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[โ€“] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club Meeting โ€“ Wed 26 Nov 2025

  • Brush: Chisel and Hound โ€“ Screwdjriver with v28 Fanchurian
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications โ€“ Caravaggio
  • Post Shave: Pitralon - Swiss version

"Fate loves the peerless." โ€” GEMes Russell Lowell

First time tying a soap from our u/TheStallionPartThree, and this base is solid! It lathers easily, hydrates gradually, and produces slick lather. On the first try!

The scent was fairly faint to my nose, but I'm dragging a stubborn cold with me so that might just be me. Kudos to the Stallion!

[โ€“] walden@wetshav.ing 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Interesting discoloration on that smush... I wonder what caused that?

No idea. The envelope showed no sign of damage, and i would have expected simple oxidation to manifest more uniformly. A mystery.

Luckily, it hasn't messed with latherability

[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 3 weeks ago

Must be something in the air over in that part of the world ๐Ÿคฃ

I did a pretty typical packing job with these. Scrape out some soap with a plastic scraper, smear it on wax paper, fold the wax paper over to smush the smush out, etc. No skin contact or any other funny business. Who knows!

[โ€“] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed!

^but this is a Clog-Pruf ๐Ÿ™ƒ^

[โ€“] snooting@wetshav.ing 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ha! I guess my reading comprehension decreases first thing in the morning. ๐Ÿ™„

Been there โ˜•