SOTD Monday 12 June, 2023

• Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag 1st of 10 samples
• Razor: 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super-Speed
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series (8)
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne

The brush and soap samples were a 20th anniversary gift from my school district. I’m liking the brush more, although it’s pretty stiff. I’m not so sure about the soap’s fragrance, but it lathers really well. Have a great day, everybody.

• Prep: Hot water splash with face wash
• Razor: King C Gillette
• Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles ‘95 Liquid Labels
• Brush: Omega 10066
• Splash: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
• Balm: Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner Great BBS shave. No irritation with a few nicks on my neck, chin and upper lip. Bloody shave which is my fault, but the Prime blade was medium sharp and very smooth. It did so well for me that I’ll gladly use it again. Overall, great shave to start off this week. The next blade to try out is a blade that came with a razor I bought months ago. Sorry if this is a late comment. I forgot to join the Lemmy, but here I am now, happy to see my homies here.

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian

• Razor: Filarmonica 12 Doble Temple 5/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 251)

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Soap

• Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

I did the right side of my face with a Rolls Razor that is owned by @Tetriside as an edge test. When I transitioned to the Fili 12, I was surprised by how rough it felt by comparison. For me, the edge on that Rolls was just effortless.

You can’t go wrong with Shire 2 (IMHO), and the Shire brush is ultra luxurious as is the Shire Lancaster towel (though I actually prefer the larger, equally soft and absorbent, ““plush”” car detailing towels available online).

Edit: s/Grisly/Grizzly/g

June 12 2023

• Brush: Dogclaration B9A (30mm)

• Razor: Gillette Super Speed

• Blade: Derby Premium (1)

• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Nordost

• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Nordost splash

• Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monoi de Tahiti

Hello everyone, good to see some familiar faces usernames here. This is my first time posting here so apologies in advance if the formatting is botched/I quadruple post/any other shenanigans.

On to the shave, this giant and dense knot continues to destroy this soap; it’s funny that this has become my go-to soap killing brush, moreso than MOAR BOAR, which seems reasonable in comparison. Nordost is a great scent but I look forward to replacing it with something new once this tub is gone. Been eyeballing Catie’s Bubbles sandalwood soap recently and may not be able to resist temptation much longer.

• Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào) Soap
• Brush: Zenith - MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (9)
• Blade: Gillette - Silver Blue (1)
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Balm: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented
• Splash: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào)

First of all, big thanks to @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social for posting the SOTD thread today. The bot is having trouble and as a non-coder I’m reliant on GPT-4 to actually make it go for me. Fortunately, I think I see the problem and hopefully it will work tonight. If not, DJ will post the thread again.

I was very pleased with this shave. As I mentioned in previous posts, since I have no thrill left I’ve decided to start using DEs again just make things interesting. I’ve tried the SuperSpeed (waaaaaaaaaay to mild) and the Tech (too mild but not in a bad way). Decided to do the Slim for the next several shaves and I got to say that with the slim on 9 it dealt with several days of growth like it wasn’t there. Ended up with a really nice feeling shave with no irritation.

This is my first SOTD on Lemmy, and I’m happy I remembered it was Mammoth Monday to use some Mammoth products for this first SOTD!

June 12, 2023

• Brush: AP Shave Co. 26mm G5C
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Folding
• Blade: Kai Protouch MG (2)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann – Mûir(e) Wood
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime

Found this sample of Mûir(e) Wood while organizing my collection yesterday. I forgot they shipped them loose in paper, so definitely killing this next.

June 12, 2023 – Caught in the Rain

• Brush: DS Cosmetic Jade Tuxedo 24mm
• Razor: Headblade ATX
• Blade: Personna Twin Pivot (12)
• Lather: Shannon’s Soaps – Piña Colada
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented

I will always remember getting caught in a sudden downpour while working a few years ago. If you know anything about working with children with Down Syndrome, you know how stubborn they can sometimes be. I had to help a kiddo who decided to have a shutdown while riding bikes and just as the skies began a steady shower. I got to him, we traversed the quarter mile back to the bike shed where my coworker was waiting as the shower turned into a downpour, put everything away and sought a more arrid location. At the end of the day, I couldn’t help but retort, “Now that we’ve been caught in the rain, I must ask if you like Piña Coladas.” I will always think about that moment.

