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Share your Shave of the Day for Saturday!

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[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

October 18th, 2025

  • Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm Boar
  • Razor: J. Koester's Sons 11/16", full hollow, square point (14)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Steady - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Noble Man - EdT

I stropped this razor before my shave for the first time since it was honed (25 linen, 50 leather). Surprisingly, I got worse results after three passes than yesterday. I think my lather may have been worse today, and my technique felt a little all over the place.

Steady works nicely with Noble Man, which is a dupe of Creed's Mill�sime Imp�rial. It's a nice woody, fruity combo that's perfect for a sunny Saturday.

Have a good one!

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Apparently I have some more character filtering to do in the auto-post logic.

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 1 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah, I hadn’t noticed