Share your SOTD for Tuesday!
Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club tomorrow (Wednesday).
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Brush: Chisel and Hound w/ V18 Fanchurian 26mm Badger
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Razor: Blackland Vector titanium
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Blade: Schick Proline
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Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Fenchurch
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Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Fenchurch
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Fragrance: Zoologist - King Cobra
Day 15 of APRil, figured i might as well use Fenchurch. Tried out my sample of King Cobra today and it smells like a Chinese traditional medicine store. Very heavy on ginger and ginseng
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Tue 15 Apr 2025
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
My plan was to try to use 14-style razors from Moarteen shipping day until Moarteen delivery day, but the postal service wasn’t fast enough (or my 14 collection is too small, but the Moarteen will help mitigate that soon), and I’ve used all of them. So going forward, I will be going through 14-style-adjacent razors starting with the venerable Friodur 17, which was reportedly offered as a 14 alternative for the Japanese market which favoured heavier grinds. The two are very similar in overall outline, but the 17 blade is 7/8" wide (vs the 8/8" of the 14) but weights more due to the thicker grind.
My next 14-style-adjacent razor is the modern Friodur 8/8, which looks like the 1980s redesign of the 14: straight, clear, industrial lines without the playful curves of earlier decades. I’m not sure I’ll need to use it immediately, though, since my Moarteen should arrive today and I’m eager to check it out after work.
Apr 15, 2025 - Mûir(e) Wood
- Brush: Declaration Grooming Know It All 28mm B14 Badger Knot
- Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [9]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Mûir(e) Wood - Soap (Omnibus)
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Mûir(e) Wood - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Lalique - Encre Noire A L’Extreme - Eau de Parfum
An excellent pairing, as both help to round out the other.
April 15, 2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co Pure Bliss
- Razor: Henson AL13++
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather Fanzine Saponifications - Testing… Testing…
- Post Shave: Seaforth! - Roman Spice
Happy Tuesday!
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
- Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (4)
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Massacre of the Innocents
- Post Shave: Stirling - Haverford Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste EdT
MotI is really nice and worked well with the sweetness of Haverford. I was a little worried the spiciness would burn my face, but it was a super comfortable shave.
Tue 15 Apr 2025, the Moarteen has landed
- Brush: Zenith – r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
- Razor: Koraat – r/Wetshaving exclusive MoarTeen (15/16", full hollow, carbon steel)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – r/Wetshaving exclusive Paganini’s Violin
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts – r/Wetshaving exclusive Valley of Ashes
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – r/Wetshaving exclusive Seaforth! Leather
I got my Moarteen! Here is a write-up of my first impressions with pictures. Tl/dr: pheeeeeeew!
April 16, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Personna 74 (68)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave
After a poorly honed straight razor shave yesterday, this was a breath of fresh air! I do look forward to seeing what a properly honed razor feels like.
I have to travel for the next couple of days, but a special shave with this razor is coming up soon. The number of shaves on this blade might align with the serial number of this razor… I could also wait 16 days for Lemmy post #690, but… we’ll see.
