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Sunday SOTD Thread - Jan 21, 2024 (self.wetshaving)

submitted 10 months ago by walden to c/wetshaving

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Share your Sunday shave of the day.

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[–] djundjila 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Lucky Pairing

Brush: Zenith B8 (XL aluminium handle, 28 mm × 57 mm boar)
Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, stainless steel)
Lather: Catie's Bubbles Purple Grapefruit
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender
Fragrance: Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver
Talc: Pinaud Clubman Finest Powder

The chonky B8 looks a bit silly when loading from Catie's Bubbles' 2oz containers, but it works.

Today's combo threw me for a loop, and I'm happy that I "discovered" it planning this SOTD: when I smelled Purple Grapefruit from the tub in isolation, it was a straight up lavender scent for me, I know there's grapefruit in there too, but it's not at all salient (my sus nose, no doubt). When I smell Eau Intense Vétiver in isolation, it's a similar situation; it's fresh, spicy, and earthy, and the grapefruit in it goes right over my head (I didn't even know it's in there). But when I was going through my fragrances choosing a pairing for Purple Grapefruit (lavender in my head) and I reached Eau Intense Vétiver (fresh vetiver in my head), is when it clicked. I don't think I'll ever miss the grapefruit notes in either scent again.

I'm wondering how many other perfectly obvious things I missed 😅

[–] gcgallant 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hmm.. I used Firefighter today which has a grapefruit note. When I looked for a fragrance to complement it, I overlooked Eau Intense Vétiver which I associate with fresh, earthy, woody. My nose on a good day is a like @sgrdddy's Covid-nose, so I thought there would be no way I could find an association between Firefighter and EIV. But, sure enough, it's there.

[–] djundjila 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mhm, Firefighter is so good too. I bet it would make for a fantastic pairing with Eau Intense Vétiver

[–] gcgallant 3 points 10 months ago

I just checked. Firefighter, SV Desert Vetiver, and EIV all have a grapefruit note. I think consecutive uses of Firefighter are now justified. Plus, Firefighter use needs no justification.

[–] walden 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This happens to me all the time, but mostly with Lavender. Like Seaforth! Heather... it's mostly clary sage etc. that I smell, but if I think to myself "look for the lavender" it's RIGHT there out in the open.

[–] djundjila 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I have that with Heather too! It's not even hiding and I forget it's there 😅

[–] gcgallant 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

January 21, 2024

Brush: Truefitt & Hill Wellington 24mm Silvertip
Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
Blade: My-Blades (4)
Lather: Noble Otter - Firefighter - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Aftershave: Ethos Grooming Essentials - Succès Skin Food - Splash
Fragrance: Floris of London - JF - Eau de Toilette

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Wonderful shave today. Very citrus with the grapefruit note in Firefighter, the pineapple note in Succès, and the lemon note in JF. Although very cold (for Maryland), it was a beautiful, sunny, sunrise this morning that put me in the mood for this setup.

The Blackbird Ti gave me a great shave, as it always does. The tuck of My-Blades that I'm using was a gift from u/VisceralWatch. I'm certainly not an aficionado of DE blades, and I'm more interested in edge quality than on optimizing the number of shaves possible from one blade. That said, I've found the My-Blades to be very nice in the way that the Astra Superior Platinum is nice. Not ultra sharp, but sharp enough, and with manufacturing that allows for consistency of sharpness across the first 5-10 shaves [I normally ditch a blade after this number of uses]. Thanks to Mr. Watch for letting me try these.

[–] djundjila 5 points 10 months ago

Mhm, now I want a Firefighter shave, but I just finished preparing my SOTDs for the week.

🤬 First world problems

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

January 21, 2024

Preshave: Water -> Face
Brush: Muninn Woodworks Gloire de France with Zenith 505BC Boar 🐗
Razor: Koraat 14.2 Straight Razor
Lather: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
Post Shave: Floid The Genuine
Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Reporting on a midday shave.

Have a good evening!

[–] djundjila 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That Koraat is shockingly pretty, even after having seen it several times.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Indeed it is - but I'm afraid it will need to be refreshed soon,and I 'm afraid to screw it up. I'll try another smiling blade first 😐

[–] djundjila 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I also postponed honing my Koraat initially for that same reason 😅

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I definitely don't want to ruin it 😱

[–] djundjila 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You won't. It's not actually that easy to ruin a razor :)

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 1 points 10 months ago

I'm afraid that I could pull an Obama: yes we can!

[–] walden 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

January 21, 2024

Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
Razor: Wolfman Guerilla (Gen 1)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Cologne Russe - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Reserve Fern - Aftershave
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Damocles - EdP

[–] djundjila 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fern ++.

Does Mindigo still come through or is it overpowered by Fern?

[–] walden 2 points 10 months ago

The Fern and Mindigo don't last long for me which is fine. They don't really compliment each other, but I don't care!

[–] DaveWave94 4 points 10 months ago

SOTD 21.01.2024

Prep: warm water
Razor: RazoRock Gamechanger 0.84 OC
Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
Brush: AP Shave Co. 30 mm Tuxedo Fan w/ black & clear handle
Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Excursion (Canard)
Post Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner; Natura Siberica ASB gel
Fragrance: Yves Saint Laurent - La Nuit de L'Homme EdT

Sunday headshave. One pass plus cleanups, done. The GC is truly remarkable for shaving off multiple days of growth.

So unlike some gentlemen here who actually plan their shaves and choose their fragrance to match their SOTD, I decided that I'd shave with something to compliment the frag I applied earlier in the day. Like a simpleton, I went for the dupe.

CG Excursion is a soap that treats me well. It's still in the Canard base, not the fancier new one Vida uses nowadays (Darkwing IIRC?). Still, plenty of slick lather with my big brush.

The shaving soap was actually what made me get the matching EdT. La Nuit de L'Homme is a very sweet, charming scent. Not really what I'd reach for nowadays... It's simply too generic, too conformist. I used to think that it'd make a nice date night scent, but maybe only for dates that are best forgotten. And since I only get EdPs nowadays, it's also out of the question. I know there's a perfume of it, but why should I bother? It would simply not be a scent for me. While it's simply OK and definitely inoffensive, I'd much prefer something with more rough edges. The other YSL which I got as a gift, Y, is sadly also one of those sweet perfumes who are forgotten fast. In the end, I realised that I should get around to reorganize my cabinet and just throw out some of the stuff I don't use anymore and won't ever use again. The soap will stay, but the fragrance has to go.
Have a nice start into the new week!