Wednesday, November 13, 2024: SLS

• Brush: Grizzly Bay - v24 Fanchurian 26mm badger
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gilette - 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3)
• Lather: Stirling - Haverford
• Post: Stirling - Haverford Aftershave splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Frag: Stirling - Haverford EdT

An easy two pass shave tonight. Haverford just felt right for a chilly, dark, autumn evening.

I'm running low on the Haverford EdT and AS samples. I might need to get another Stirling order in the mail...

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

Well that's not what you want! 😄

I haven't, but the description sounds right up my alley. I love a good tobacco scent.

Razorock - Puros - Aftershave

Oro Valley + Puros sounds like a winning combination.

It's definitely a pretty one!

Wednesday, November 13, 2024: FLS

• Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (5)
• Lather: Stirling - Sandpiper
• Post: Stirling - Ramblin' Man Aftershave splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS balm (+ menthol)
• Frag: Stirling - Ramblin' Man EdT

Easy luxury (™️) shave this morning. The Bolzano blade is still performing well, and Sandpiper is a lovely scent for a sunny day. No notes.

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

Damn, that's a beautiful handle!

This is my first time hearing about the Stando Perun, looks like a nice razor! How does it shave?

Chesire++;

Of course, the head should pivot, and it should accept 5 blades

😂

Tuesday, November 12, 2024: SLS - First Fanchurian Impressions

• Brush: Grizzly Bay - v24 Fanchurian 26mm badger
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Bolazano - Superinox (4)
• Lather: Stirling - Arkadia
• Post: Stirling - Arkadia Aftershave splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Frag: Stirling - Arkadia EdT

Today was my first shave with this v24 knot that u/BossHoggins10 graciously loaned me. I've wanted to try a "nicer" badger knot for a while now, so I'm definitely grateful to have the opportunity.

This thing whipped up a mean lather quickly, and the handle felt fantastic in hand. It's a super dense knot that's very soft on the face.

Comparing it with the Yaqi 2-band badger that I already own, it's definitely higher quality. I'm not yet sure if it's worth the price difference, but it's for sure a step up.

Arkadia gave an excellent lather, as always.

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

Thanks for the call out, I'll keep my eyes open for one of these if they ever pop up (or if I ever have a handle that needs filling).

The Yaqi and Simpson synths that I own both feel soft to the touch, but they cause me more burn than my badger or boar brushes. I wonder if my technique could be part of the issue. I'm trying to stick to just paintbrush-like strokes with those brushes, but still feel some burn regardless.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024: FLS - Tabac Tuesday

• Brush: Simpson - T2 Trafalgar 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gilette - 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (2)
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Shave Stick (vegan)
• Post: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Aftershave splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Frag: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman EdT

It was a pretty good shave for Tabac Tuesday. The lather didn't quite get where I wanted it to, and the shave itself felt pretty rough. However, I got great results and minimal irritation.

Stirling Gentleman plays really nicely with the stank.

I think I might not like synthetic brushes very much. Surprisingly, they feel much rougher on my face than boar or badger do. Perhaps I just haven't tried a nice enough synth yet?

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

The r41 twist has different geometry than the normal r41?

Monday, November 11, 2024: SLS

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Bolazano - Superinox (3)
• Lather: Stirling - Oro Valley
• Post: Stirling - Oro Valley Aftershave splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Frag: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

I like Oro Valley a lot.

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

If you shave, I highly recommend learning how. It's completely transformed my experience of shaving from a task that I dreaded to an enjoyable part of my day.

I got a sample of Oud 27 from Le Labo that definitely had some dankness to it. Didn’t surprise me too much given that it’s the result of fungus-infected wood. :)

It’s a nice scent though, especially for cooler weather. I could see myself enjoying it in a shave soap.

Monday, November 11, 2024: FLS - Rainy Morning Shave

• Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gilette - 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS balm (+ menthol)
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP

A pleasant and drama-free shave to the sound of some much-needed rain. A great start to the week.

I started wetshaving with one of the Chiseled Face starter kits, and Ghost Town Barber was the soap I received as part of the kit. It's a very warm and comforting scent and performs quite well for me.

It looks like the bottom of the tub is starting to peek through. Exciting!

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

Definitely. It’s also so much more enjoyable!

Traditional wetshaving

Yeah, I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would. It's good practice and gives me a chance to use all this soap I have lying around. :)

I'm very much looking forward to breaking that brush in. It seems to be the largest diameter boar brush offered currently, do you know of any that are larger?