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.
June 22, 2024
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Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode
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Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Soap
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Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Aftershave
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Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner
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Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Eau de Toilette
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Talc: Yardley Classic
I enjoy Hallows, even in June. However, today is hot, so it is not the best match for the weather.
Great photo!
Hallows++
Thank you!
Killer towel!
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 :)
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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.
What’s the knot size on your MOAR BADGER?
30mm Maggard Silvertip
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.
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
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.
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. 🙄
June 22, 2024
- Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 #PREMIUMPLASTIC
- Razor: GEM Damaskeene
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann/Zingari Man - Nocturne - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Gratiot League Square - Aftershave
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