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Share your Shave of the Day for Sunday!

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[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Décadi 10 Frimaire an 234 de la Révolution, jour de Pioche


First shave with Opuntia. The scent is very slight, but this may be related with me current level of having a cold. The performance of the base is very good as usual with SV soaps. The aftershave is very gelly, and I probably should put the razor back on the stones.

Have a good day!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cool design with the angular barbers notch with the square point.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is one of my favorites - and even if I don't use it, I like the esthetics of the barber's notch.

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

Sun 30 Nov 2025

  • Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Reflection
  • Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles – Reflection

Oh Reflection! This scent is a recurring mystery to me. It has the tart quality of Weinstrasse, Armonía, and DFTR, but I have no way of describing it, and it flirts with bay, which in more prominent settings makes me nauseous, yet this thing smells good! To add to my confusion, my wife came sniffing me and said "oh, Christmas boy". I've never thought of this as in any way seasonal. I'm going to have to reflect some more on this.

Reflection definitely has a very tasteful sweet element to it that i really enjoy

[–] CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
  • growth: 5 days
  • razor: Merx & Co. Solingen-Wald Gamerx (5/8-ish)
  • edge: my whole Shapton glass progression from 3k to 0.85 micron with stropping on paste and without, this time without tape
  • preshave: regular hair conditioner
  • lather: De Vergulde Hand Origineel
  • brush: Kruidvat shaving brush
  • postshave: Nivea after shave balm sensitive

Shaving with more growth just feels better to me... This is my second time on this edge with this razor. On my old 3k it wouldn't even take an edge without tape but with my new stone it seems fine. I got a pretty smooth result apart from two small patches that I missed on the second pass.

[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 weeks ago

SOTD - 2025-11-30

  • Prep: Proraso - Crema Pre Barba Protettiva (blue)
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue - Owners' Club Cherry Wood Boar 24mm Boar
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless (1)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Arance Mandarini (sample)
  • Post Shave: Hâttric - Classic Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Tool: wsdb
  • Tags: $discord

Have a good day!

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

November 30th, 2025

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. "Amber Smoke" - Silksmoke 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Super Speed Black Tip
  • Blade: Van Der Hagen Stainless (8)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Figarose - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Christmas Eve - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman - EdT

Got a “you smell nice” while shaving this morning. May need to snag some Figarose after all.

59th shave this month, and my face has held up much better than last year. I’ve definitely improved my technique over the last year.

One more shave to go this month!

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 weeks ago

November 30th, 2025

  • Brush: Ever-Ready - 400 w/Motherload 30mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (I-2 (1963))
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum SP (3)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Snippid - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
  • Fragrance: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - EdP

Some great smells today. Snippid is starting to present itself as a semi-dank greenish scent, so Varen seemed to work nicely with it. Don't get me wrong, though... the scents are a lot different.

The Slim Adjustable was my very first DE razor. I bought it from u/thebruhestmoments, and in my opinion it worked well as a first razor. I pretty quickly found a sweet spot with setting 3. Today I used setting 4 and it felt nice and mild. Very close shave.

[–] BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

November 30th, 2025

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon Synthetic
  • Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - Merica
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Top of the World - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Top of the World - Aftershave

HBD Bubs!

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

November 30th, 2025: SLS

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. "Amber Smoke" - Silksmoke 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Gillette Super Speed Black Tip
  • Blade: Van Der Hagen Stainless (9)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Christmas Eve - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm