Share your shave of the day for Saturday!
September 16, 2023: Equine Greatest Hits Straightember
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
- Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 ““Coq et Renard””
- Lather: Le Père Lucien Narcisse
- Post Shave: Floid The Genuine
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Yesterday’s shave was so good, I had to repeat it. I just hope that - unlike @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social - I don’t get stuck in the cycle of liking and repeating. I tried to get to BBS, and mostly succeeded.
Have a good night!
I don’t get stuck in the cycle of liking and repeating.
Then, I suggest that you stay away from Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary :)
I tried to get to BBS, and mostly succeeded.
Congrats! A big step with a straight razor.
I’ll try and not buy any gear before having killed at least one soap - so I should be save if I stick to it 😁
September 16, 2023
- Brush: Maggard 24mm 2 Band Badger
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Ozark Mountain - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Bergamot Lavender - Witch Hazel & Aloe
I went for a “wet load” today, as opposed to my normal “damp load with some extra vigor”. It worked, but my first pass was airy relative to my normal Stirling lather. The nice thing about Stirling soap is that it seems to work no matter how bad you are at lathering.
Yay, Ozark buddies 🍻
The nice thing about Stirling soap is that it seems to work no matter how bad you are at lathering.
Yeah, super easy base to work with
Blessed
- Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush (B16)
- Razor: Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple (8/8, extra full hollow, red scales)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Ozark Mountain
- Post Shave: Mühle – Aloe Vera
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime
This is one of those shaves where everything went perfect. The choice of Ozark Mountain is plagiarism (I had dug into my smush and small sample collection for this Sample Straightember and kinda forgotten that the gigantic Stirling samples are samples as well). The new Mystery Brush is just wonderful. A cloud with just a hint of scrub. So pleasant! Finally, the wide Fili 14 gave the gentlest shave. Three passes of fragrant bliss.
Red scales++;
Ozark Mountain++
I know someone else who used it today, too.
Sep 16, 2023 - Sample September: Mazagran
- Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
- Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Gothic 26mm Manchurian T1
- Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [7]
- Lather: Westman Shaving - Mazagran - Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Rumble - Splash
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monarch - Eau de Parfum
Coffee and booze seem to be the theme for this morning. No complaints from the shave.
Rating: 3.5/5
While I enjoy booze, I’m not sure if I’ve ever tried it in the morning.
I’m with you. I think the earliest for me is maybe a brunch or three before.
Drinking long enough in the evening took me there on a few occasions 🤷♂️
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Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
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Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 328)
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Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Soap (51)
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Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave
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Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
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Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Very nice shave today. I enjoy having this Tanifuji in my collection.
Red scales ++; 😉
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Sep. 16, 2023
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Karve Overlander
- Blade: Sharp Durablade
- Lather: Spearhead - Sea Ice Lime - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Sea Ice Lime - Aftershave
Good shave. Fall is here winter soon to follow. The days are short and the mornings are getting a bit chilly.
