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  • sahenders
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    7 months ago

    🦖 Rawr! 🦖

    • Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Daliesque 26mm Manchurian T1 Badger
    • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus
    • Blade: Gillette Platinum [8]
    • Lather: Noble Otter - Rawr - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Rawr - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Rawr - Eau de Parfum

    Rawr is my wife’s favorite wetshaving scent. Happy Mothers’ Day to those that celebrate today.

    Rating: 5/5

  • PorkButtsNTaters666
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    Sunday, May 12, 2024: Sunny Day


    A very nice shave on a sunny day. Time to take out the summer scents – and there’s nothing better than Le Grand Chypre. The combination with Bon Monsieur is maybe not the best pairing, but each of them is great in their own way.

    Have a good day!

    ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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      7 months ago

      and there’s nothing better than Le Grand Chypre

      Yeah, I agree with that. Wonderful fresh scent but with some depth to it.

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    7 months ago

    May 12, 2024

    • Brush: Thäter Faux Ivory 29mm 2-band Silvertip
    • Razor: Tatara Muramasa (setting: 4)
    • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (Yellow) (5)
    • Lather: WestMan Shaving - Nirvana - Soap
    • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
    • Aftershave: WestMan Shaving - Nirvana - Aftershave Balm

    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


    Nirvana is a very well-blended scent headlined by fig and sandalwood. Today, I was really getting the contribution of those two notes to the fragrance. Wonderful! And the soap base is extraordinary. WestMan soaps are worth having, IMHO. I need to get more.

    I love what Tatara razors did with the design of the Muramasa. Settings 1 and 2 are negative and neutral exposure, respectively, as I recall. Those settings will work well for people who prefer to use a lot of pressure. I’ve been able to get great shaves from settings 3, 4, and 5, though. Today’s shave was no exception.

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    7 months ago
    • Brush: Zenith B8 (XL aluminium handle, 28 mm × 57 mm boar)
    • Razor: Puma 88 (5/8", round tip, carbon steel, hollow ground)
    • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea ICE Lime
    • Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime

    This scent reminds me so much of summer. Two AAs with SIL and SSL will do that

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      7 months ago

      Puma 88

      I don’t remember this one either! If it’s new, I think you’re on a roll! I have an 89 incoming.

      • djundjilaMA
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        7 months ago

        Well spotted!

        Yes, I’ve cleaned and honed three recent additions to the den 10 or so days ago, just before first Djunior and then I got sick. I wanted to make a little Mail Call/Maintenance post but haven’t made the time for it yet.

        Here’s a sneak peak

        Pretty good condition! It’s a German hollow 5/8", which is to say a great shaver, but not big or flashy enough to be fancy.

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        7 months ago

        Oh, and the 89 is a gorgeous looking razor. I’m looking forward to seeing yours

  • waldenMA
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    May 12, 2024

    • Brush: Semogue 610
    • Razor: Wolfman Guerilla (Gen 1)
    • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (4)
    • Lather: London Razors/Summer Break Soaps - Mountain Laurel - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
    • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Hamami - EdP

    What a great soap base and a great little brush. Though small, it holds plenty of lather.