature spicy accords may be accepted.
  • gcgallant
    5·
    5 days ago

    June 22, 2024

    • Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode

    • Razor: River Razors 14 8/8" Full Hollow

    • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Soap

    • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Aftershave

    • Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner

    • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Eau de Toilette

    • Talc: Yardley Classic
       

    I enjoy Hallows, even in June. However, today is hot, so it is not the best match for the weather.

      • gcgallant
        3·
        5 days ago

        Thanks! Will “suggestive sold” me with an ad that offered the towel, a shot glass, and a brandy snifter. What got to me was this photo. I remember thinking how poor the lighting was on the glassware and that I could do a much nicer job of it. Of course, that was a passing thought :)

  • waldenOPMA
    3·
    5 days ago

    June 22, 2024

    I can’t believe these Trafalgar brushes are $45 now. I think when my wife got it for me they were closer to $30? Maybe I’m remembering wrong.

    Anyway, assuming this is the knot they use, it’s $21 at AP Shave Co. https://apshaveco.com/products/28mm-independent-synthetic-fibre-knot-bulb-uhd

  • djundjilaMA
    4·
    6 days ago

    Spooky Season

    • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip) #SUBBROOSH
    • Razor: Wolfman WR2 (1.55 mm SB / 1.25 mm OC)
    • Blade: Polsilver
    • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts – Autumn Ash
    • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts – Autumn Ash
    • Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts – Autumn Ash

    Challenge: the spookiest fruit of this sub is obviously the Boonana (thanks to today’s sponsor, SW), so have a razorfin boonanashark (razorcut).

    Theme, relevant post and frag: It’s right there in the name.

    The MOAR BADGER is the biggest badger I’ve ever tried, and while being comically large, it’s super fun to use. Just a giant lather pillow with soft, soft tips. So nice.

        • gcgallant
          2·
          5 days ago

          Ok. Obviously, I know that the Zenith knot was 31mm. Makes sense that you would get as close to that as you could. My largest badger knot is my 29mm Thäter. If I reverse-sort my most-used badger brushes, the top 5 are 27mm and above. I love that cloud-like feel.

          • djundjilaMA
            2·
            5 days ago

            I haven’t tried small badgers yet. My Zenith Manchurian is the smallest with 27mm, but I have bought a 24mm B3 recently that’s still sitting with a reshipper in the US. I’m curious to see what difference it’ll make

            • gcgallant
              2·
              5 days ago

              The height that you set the knot makes a real difference. My Elite Razor brush (shown here has a 24mm HMW badger knot that has the splay and feel of my Thäter (29mm). The Chisel&Hound Fanchurian knots are all 26mm and Rob sets them so they splay well and have that cloud-like feel.

              • djundjilaMA
                2·
                5 days ago

                The height that you set the knot makes a real difference.

                Yeah, totally. I’ve set a Gelousy knot as deep as the bore hole would allow in my Dogwood Tabak handle, but the loft is just too high and the brush is overly floppy. 🙄