WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
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- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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November 20, 2024 -- BVWSC
Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
Blade Holder: Haircut & Shave Co P076 Ti
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (5)
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley - Soap
Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Mountain Man - Aftershave
Fragrance: Creed - Silver Mountain Water
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
This is a Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club shave, and wow(!), what a good one. Oro Valley is a dupe of Tom Ford Ombre Leather. With my penchant for placing non-Creed scents in the Stirling Soap "Man" category, I would definitely call this one Leather Man. I was sent a smush of this (thank you @walden@sub.wetshaving.social), but I previously purchased a 1 oz. sample from Stirling and waited to use it today. The scent combines well with Creed's Silver Mountain Water, but I think a full trifecta of this is warranted.
I almost never use this Haircut & Shave razor. It's expensive (because Ti), and made in Maryland where I live. Today everything about it was perfect, however. I need to use this one more. I definitely will fit in another use of it within my next 20 shaves this month.