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

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[–] djundjila 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

☃️ 🪻 🌞 🍹

Brush: Chisel and Hound Ambrosia Maple with 26 mm synthetic Maggard knot
Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, stainless steel)
Lather: Barrister and Mann Lavanille (Excelsior)
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender
Fragrance: Imaginary Authors Sundrunk

I told u/scribe__ that I'd join him for Sundrunk Sunday on the next sunny Sunday, and I've been looking forward to it. In the meanwhile, winter came back for one last hail Mary,

and I don't care for it one bit. I'll just pretend that it's still shorts-and-barbecue-on-the-balcony weather for the purposes of this SOTD.

The big Frio is easily my best razor, and Excelsior is still one of the best bases IMO. No surprise I had a comfortable BBS relaxed Sunday morning shave.

Lavanille is one of the scents I prefer in the soap form over the splash. The soap scent is warm and rich, but the splash has a fresh note that seems out of place for me. Almost tart. Sharp aromatic Pure Lavender to the rescue!

And for the pièce de résistance, juicy Sundrunk. I'm ready for a bleak spring day at the indoor kids' park.

[–] gcgallant 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Frio 15;

Can’t say it’s my best razor, but it is definitely in my top tier. I don’t have another razor with the same feathery feel.

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm adding a candidate to the mix. I have another 14 incoming, this time a pre-Friodur Henckels

[–] gcgallant 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Now that will be interesting.

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago

Yup, I'm impatient 😅

[–] gcgallant 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

April 21, 2024

Brush: AP Shave Co Strawberry Cream 26mm G5A
Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Spiced - Soap
Toner: None
Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Spiced - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Another great travel shave. A stainless straight, travel strop, synthetic knot, soap and splash make for a great kit. Feels very civilized :)

I went to the meetup at Maggard Razors yesterday and had the opportunity to meet several sub members. All were as nice in person as they are as redditors. I really enjoyed this opportunity and was honored to chat with some of you in person. I hope to return next year. I also had the chance to meet several of the vendors who regularly frequent the sub. I have way too much stuff already, and told myself not to buy anything, yet I walked away with samples galore, and purchases from Stirling, and Wholly Kaw. I really need to work on self control.

[–] djundjila 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yay, sounds like the Maggard meet was fun!

I hope to also make it there one day.

Self control is an August thing, were still in April😉

[–] gcgallant 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes. It was fun. This was my first time going. They guys and the vendors who have been there many times make it feel like more of a reunion.

Going to Adrian, MI from Switzerland would be quite the trip. Adrian isn’t in the middle of nowhere, but you can see nowhere from there :)

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I drove past it on I90 a couple times, not understanding its significance.

I only met with three fellow internet shavers IRL, but it also felt a bit like a reunion. We do know each other already

[–] gcgallant 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I was there primarily at the urging of VisceralWatch. We spent quite a while talking, and I’m glad he convinced me to go.

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He is the social butterfly of Wetshaving😅

I met him a bit over a year ago

[–] gcgallant 2 points 7 months ago

Yes, he mentioned that to me and that he enjoyed meeting you IRL. He was very generous with his time with me. It was he is part of a large group of shavers who enjoy reuniting at the event. There was a lot for them to catch up on.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

April 21, 2024

Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
Brush: Muninn Woodworks Gloire de France with Zenith 505BC Boar 🐗
Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 'Coq et Renard'
Lather: Stirling Electric Sheep 🐑
Post Shave: Stirling Electric Sheep Aftershave
Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm

After the conversation with @djundjila aboutElectric Sheep, I needed to try it (I can't remember when I used it for the last time. Like in Switzerland, it's cold here, and getting back to my Austere August setup from 2 years ago is one way of coping.

It's certainly not the scent of the century, but it's fresh and reminds me of summer. As a bonus, no mosquito will come to haunt me. Great close shave, and my face feels glorious.

Have a good Sunday!

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You did an entire Austere August with Electric Sheep?

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes! That was when I broke my Raw Hoggin 😱

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I can't help but think there's something missing there:

I broke my [...] Raw Hoggin 😱

Yes, I'm a child

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 7 months ago

I believe I understand what you mean, but no.

[–] DaveWave94 2 points 7 months ago

21.04.2024

Prep: warm water
Razor: Wilkinson Hydro sensitive
Blade: Wilkinson Hydro 3 cartridge
Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes
Post Shave: Thayer's Cucumber facial spray; moisturiser
Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts Valley of Ashes EdP

Sometimes you just need a quick shave and this was one of them. Fast, soulless and acceptable...

...if not for the absolute beast that Valley of Ashes is. On Friday, I finally found my EdP bottle again in my backpack (well hidden after the trip to Bad Liebenstein) and so I just had to use it today. I already did the perfume in the morning, but this glorious scent also deserves a good shave tbh. A properly hydrated SW lather is glorious and feels great. As for the scent itself, I actually think it's a great composition. Valley of Ashes is like gazing into the abyss and the abyss gazes back at you, smiling. It's a dark scent, but still has something comfortable about it. Fitting for the current bleak weather and return of winter over here. This is the shaving soap equivalent to Rob Zombies' song "Dragula". Dark and powerful but with a sprinkle of familiarity.

1 pass plus cleanups. I'm kinda glad when the cartridges are used up, since I am sacrificing a bit of comfort for the fast results.

[–] walden 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

April 21, 2024

Brush: Maggard 24mm 2 Band Badger
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Shaverboy (1)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave

I really have no clue how I ended up with a 5-pack of these blades. I like mild blades, but these are exceedingly mild. They do tug a bit.

Vespers is sooo good. It dipped below freezing last night, so in contrast with @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social I pulled out a cold weather scent.

[–] djundjila 2 points 7 months ago

Blade: Shaverboy (1)

He was a boy She was a girl Can I make it any more obvious?

Vespers++;