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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.

Scent-wise, we were on the same wavelength this morning. 🍻

Mar 11, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Highlander Brushes Jade 26mm Cashmere Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [2]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Moon Shadow - Soap
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - 茉莉綠茶 (Jasmine Green Tea) - Splash
• Fragrance: Gentleman’s Nod - Musashi - Eau de Parfum

Normally this would just be Talent Tea Tuesday for me, but it also works for March Madness. Today was another great selection of scents to start the morning off right.

Mar 10, 2025 - Mammoth Monday: International Edition

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Geaux 28mm Oumo Sparrow S-1 Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [2]
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Ausflug - Soap
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Fleur de France - Splash

Such great scents for this shave.

Valedictorian++

Mar 9, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Souls 26mm Manchurian T1 Badger Knot
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [2]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Echo Beach - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Waves - Aftershave

This is the exact setup that I used a year ago today for March Madness 2024.

There are several I would recommend:

• Trash Panda (Oak Aged Bourbon, Honeyed Figs, Plum, Wild Currant, Sweet Dates, Date Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Brown Sugar Cubes & Vetiver)
• Wolf Mother (wine, tobacco flower, whiskey, cocoa, marshmallow, sandalwood, cedar, amber, patchouli)
• Moon Shadow (jasmine, tea, sandalwood).

Moon Shadow is my favorite. Then there are some of their scents that can get really wild, and in a good way:

• Toki (corn husk, citrus, apricot, rose, orchid, herbs, radish leaf, oak wood)
• Vandal (Spray Paint, Melon)
• Frankie Mermaid (grape soda, bubble gum, sugar, tonka bean & wormwood)

So it depends on how adventurous you want to get. Unfortunately, none of these scents are available on the Etsy store right now. I’m assuming he’s having the 50% sale to make room for new/returning scents. That is kind of his MO.

If you are looking at buying something during their sale, I would just check out the descriptions of each and see what sounds interesting.

Mar 7, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14 Badger Knot
• Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [1]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Save the Earth - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Splash
• Fragrance: Lalique - Encre Noire A L’Extreme - Eau de Parfum

It finally dawned on me this morning which scent Save the Earth reminds me of. I paired it with Hallows just to be sure. If Hallows is an earthy, Fall scent, then StE is a Springtime cousin.

Happy Friday!

Mar 6, 2025 - Theme Thursday: Women’s History Month

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Purple Hybrid 28mm Declaration Grooming B7 Badger Knot
• Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
• Blade: Gillette Platinum [2]
• Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Lycanthropy - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Lycanthropy - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Sunrise on LaSalle - Eau de Toilette

Courtney’s Desairology was my gateway into artisan Wetshaving products. So many of Southern Witchcrafts’ unique scents are favorite staples for me now. Her vegan lather is also exceptional.

Sure, no problem

Mar 5, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Punch 26mm v24 Badger Knot
• Razor: Mühle R41
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [12]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Fantasy Donut - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Gemutlichkeit - Aftershave
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Rumble - Eau de Parfum

TSF Fantasy Donut, CF Gemutlichkeit, and HoM Rumble are all right at my limit for gourmand, sweet scents. That said, these are fantastic, and I smell like a high-end coffee shop and bakery.

Ishtar++

Mar 3, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Declaration Grooming Magic Hour 28mm B8 Badger Knot
• Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
• Blade: Gillette Platinum [1]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Where the Wild Things Were - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Troll Toll - Aftershave

Another use of TSF, and WTWTW is one of their odd scent combinations that somehow works well. Followed it up with Troll Toll for good measure.

Great looking brush!

I’ve not heard of Smart Helix, I’ll have to look it up

Areffa Soap - Phantom of Kyiv

Top: hazelnut, lemon, orange, lime
Heart: cedar, clove, rose, lily of the valley
Base: oak, pine, patchouli, eucalyptus

Trash Panda++

Mar 1, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Eye of Jupiter 27mm Motherlode Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [1]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Columbiana - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod - Sidama - Aftershave

Kicking off March Madness with TSF’s Columbiana, a bold, dark-roasted coffee scent that is perfect to wake up to in the morning.

TSF, let’s go!

Atlas Shaves II - Final Day

• Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [25]
• Lather: MacDuffs Soap Company - American Vintage - Soap
• Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company - American Vintage - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
• Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve - Torchwood - Eau de Parfum

Wow, what an honor to post this as the champion of such a grueling, demanding, and unexpectedly cutthroat Wetshaving contest!

First, let me say, this was no easy feat. Every day, not knowing if we would continue to lather in glory or fall victim to the cruel hand of the Latherbot. One day, it’s a luxurious tallow-based soap with a scent profile so complex even a sommelier could weep; the next, you’re staring down a puck of unknown origin that smells like regret and desperation. And yet, we persisted!

To my fellow competitors—you are all champions in my eyes. Your dedication to the game, the mad flourish of combing through scent notes, and digging out buried soaps just to secure a perfect shave all while under the pressure of soap roulette—I salute you! Some of you were taken too soon due to the early onslaught of obscure unobtainium. And to those who were tragically disqualified for using the wrong variations of citrus—I applaud your valiant efforts to stay in the game.

Finally, to the community—thank you for your keen soap policing, your adherence to NDG’s rules, and your relentless pursuit to keep us all on the straight and narrow. You were the true backbone of this competition, and I am equal parts in awe and terrified of you.

And now, March Madness!