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Semogue 2000
• Razor: Schick Type L1
• Blade: Personna SS PTFE
• Lather: Chicago Grooming - Way-Oh
• Post Shave: Lucky Tiger
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - unscented balm
• Post Shave: CeraVe Daily Moisturizer

I’m not committing to killing a tub anytime soon, but I am going to try to kill some samples. I got this huge sample several years ago at the Maggard Meet. Although I have used it several time there is still a significant amount left. Maybe I’ll kill it by the end of summer.

June 12, 2023 - Mammoth - Monday

• Brush: Zenith 31mm Moar Boar
• Razor: Karve CB C Solid Bar
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless Green (7)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive

The kill of Alive is almost there. Just a small bit left, and not enough to load the big pig. Later this week, I’ll finish it off with a synthetic. Probably not enough soap left to load any of badger brushes. Decent shave, but could have done better on my right cheek. Not buffing or touching up for a while, so needed a bit better on the atg pass than I got. Oh well, gotta go finish making dinner. Made the pork shoulder roast I had intended to make yesterday. It was at 131F when I came up to shave, target is 185F to have it sliced vs. pulled. It’s been raining today, so I didn’t put it on the smoker. I don’t like cooking in the rain.

June 12, 2023

• Prep: Warm Water Wash
• Brush: Thater 28mm
• Razor: Blackbird Lite
• Blade: Wizamet
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Oceana
• Osma Alum: Yes
• Post Shave: Epsilon - Blue (Splash)

Details about the shave can be found in my first impression post

June 12, 2023

• Brush: Omega 40033 24mm
• Razor: Gillette Superspeed
• Blade: Feather (DE) (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Gearhead
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Shire 2
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Shire 2

Back from my trip. Had to mow down growth since Friday night so a feather it was. I’d prefer to have used a different soap but was in a rush. HoM splashes are the only methanolated ones I have so it was an easy choice since I wanted cooling after being outside. Good shave, got some splash burn but also the coolant gives me that sensation. Let’s get blackout week started.

• Lather: Proraso White Soap
• Brush: AP Shave Co G5C 24mm
• Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
• Blade: ASCO Platinum (1)

A very comfortable shave. The ASCO blade was very smooth and sharp enough. It reminded me a bit of the Gillette Silver Blue. I will see if it changes with more shaves but the first shave was good.

12 June, 2023

• Brush: Declaration Grooming - Unicorn Ivory - B3
• Razor: GEM - Pushbutton
• Blade: GEM - PTFE (6)
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Dirtyver - Soap
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Kaboom - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Mickey Lee Soapworks - Réunion - Balm
• Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Dirtyver - Eau de Parfum

6/12/23

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving Exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
• Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple (JMP) 8/8, Extra Hollow Square Point
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Embrace
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Embrace Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Embrace EdP (sample)

This Gen 1 Fili 14 DT just showed up yesterday. I gave it a quick polish and honed it up. It still has minor cosmetic issues, but nothing that will affect performance. This was my first time with a Fili and also my first time with an 8/8 thin grind. It felt wonderful. Light and soft as silk. A couple more test shaves to make sure it’s solid, and I will revist the edge again.

My post shave was a little louder than usual, but I don’t think I loaded enough into my brush. I attribute the spicyness of the splash to trying to get lather out of my brush that it didn’t have. All in all a super close and nice shave, no nicks or irritation.

Assuming this stays in my rotation, it will make number 7. I also have 7 sets of Mammoth. Hmmmm… I may go a full week with a different razor and mammoth set.

June 12, 2023

• Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
• Blade: Feather Pro Guard (3)
• Lather: Abbate y La Mantia Marduk
• Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large
• Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm

This was a refreshing shave, with Menthol in the preshape, and I very much appreciate the aftershave on hot days like these.

Have a good night!