Sat 22 Mar 2025

• Brush: Declaration Grooming Washington Blood of Kings B3
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
• Lather: Henri et Victoria – Cognac and Cuban Cigars
• Post Shave: Henri et Victoria – Cognac and Cuban Cigars
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Tobacconist

Looks like TSF lives to fight another day and that Stirling is out. Maybe a late shaver will save it at the expense of HoM before the official tally?

Scrape time: Sat 22 Mar 2025, 08:37:10 GMT

I had a very nice early morning shave with Cognac and Cuban Cigars, such a pleasant, easy scent. Now I’m sitting in the train to the alps to spend a couple days with Djunior before warm spring weather brings grass and cows where there are sleds and kids now.

Tobacconist ++;

Fri 21 Mar 2025: Day 11 of March Madness

• Brush: Declaration Grooming Washington Blood of Kings B3
• Razor: Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple (8/8", extra full hollow, carbon steel)
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Spiced
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Spiced
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Spiced

I’m voting again for Spearhead, and I’m curious whether today marks TSF’s demise.

This is my first use of the B3, and I’m happy that the 24 mm size is perfectly fine. I can tell I’ll get along very well with it.

SSL is so good. The EdT is really nice, too.

Rocket HD ++

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Nobody, the TSF brigade is just a pet project of @pridetwo@sub.wetshaving.social that got a lot of traction. The artisan is a Lather Games sponsor, but otherwise not involved with the sub AFAIK.

Thu 20 Mar 2025

• Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger
• Razor: Thiers Issard Le Dandy (5/8", square point, carbon steel)
• Lather: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
• Post Shave: Hâttric – Classic

My unofficial morning tally of yesterday’s March Madness match-up has SBS dropping out today.

Scrape time: Thu 20 Mar 2025, 07:03:58 GMT

Absolutely wonderful shave today with The Fat (tallow), the smooth Dandy, old-school Hâttric, and the new-to-me Chubby super badger that I bought off @archsoup on the r/wetshaving discord. The Super Badger is even softer than my already soft manchurian, but it’s so dense that the backbone is still there. It lathered The Fat like a champ and I’m glad I bought it. It occurred to me that even though none of the hardware or software used today is vintage, this shave could have happened half a century ago and looked exactly the same. No recent modern technology required to get a good shave.

Rocket is an active member of the community, posts SOTDs daily, etc. I think that makes the difference

Black Watchday Wed 19 Mar 2025: Day 10 of March Madness

• Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush (B16)
• Razor: Thiers Issard 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier Acier Spécial (7/8", extra hollow, square point, carbon steel)
• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Black Watch
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Black Watch
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Black Watch

Wonderful early morning shave with Black Watch today. My vote is for Spearhead again.

Tab Tue 18 Mar 2025

• Brush: Chisel and Hound – Flame On with v26 Fanchurian
• Razor: C. V. Heljestrand MK Nº 31 (square point, full hollow, 5/8", carbon steel)
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
• Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
• Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

First day back home after 5 travel shaves. Great shave with the smooth Swede and the Stank®.

According to my inofficial unofficial tally, March Madness consolidated around typical brands yesterday, with CB, Spearhead, BaM, Stirling, and HoM taking the lead, and the TSF effort showing less than during previous days. RIP Noble Otter 🪦

Scrape time: Tue 18 Mar 2025, 07:23:58 GMT

Mon 17 Mar 2025: Day 9 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: Hâttric – Classic
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather

A repeat of yesterday’s Leather + Hâttric combo because it was so nice.

Sun 16 Mar 2025

• 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: Hâttric – Classic
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Leather

I picked up Hâttric on a whim yesterday. It’s a heavy, old-feeling musky citrus scent. I think I like it, and it plays well with leather, but the combo is pretty old-school.

Yesterday’s matchup seems to have kicked out CGC. Bummer

Scrape time: Sun 16 Mar 2025, 08:30:00 GMT

Sat 15 Mar 2025: Day 8 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

Third travel shave and third day of celebrating my SIL’s 50th. My in-laws take birthdays seriously and I’m hungover. The “real party” is today. Oh, oh.

Fri 14 Mar 2025

• 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

I really love how the citrus and leather play against each other in this.

Nice participation number again in yesterday’s match-up:

Scrape time: Fri 14 Mar 2025, 09:39:35 GMT

Having Stirling, Noble Otter, DG, and BaM tied for last place tells me that the project of introducing chaos into March Madness totally worked. This is fascinating. Also, Bubbles tied for first with Talent makes me happy.

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++;

In Zagreb, Croatia. So very fun 😊

Wed 12 Mar 2025

• Brush: Chisel and Hound – Flame On with v26 Fanchurian
• Razor: C. V. Heljestrand MK Nº 31 (square point, full hollow, 5/8", carbon steel)
• Lather: Summer Break Soaps – Teacher’s Pet
• Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts – Pomona
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Saint Julep

Appley goodness this morning. Last day of work before a five day vacation at the in-laws. 🎉

Well put, no notes 😅

Green tea++;

Tue 11 Mar 2025: Day 6 of March Madness

• Brush: Chisel and Hound – Flame On with v26 Fanchurian
• Razor: C. V. Heljestrand MK Nº 31 (square point, full hollow, 5/8", carbon steel)
• Lather: Noble Otter – 茉莉綠茶
• Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod – Musashi
• Fragrance: Giorgio Armani – Thé Yulong

Delicious green tea overload to start the day? Count me in. The otter gets my vote today.

The Heljestrand is a smooth little shaver, and I’m in equal measure amused and confused by the thumb notch, and I’m still in the honeymoon phase with the brush and knot.

Thanks!