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Share your Shave of the Day for Sunday!

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[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 7 points 1 month ago

SOTD - 2025-11-16

  • Prep: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford Pre-shave Oil
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue - Owners' Club Cherry Wood Boar 24mm Boar
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Mediterranean Man (sample)
  • Post Shave: FloΓ―d - The Genuine Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Tool: wsdb
  • Tags: $discord

Sample kill. Mediterranean Man was nice. It smells good. It doesn't make it to my Stirling favorites list though. I think it pairs nicely with FloΓ―d. The Stirling tallow base was great as always.

Have a good day!

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sun 16 Nov 2025

  • Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian
  • Razor: Koraat Sparschweinchen (7/8", "Sheffield-style" full hollow, carbon steel)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Satsuma
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Satsuma
  • Fragrance: Acqua di Parma – Blu Mediterraneo Arancia di Capri

Gloomy rainy November Sunday today, and I decided to rage, rage against the dying of the light and used my brightest, summeriest, citrusiest setup. I smelled agressively fresh and clean all (rainy) afternoon. Nice.

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I smelled agressively fresh and clean

Do not go gentle into that good night.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Spearhead Seaforth! Spiced is THE Samichlaus soap for me. Mandarine oranges and gingerbread spices, it fully nails it.

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 6 points 1 month ago

November 16th, 2025

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
  • Lather: Cyril R. Salter - French Vetiver - Cream
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling One - EdT

My first time trying the Cyril Salter cream after receiving a smush from WorldRallyX like two months ago.

I'm pretty impressed! Very easy to lather, pretty great performance, and damn this French Vetiver scent is great. It's a very smoky vetiver which is just lovely.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

November 16th, 2025

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: RazoRock GOAT
  • Blade: Shaverboy (2)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Soap
  • Post Shave: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive Beard & Face - Balm

Wonderful wonderful, aside from the Shaverboy blade which did not improve from the 1st use.

Yes, the shave is very close -- but the blade doesn't feel great.

I'm so glad I was influenced by @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social and ordered Friends to the End. Such a great scent.

Having used fresh edges for most of my recent straight razor shaves, I have turned into a straight razor snob. My DE and SE blade shaves this month have all felt harsh.

November 16, 2025

  • Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
  • Razor: F.W. Engels Leader 6/8 Full Hollow Square Point
  • Lather: Noble Otter - Jack - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
  • Aftershave: Noble Otter - Jack - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I wanted to give the Escher edge on this F.W. Engels another go. Wow, such a close shave, and the scent of Jack made me want to run down to my bar and make a very tall gin & tonic.

$Discord

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 month ago

November 16th, 2025: SLS

  • Brush: Omega - 10048 28mm Boar
  • Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
  • Lather: Cyril R. Salter - French Vetiver - Cream
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Red - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique - EdP

Beautiful second luxury shave.