September 19, 2024

• Brush: Zenith B40 28mm Boar

• Razor: Thiers Issard Le Transatlantic 7/8" Full Hollow Round Point

• Lather: WestMan Shaving - Alma - Soap

• Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

• Aftershave: WestMan Shaving - Alma - Aftershave Balm

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

I think Alma fits the bill for today’s theme. It’s main notes are Rose and Passion Fruit, and this would be a very feminine scent were it not for the musk that is blended into the fragrance. This is very cleverly done. Soaps from WestMan are first class.

Thursday, September 19, 2024: Narcisse + Stank

• Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
• Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
• Razor: River Razors Kamisori
• Lather: Le Père Lucien Narcisse
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

After yesterday’s September BVWSC shave, this was a preview for October’s. Narcisse is very nice, but after getting rid of my bottle of Floid, I’m missing a neutral, fits-with-everything aftershave. Maybe I’ll try the stuff @WegianWarrior@sub.wetshaving.social uses.

The Epsilon is to my mind much more stanky than good old Tabac – it feels like opening a hermetically sealed box of your grandfather. It has its charm, but I haven’t aquired this aquired taste yet.

Have a good evening!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

September 19, 2024

• Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
• Blade: Bolzano Superinox (Egypt) (4)
• Lather: Barrister & Mann - Diamond - Soap
• Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
• Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm

Was scooping a smush out of this tub for someone on Discord, so being within reach made it the obvious choice to use today. Soft Heart is probably my least favorite B&M base, but I still love it. It’s just a little too poofy for my refined taste. Very slick, though.

The Thu 19 Sep 2024

• Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club (cherry wood and boar) (50)
• Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
• Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia – Koké
• Post Shave: Abbate Y La Mantia – Koké
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth / Noble Otter / Declaration Grooming – Cerberus

Today is Theme Thursday over on the other place, and we giving a nod to NZ Suffragette Day (Shave with a a product considered to have a more feminine scent, e.g. florals. BONUS if you shave with a product made in New Zealand.)

I don’t have anything made in New Zealand. Koké could totally be a feminine scent though, and it has a Polynesian theme going, and I believe New Zealand is a part of Polynesia.

Delightful shave with great šmells.