walden

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[–] walden 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I don't get it.

[–] walden 3 points 1 month ago

No matter what we do it's scrambled!

[–] walden 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's an "NSFW" checkbox right above the "Create" button, at least in the default UI. If you're using another app it would depend, but the option is there in all of the popular browser based front ends. I can't change it after the fact. Hope that helps.

[–] walden 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That depends on if I can go or not!

[–] walden 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

October 26, 2024

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (8)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Nag Champa - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Gratiot League Square - Aftershave

2nd shave in 12 hours. There wasn't much there, but as @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social says, there were just as many hairs.

The lather was really great. It made me wonder, do you think Stirling been slowly improving their base over time? They're sort of famous for not coming out with new bases, but that doesn't mean they can't tweak stuff here or there without us noticing. Frogs in boiling water, so to speak.

[–] walden 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Parents line their cars up at daycare (or wherever) and decorate the backs of their cars and hand out candy for Halloween. The little kids were all dressed up, so it's pretty cute.

[–] walden 2 points 1 month ago

Blocking desalines using the software he helped write is very satisfying, in a sad sort of way.

[–] walden 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

October 25, 2024

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (7)
  • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam Two - Soap
  • Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment

Long day, didn't have a chance to shave until after little Walden was in bed. I dropped him off at daycare, went for a mountain bike ride, went back to his daycare in the afternoon for "trunk-or-treat", then went straight to a fall festival at a nearby farm until it was time to get him home to bed. Whew!

I'm a discerning shaver, and I know for a fact that I prefer lathers with "more soap, more water". Still, I decided to put Vegan Omnibus to the test and loaded very lightly. I had enough lather, and the shave seemed to go ok. I can see why some people might try and be frugal and get by with lathers like this one, but man it's so much nicer with more soap.

[–] walden 19 points 1 month ago (20 children)

Keep trying on other instances unless your views align with .ml. Otherwise you'll be automatically deemed a tankie by a lot of people and that might alter your experience on the fediverse.

Welcome to Lemmy!

[–] walden 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The slow feed bowls have big nubs that just get in the way. Foamy lather is usually a sign of not enough soap, and my experience with that style bowl is it's hard to pick all of the soap up.

Is there usually soap left when you're finished rinsing out the bowl? Try spreading the soap on the sides of the bowl where the nubs ding get in the way of your brush.

Another method is using the lid from another tub of soap to do the brush loading.

[–] walden 2 points 1 month ago

October 24, 2024

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
  • Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (6)
  • Lather: Abbate y La Mantia - Garibaldi - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Delor de Treget - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm

I almost forgot to post. This soap is always a bit surprising. Coconut is one of the top ingredients, yet the lather isn't puffy at all. I wish the scent was less aquatic and more tobacco, but it's still pretty nice and unique.

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