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Today was my first shave with this v24 knot that u/BossHoggins10 graciously loaned me. I've wanted to try a "nicer" badger knot for a while now, so I'm definitely grateful to have the opportunity.

This thing whipped up a mean lather quickly, and the handle felt fantastic in hand. It's a super dense knot that's very soft on the face.

Comparing it with the Yaqi 2-band badger that I already own, it's definitely higher quality. I'm not yet sure if it's worth the price difference, but it's for sure a step up.

Arkadia gave an excellent lather, as always.

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Tuesday SOTD Thread - November 12th, 2024 (#520) by snooting in c/wetshaving@sub.wetshaving.social

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the call out, I'll keep my eyes open for one of these if they ever pop up (or if I ever have a handle that needs filling).

The Yaqi and Simpson synths that I own both feel soft to the touch, but they cause me more burn than my badger or boar brushes. I wonder if my technique could be part of the issue. I'm trying to stick to just paintbrush-like strokes with those brushes, but still feel some burn regardless.

Tuesday SOTD Thread - November 12th, 2024 (#520) by snooting in c/wetshaving@sub.wetshaving.social

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 day ago

Tuesday, November 12, 2024: FLS - Tabac Tuesday

Brush: Simpson - T2 Trafalgar 24mm Synthetic
Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
Blade: Gilette - 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (2)
Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Shave Stick (vegan)
Post: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Aftershave splash
Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Frag: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman EdT

It was a pretty good shave for Tabac Tuesday. The lather didn't quite get where I wanted it to, and the shave itself felt pretty rough. However, I got great results and minimal irritation.

Stirling Gentleman plays really nicely with the stank.

I think I might not like synthetic brushes very much. Surprisingly, they feel much rougher on my face than boar or badger do. Perhaps I just haven't tried a nice enough synth yet?

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Tuesday SOTD Thread - November 12th, 2024 (#520) by snooting in c/wetshaving@sub.wetshaving.social

[-] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 day ago

The r41 twist has different geometry than the normal r41?

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Show and Tell: Neovim SOTD Plugin (sub.wetshaving.social)

submitted 1 week ago by snooting@sub.wetshaving.social to c/wetshaving@sub.wetshaving.social

9 comments fedilink

I had the day off today, so I hacked together a port of the SOTD emacs plugin that @PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social uses.

It's still a pretty rough implementation, but I wanted to share the repository here in case others who use Neovim might want to help me kick the tires. I'm fully aware that this is a niche within a niche, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take!

I know there's some cleanup that needs to happen, and the config file format could use a bit more thought, but it works well enough for now. If anyone feels compelled to use it I'd welcome any feedback either here or on the repo itself.

The code is hosted on GitHub here.

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[Question] Why is my bowl lather so lame? (sub.wetshaving.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by snooting@sub.wetshaving.social to c/wetshaving@sub.wetshaving.social

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I usually face lather and get consistently good results at this point.

However, when I get a .5 oz. or less sample I'll smush the soap down into a thin, even layer using one of those collapsible slow-feed pet bowls. Every time I get a foamy bullshit lather.

I'm unsure how to get an equally wet and slick lather with the bowl. Do I just need to keep adding water? Move to the face sooner? Give up and grow a beard?