I think I like the idea of starting with a Clog Pruf, but I'll keep my eyes open for a deal on either.

Sunday, November 10, 2024: FLS - A Roamful Sunday Morning

• Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 24mm 2-band Badger
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Bolazano - Superinox (1)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two
• Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two Aftershave splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS balm (+ menthol)
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

Whenever I use Roam Two, I think it might be my favorite set. The progression from soap -> splash -> frag truly is a journey from sweet grass and juniper berries to earth, tobacco, and leather. It's just lovely all around.

I still have over 50% left of the splash and frag, but I'm already thinking about hunting down some backups.

My shave with the Superinox blade went really well, with no irritation and a super smooth result. Overall just a great start to my Sunday!

Also, I'll plug P2's review of Roam Two from over on w_e for any who haven't read it -- it really should be required reading. :)

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This is super helpful, thank you.

I pushed up a change that wraps this up in the plugin creation, so it should no longer be necessary.

You'll also want to update your config to prevent lazy loading (since we want this plugin to be loaded immediately when nvim is opened):

{
    "snooting/sotd.nvim",
    dependencies = {
        "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
        "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
        "b0o/schemastore.nvim",
    },
    lazy = false,
    config = function()
        require("sotd").setup({
            -- any config options
        })
    end,
}

Oh, it looks like I failed to document a pretty important step.

You currently need to define the SOTDCreate editor function somewhere, I have mine defined in .config/init.lua:

vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("SOTDCreate", function()
  require("sotd").create_sotd()
end, {})

This is not ideal and is a rough edge that should be fixed. I'll take a look today.

Ah man, that's too bad. The handle is so pretty!

Worse come to worst I suppose you can always try to pull the knot and replace it with something better?

The Blackbird also looks like a great razor. Maybe one day.

I bought a Game Changer on r/shave_bazaar last week and will hopefully have it in hand sometime this week.

I got the .68 and .76 plates, really looking forward to giving it a spin!

I've been considering picking up a SE razor. Do you prefer them to DE?

Saturday, November 09, 2024: FLS Sample Saturday

• Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (4)
• Lather: Stirling - Bonafide
• Post: Mennen - Skin Bracer Aftershave splash
• Post: Nivea - Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Aromatique

A couple weepers on my jawline this morning. I think I flew a bit too close to the sun.

Bonafide is a pleasant scent, but not quite as strong as I tend to prefer. At this point in my journey, I want my soap to punch me in the damn face with fragrance. This, though very nice, was not that.

I enjoyed the combo of Skin Bracer and Fougère Angelique. It's a pity Mennen won't be making Skin Bracer anymore, I quite like it for a cheap aftershave.

Off to do all of the laundry. Have a great Saturday y'all.

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Nice. I don't feel like I can justify another full set from Stirling right now, but this is toward the top of my list for sure.

Autumn Glory is a good one, did you buy a full tub?