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Atlas Shaves Theme:

Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth

Notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Amyris, Musk, Rosewood, Petitgrain, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot

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[–] Brokenjaw622 6 points 5 days ago

Feb. 17, 2025

  • Brush: Grizzly Bay BarBear Space Magic 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Blackbird
  • Blade: Perma-Sharp [4]
  • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Un Jour Gris - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Un Jour Gris - Aftershave

Day 50 of all Bubbles all the time.

This list is just February. Maybe on the 28th I list all 61. Will be interesting to see the how many were repeated over the 2 months but I know I have not repeated in the same month.

  • Catie’s count.
  • Day 1 Florentine Fern.
  • Day 2 Ménage a Lavande.
  • Day 3 Valley of Fire.
  • Day 4 Lancaster Leather.
  • Day 5 Le Piment de La Vie.
  • Day 6 Azure.
  • Day 7 Waterlyptus.
  • Day 8 Revolution (AirBud).
  • Day 9 Retreat.
  • Day 10 Le Nude (Sample).
  • Day 11 Connecticut Shade.
  • Day 12 Mille Chypre.
  • Day 13 V.
  • Day 14 Barnegat Bay Original Italian Style.
  • Day 15 322
  • Day 16 Porch Drinks.
  • Day 17 Un Jour Gris

[–] DaveWave94 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

17.02.2025

  • Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
  • Razor: Leaf Thorn
  • Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
  • Lather: HAGS - Creatures of the Night
  • Post-Shave: OAM oli del benessere toner

-> 1-pass WTG head shave to get back into the swing of things. I know I say this a lot, so you better take it with a grain of salt...

Anyways, this was a very relaxed shave with a very smooth and slick lather - mutton tallow bases seem to be universally loved and thanks to this soap, I understand why. The scent is a bit too sweet and powdery, so I use it rarely. But the lather is always cream of the crop. Of course it wasn't close at all, but good enough for WTG.

I'm currently a very stressful time for my mental health. I notice I fall back into depressive thought patterns and all the stress also takes a toll on my body (reflux and other gastrointestinal disorders). My only day off after 5 early shifts was spent running errands and catching appointments, so not much rest. Problem is, now it's another 3 early shifts starting tomorrow and they want us to get in even earlier... sometimes I hate my job, but then again I need to focus on the positive aspects harder. It's just very hard atm.

[–] sahenders 3 points 5 days ago

You've got this

[–] sahenders 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Atlas Shaves II - Day 17

  • Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Harvest Moon 27mm Lotus Manchurian (LM-1) Badger Knot
  • Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Platinum [19]
  • Lather: Highland Springs Soap Company/Australian Private Reserve - Eclipse - Soap
  • Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Company/Australian Private Reserve - Eclipse - Splash

Maybe LatherBot needs to be rebooted because it has a suspicious obsession with obscure soap makers. Today's selection, Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth had an abundance of uncommonly combined scent notes: sandalwood, vanilla, amyris, musk, rosewood, petitgrain, cedar, ylang-ylang, bergamot.

This one had me worried until stumbling across Eclipse with APR's impressive scent-catalog-as-fragrance: rum, cocoa, cistus, russian leather, bergamot, pink peppercorn, fig, musk, sandalwood, cedar, carnation, benzoin, amyris, mimosa, oud, narcissus, tobacco, lavender, civet.

Category Δ
Daily theme soap 24 0
Artisan 36 0
Scenter 0 0
Half of the scent notes 8 +2
Airbudding the day 0 0
Cross posting 17 +1
Snitching 0 0
Snitching incorrectly 0 0
Goody Two-Shoes 11 +1
Total 96 +4
[–] djundjila 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] sahenders 5 points 5 days ago
[–] snooting 6 points 6 days ago

Monday, February 17, 2025

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound "Spice Lily" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
  • Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (8)
  • Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
  • Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman EdT

Back to the GTB kill with a quick and easy early (for me) morning shave. The Bolzano blade does really well in this razor, I may have to pick up more of these.

First day at the new job and with my new commute after working from home for the last ~5 years or so. It will be a bit of an adjustment, but I'm mostly looking forward to it.

Have a great day y'all!


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[–] pridetwo 6 points 6 days ago
  • lather: Highland Springs Soap Co - Eclipse

Atlas daily points: 2 points for scent notes +1 for crossposting on lemmy and reddit +1 points for doing a group shave today with other competitors

Atlas cumulative points: 77

[–] walden 4 points 5 days ago

February 18, 2025

  • Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
  • Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus Refills, Atra (3)
  • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 5 points 6 days ago

Nonidi 29 Pluviôse an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Chélidoine


Another republican day, another plant I knew nothing about. It's this one, if you are interested. If you're not interested, it it still this one.

In shave-related news, I got back my kamisori from Boris de Rivière on Saturday, sharpened it yesterday, and tried it out today in the morning. I didn't pay enough attention when honing (I thought the issue was that I didn't get close enough on the toe on the other side; doh!), but the toe slightly points into one direction, and can leave a trace in the strop. Also, I feel it on one side when shaving, so I guess the razor will have to go back on the stones before I use it again. I didn't measure it before I sent it away, but I assume there has been quite considerable shortening going on.

Have a good day!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] djundjila 6 points 6 days ago

Day 17 of Atlas Shaves 2 – Electric Boogaloo Mon 17 Feb 2025

  • Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian
  • Razor: Thiers Issard Le Dandy (5/8", square point, carbon steel)
  • Lather: Highland Springs Soap Co. / Australian Private Reserve – Eclipse
  • Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Co. / Australian Private Reserve – Eclipse
  • Fragrance: House of Mammoth / Noble Otter / Declaration Grooming – Cerberus

What is it with LatherBot and Soap Smooth? I hadn't even heard of that soaper before AS2EB and today is the second time it came up when it counted, and with a 9-note scent to boot: Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth, notes: sandalwood, vanilla, amyris, musk, rosewood, petitgrain, cedar, ylang-ylang, bergamot.

Luckily both Texaus and Eclipse are scent note matches, so I live another day:

Eclipse notes: rum, cocoa, cistus, russian leather, bergamot, pink peppercorn, fig, musk, sandalwood, cedar, carnation, benzoin, amyris, mimosa, oud, narcissus, tobacco, lavender, civet.

Road to Victory:

Category Δ
Daily theme soap 12 0
Artisan 36 0
Scenter 0 0
Half of the scent notes 10 +2
Airbudding the day 1 0
Cross posting 16 +1
Snitching 6 0
Snitching incorrectly 0 0
Goody Two-Shoes 15 +1
Total 98 +4