Sunday SOTD Thread - October 13th, 2024 (#490)

October 13, 2024

Brush: Maggard 24mm 2 Band Badger
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (I-2)
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (Germany) (3)
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Gin & Tonic - Soap
Post Shave: Old Spice - Hawkridge - Aftershave
Post Shave: Harry's - Aftershave Balm

Is Stirling so good because it's excellent soap, or is it so good because I use it frequently and know exactly how to lather it? Probably the first thing.

I consider Stirling as a dependable option. I have a bunch of tubs of it that I know I will never finish nor sell.
It's truly amazing how Stirling just keeps standing the test of time 😅

Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 24mm 2-band badger
Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R4 + R2 plate)
Blade: Astra - Superious Platinum (1)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Le Grand Chypre
Post: Osma alum block
Post: Nivea - Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Post: Stirling -Ramblin' Man AS splash
Frag: Stirling - Ramblin' Man EdT

I didn't have time to shave until late today, it was a super busy Sunday. Le Grande Chypre gave me an excellent lather and was a wonderfully comforting scent to end the day with.

Welcome!
- Thanks! ❤️
Welcome to our little corner of the fediverse!
- Thanks for making me aware of it, glad to be here. ❤️
Le Grand Chypre bad ben on my to-try list for easy to long. The notes sounds super interesting
- I got a sample last week and have shaved with it a couple times, it’s quite lovely!

Oct 13, 2024 - Rinse. Repeat.

Brush: Stirling Soap Co. Green & Ivory 24mm Synthetic 2-Band Synthentic Knot
Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [2]
Lather: House of Mammoth - Beloved - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Splash
Fragrance: Hermès - Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver - Eau de Parfum

Same setup as yesterday. Just as good.

The Stirling Synthetic "2-Band" is an excellent synth. Mine stays in my suitcase and gets used whenever I'm on the road for work.
- Same, I'm traveling this weekend

October 13, 2024

Brush: AP Shave Co Summer 28mm G5C
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8" Full Hollow Round Point
Lather: Wholly Kaw - Cedrati - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: Noble Otter - Jack - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Wonderful Sunday shave today. I love the citrus and woody notes of Cedrati and they go well with the higher key citrus notes in Jack. I have always loved the Siero base, which helped make the mechanics of this shave top-tier.

The Bismarck (Iron Chancellor) performed magnificently! It currently has a rather boutique edge (Koma nagura on Black Arkansas), but this razor performs well regardless of what stones are used to finish the edge. The razor has a 0.1337 radian sharpening angle that results in a bevel angle of 15.3 degrees. We're in (and slightly narrower than) Filarmónica bevel angle territory here. Now, I did a little work on the spine of my razor, as I did with @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social's Bismarck, but I doubt that this work changed the razor's sharpening geometry significantly. In my experience, razors that have sharpened bevel angles in the 15-16 degree range provide extraordinary shaves.

The razor has a 0.1337 radian sharpening angle

We're doing leet sharpening angles now?

No wonder this thing shaves so well 😊
- I'm far too oblivious to realize that I was doing leetcode :)

Sun Oct 13 2024

Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (silver tip)
Razor: Wade & Butcher Celebrated Fine India Steel Razor – 13/16" near wedge with barber’s notch
Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

This W&B was my first nice straight razor, and it played a key role in my stumble that ended at the bottom of the straight razor rabbit hole. Still a great shave.

The big 30 mm silver tip feels like a fluffy warm lather pillow.

Luxurious. Just how I like my Sunday shaves.

I started searching for a W&B like that after seeing yours. I used mine a couple of days ago. Awesome piece of history.
- There's something soft-feeling about their steel that I really enjoy.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
Brush: Muninn Woodworks Gloire de France with Zenith 505BC Boar 🐗
Razor: Ertan Süer L'Ours Russe (7/8th)
Lather: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Good shave.

Have a good night!

@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social, @DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social, @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social, @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social, @enndeegee@sub.wetshaving.social, @walden@sub.wetshaving.social, @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social – everything's set for Wednesday's BVWSC shave?

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everything's set for Wednesday's BVWSC shave?

Next Wednesday is already the third one? Damn, October goes by fast... Thx for the reminder!
- Just to be pedantic -- you'd call it "this wednesday" instead of "next wednesday", even though it is technically the next Wednesday. English do be like that. I found this nice explanation:
  
  Strictly speaking you would say "this coming Wednesday" for future events, and "this past Wednesday" for events in the past - but in most situations "future" and "past" tend to be omitted, as the timeline is implied by the context. I went to the gym this Wednesday. I will go to the gym this Wedneday.
Darn tootin'!!
Thanks for the reminder!
What is BVWSC shave?
- Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, we have a Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club meeting. It consists in shaving with the same soap.
  
  We prepare by voting on which soap we want to use well ahead of time and the owner of the winning disk soap sends a sample to each of the participants.
  
  You joined just too late to participate in the October meeting unless you have Narcisse already (it's on Wednesday), but you're welcome to join for November!
- It's the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club shave - on the 3rd Wedesday of the mrnth, we shave with a soap we voted for together.
Woop.

I'm ready and raring and will probably mess it up. But you know me. I'll get there
Yes! Thanks for the reminder!

13.10.2024 - Pumpkin Spice is nice

Prep: warm water
Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
Razor: RazoRock Hawk V2 w/ Superknurl handle
Blade: KAI Protouch MG
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Samhain
Post-Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Samhain AS; moisturizer

-> 2 pass head shave, 1 pass around the beard. A good shave, but unfortunately some skin reactions.

Today was a Sunday that just called for some Pumpkin Spice and Samhain seemed to be a great fit. I know how to lather SW perfectly, so it's always a good choice for my shave - unfortunately, there seems to be some irritation from the AS now that wasn't present 2 years ago. Granted, could be that something in the toner denatured despite it still smelling good. Unfortunately, that means one of my absolute favourite scents is now out as an aftershave option.

I did a short dermarolling session after my shave because I want to try it out for my skincare essay. I really just want to include treatments that I've tried myself. Despite the redness, it felt pretty okay. Will see if it actually does something for my old acne scars and some of the wrinkles...