Monday SOTD Thread - November 4th, 2024 (#512) (sub.wetshaving.social)

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[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

November 4, 2024

Brush: AP Shave Co Black 26mm G5A
Blade Holder: Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (1)
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Autumn Ash - Soap
Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave

2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.

— Travel shave. Tis the season for Autumn Ash. It must be used. And, as we all know, Cerberus matches zero or more soap scents.

[-] sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

Nov 4, 2024 - Mammoth Monday: Embrace

Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Mühle R41
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [28]
Lather: House of Mammoth - Embrace - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Embrace - Splash
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Embrace - Eau de Parfum

[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 4 days ago

Monday, November 4, 2024: Autumn Ash 2021-2024

Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
Brush: Semogue Owner's Club Boar 🐗 'Taj'
Razor: Koraat 14.2 Straight Razor
Lather: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Autumn Ash is no more, and I will be able to rediversify my shaving activities. This shave was a blast from the past, not only lather-wise; I also managed to cut my nostril (hadn't had that in a long time!). The Koraat is slightly smoother than yesterday, still lacks in smoothness. I hope it will smooth out.

Have a good evening!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[-] DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Congrats on the kill!

I also managed to cut my nostril [...]

The witches of the South should be pleased by your offering and shall grant you great shaves from now on! 🧝🏼‍♀️

JK, I hope it heals up soon. Cuts suck.

[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

Ray the witches have merci on me 🙏

[-] DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

Perhaps some... Witch hazel would help?! 😉

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

🤣

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 4 days ago

Thrill of the kill!

RIP nostril 🩸

[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

The end of a SW soap demands a blood sacrifice – that's just how things are 😅

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

Right 😄

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 3 days ago

Thrill of the kill!

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 days ago

November 4, 2024

Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm 2Bed Synthetic
Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Lather: Speick - Cream
Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm

Luxury shave, as they call it.

If Speick was ubiquitous where I lived (like, available at the drug store), I wonder if I would take it for granted. I find it to be a really excellent, nice smelling shave product that I really enjoy using.

[-] DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

04.11.2024 - MMMMFF Tobacco

Brush: vintage yellow bakelite handle w/ 21 mm AP Shave SynBad knot
Razor: GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip/Flying Wing (gold)
Blade: GEM PTFE
Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist
Post-Shave: HAGS Barberwood AS toner; Alterra men natural ASB

1 pass face shave to get back into the swing of things while still giving my face a bit rest after yesterday's rough shave. Comfortable shave but not close at all.

Oh look, Dave has done the MMMMFF thing despite his aversion to themed shaves! Yeah, sometimes a little nostalgia is all it takes to get me going. Tobacconist was great as always, the Flying Wing is perhaps the GEM razor with the best handle in terms of ergonomics for me and it's a pretty mild but efficient shaver.

I realized today that I totally lack any balms or toners with tobacco... I should change that. Weird justification for impulse buying? Maybe. It'll suffice though. 🤔

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

Oh look, Dave has done the MMMMFF thing

Yayy 🎉

his aversion to themed shaves!

Booo 👎👎

Weird justification for impulse buying? Maybe. It’ll suffice though. 🤔

This is the way 😅

Tobacconist ++;

[-] DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

MMMMFF is cool, I could see myself doing it more often; gives me something to look forward to on Mondays. Need more HoM though.

I know you pretty much run on themed shave days and even months (TabOKtoberfest, BBS November, Destroy your Dermis December etc.) but I'm frankly too inconsistent with my shaves to remember...

Ah the joys of wetshaving, a classic "I definitely don't need it, but I surely want it" hobby 😅

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

Destroy your Dermis December?. Interesting, go on 🤔🤔

[-] DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

I'd say you shave half of your face (or head) 3+ times per day. Goal is to look like Harvey (NSFW) by New Year's Eve 🤯

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

Just rub a cartridge against your face until the hair is gone?

