Share your shave of the day.
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Trash Panda
Day 7 of the TSF domination era of March Madness. Round 6 had a suspicious spike in votes. Could the ballots be stuffed? Is cbubs colluding with the contest runners? Is TSF being treated unfairly by the lamestream media?
Could the ballots be stuffed?
Chinese bots are outraged by certain TSF logos and names, and the latest congress of the CCP decided that this artisan cannot win MM.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
- Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (1)
- Lather: Stirling - Haverford
- Post Shave: Stirling - Haverford Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique EdP
Haverford is a great start to a chilly rainy day. Almost to the weekend, have a great day all!
March 13, 2025
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus Refills, Atra (8)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Leather - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Oh joy! I recently discovered that by installing the Collaboro app on my phone, I can much more easily use my SOTD spreadsheet from NextCloud. It’s very buggy in a phone browser, but this works as expected and is a great replacement for Google Sheets.
Thus, my journey of self-hosting things takes a step in the right direction.
Speaking of which, we have a Nixplay digital frame that shows pictures of our kid. The grandparents also have one. Starting April 21st, it won’t show pictures from Google Photos anymore (without a subscription). This is classic enshitification.
Fortunately for me, I have a Raspberry Pi hooked to an old computer monitor that shows pictures from Immich (a Google Photos replacement). Unfortunately for the grandparents, they’ll have to pay $20/yr. for the privilege.
Google twisting the knife, what else is new…
Thu 13 Mar 2025: Day 7 of March Madness
- Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
- Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
- Blade: Feather new Hi-Stainless
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather
Travel shave today. This is the only set I brought, so my next three March Madness votes are locked in.
Leather++;
Wolfie++;
Zenith Manchurian++;Let’s hope Dennis doesn’t get eliminated over the next week! (Surely he won’t)
MARCH MADNESS 2025 DAY 13
- Brush: Unbranded Marble w/ Maggard G5
- Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Ti
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Azure
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles Top of the World splash
Guys we need stop the TSF stans
Mar 13, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf 26mm Maggard Razors Premium Boar Boar Knot
- Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [3]
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Riviera - Soap (Vegan)
- Post Shave: Westman Shaving - (Desas)sossego - Splash
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monarch - Eau de Parfum
Bright neroli and bright colors for this Theme Thursday, March Madness crossover.
March 13, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
- Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. 11/16 Hollow Ground Round Point | Maher & Grosh 11/16 Hollow Ground Square Point
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Wood Shop - Soap
- Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Wood Shop - Aftershave
- Talc: Yardley Gold
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Very interesting comparison shave between the Geneva Cutlery razor’s Jnat edge (mine), and the Maher & Grosh razor’s Jnat edge (The Cajun Blade). The Maher & Grosh edge held up well, and felt comfortable and sharp. The Geneva Cutlery edge felt equally comfortable, but did not have as close a result. I suspected this was due to the steel not holding the edge well. Microscope analysis did show more edge wear on the Geneva Cutlery than expected.