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 4 days ago

November 4, 2024 - Morado Monday

Brush: AP Shave Co Summer 28mm G5C
Blade Holder: Carbon Shaving Co. Cx-316L
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow) (6)
Lather: Saponificio Varesino - Morado - Soap
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino - Morado - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Morado, like all the SV soaps I have, has a wonderful, subtle fragrance that's warmer and very suitable for fall and winter.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

Haven't used SV in a while. Time to remedy that

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 days ago

Oh yeah. I’ll be visiting Desert Vetiver this month. That’s a given :)

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 days ago

Same, and I still have 70ᵗʰ to include, too

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

November 4, 2024

Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
Blade: Astra - Superior Platinum (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Latha Taiga
Post: Barrister and Mann - Latha Taiga AS splash
Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
Frag: Stirling - Arkada EdT

Balsam, pine, and cedar. A lovely shave all around.

The splash has a bit of sweetness to it that surprised me, but I found it quite enjoyable.

Off to face the election week. Try to stay positive y'all.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago

November 4, 2024

Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm 2Bed Synthetic
Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Scots Pine Sheep - Soap
Post Shave: Old Spice - Hawkridge - Aftershave
Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm

Great soap, of course, but the Scots Pine scent doesn't inspire much thrill in me. It'd be good for someone who plans on using the same soap every day and doesn't want to think about it.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 4 days ago

Fake Yellow Leather Mon 04 Nov 2024

Brush: Chisel and Hound – Ambrosia Maple with 26 mm synthetic Maggard knot
Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing (NOS, chrome plated)
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
Lather: House of Mammoth – Almond Leather
Post Shave: Declaration Grooming – Fake Yellow Light

These two scents work so well together, perfect for a second luxury MicroMatic Mammoth Monday shave. For a morning shave, I'd have added Gratiot League Square frag, but that would be a bit much right now. It's a pity that Almond Leather was discontinued, but seeing how Ben really excels at creating new fragrances, this is easy to get over.

I'm really enjoying the return to GEM razors these days. Maybe I will do a complete GEM tour from 1912 to Contour II this month. Although that's always a bit unsatisfying because it starts with a crescendo and ends with a whimper.

I also haven used this fluted C&H brush in a while. I'm considering pulling the knot and replacing it with a v25 Fanchurian. I just don't enjoy this synth knot so much anymore, but I love this handle.

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, that brush handle is a keeper!

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

MMMMFF Mon 04 Nov 2024

Brush: Chisel and Hound – Ambrosia Maple with 26 mm synthetic Maggard knot
Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing (NOS, chrome plated)
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
Lather: House of Mammoth – Shire
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps – Valedictorian
Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Shire 2

Feels good to do a MicroMatic Mammoth Monday Formation Flight again after a few months of exclusive open blade use.

The Flying Wing is such a nice razor to use. Efficient, decent blade feel but not in-your-face, pretty. The Shire + Valedictorian combination is a winner, but I'm thinking I should have tried using the Roam Two frag. Shire and Roam Two should work together well, I'm just not sure whether Shire can bridge the gap between Valedictorian (cleaner, fresher, less outdoorsy) and Roam Two (very outdoorsy, not fully dirty, but definitely not clean).

A Valedictorian (Bilbo's living room) -> Shire (the adventure begins!) -> Roam Two (a few days in, torn clothes, muddy boots, but spirits still high) progression would likely work better, but the cooling agent in Shire is too jarring for me to enjoy it. Luckily there is a batch of uncool Shire splash in the works according to inside sources (i.e., straight from the mammoth's mouth)!

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 days ago

Oh, MMMMFF! I’ve got to do at least one of these this month. Shire+Valedictorian sounds interesting!

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 days ago

It's alright, you still have 7 chances 😀 (6 if today's SLS is already locked in)

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 days ago

I'm loving the LotR imagery here. Makes me want to try Valedictorian and Shire when I have the opportunity!

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road Goes Ever On from The Fellowship of the Ring

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 4 days ago

Shire really nails the LOTR theme.

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

November 4, 2024 - At it Again

Brush: Yaqi - Sagrada Familia 24mm synthetic
Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
Blade: Astra - Superior Platinum (2)
Lather: Stirling - Oro Valley
Post: Stirling - Oro Valley AS splash
Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS balm + menthol
Frag: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

Such a great scent, I'm happy to now have this trifecta in my rotation.

I had a bit of burn during my first pass that went away for the second and third. I'm hoping my skin was just feeling sensitive and that it isn't suddenly frag burn with this scent.

I also wonder whether this brush might be irritating my skin. I seem to remember I also had a bit of burning the last time I used it.

Luxurious (™️)

this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2024

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