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Share your Shave of the Day for Friday!

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[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

SOTD - 2026-03-13

  • Prep: PAA - Cube Black Bot Pre-shave Soap
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Zenith - Olivewood Boar (507U-SE) - 28mm $OLDWORLD $WOODEN
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++ $CNC $SLANT
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: House Of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die)
  • Post Shave: Fine Accoutrements - Italian Citrus
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Fragrance: House Of Mammoth - You & I (Will Die) - EdP
  • Tool: WSDB
  • Tags: $discord $MM26

Have a good day.

[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 4 points 4 weeks ago
[–] FWAaron@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Tub Kill Day 2 - March 13, 2026

  • Prep: Shower
  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/ Declaration Grooming B17 badger
  • Razor: Gillette slim
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford
  • Post Shave: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream
  • Fragrance: Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille
  • Whiskers: Jojoba/Argan w/Tea Tree Oil
  • Skin Health: Zinc Oral Supplement
[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 5 points 4 weeks ago

Congrats on the kill! Finishing a tub of Stirling is quite an accomplishment!

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

March 13th, 2026

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Unbleached Zenith 28mm Boar
  • Razor: Gillette Super Speed Black Tip
  • Blade: Shark Super Chrome (1)
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Susurro - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Susurro - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Le Labo - Vetiver 46 - EdP

Another vote for CGC. Susurro is a great scent and Darkwing always brings the slickness.

Vetiver 46 seems great, I'm interested to see where the dry-down goes. At first I get a bunch of black pepper with a grassy/floral vibe underneath.

Thank fuck it's Friday!

[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm very happy to see such great support for CGC. I still have some Susurro from the smush that you sent me. I'm looking forward to using it again during this Madness.

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 4 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, it’s been great to see. I’m hoping we can get CGC into the final but I’m not yet confident.

I saw that Vida restocked Susurro, in case you were thinking about picking some up. ;)

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 6 points 4 weeks ago

March 13th, 2026

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive 'Moarteen' (14)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming, House of Mammoth - Cerberus - Liniment
  • Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - EdP

$discord Very nice shave. I did bite myself once, but at least it's in an inconspicuous spot.

[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

March 13, 2026 -- March Madness

  • Brush: Grizzly Bay Shire 26mm V18 Fanchurian
  • Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. 11/16 Hollow Ground Round Point
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I chose to support House of Mammoth in today's March Madness shave, and this was also a test shave; testing an edge that was created using Japanese slurry stones (nagura) on a Mottled Grey Vermont slate finishing stone. I found that creating an edge in this manner does feel like a Jnat edge when shaving.

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

Shire is a nice scent. I haven't tried Shire 2. Any big difference?

[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don’t know. I missed Shire 1.

[–] merikus@wetshav.ing 6 points 4 weeks ago

Mar. 13, 2026

  • Brush: Declaration Grooming B14 “Nebula” Badger
  • Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
  • Blade: GEM PTFE (5)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - P.S. Rittenhouse - Puck
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
  • Osma: Osma - Osma
  • Bowl: Georgetown Pottery - G20

I think that may have been my fastest shave ever. I’m sick and want to go to bed but my face has that horrible prickly feeling that I just can’t stand. +1 for Fanzine. $ROCKtober

[–] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

March 13th, 2026

  • Brush: Rubberset - 400 w/ Maggard SHD Badger
  • Razor: Above the Tie - Windsor
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Oaken Lab - Serious Moonlight - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Golden Balm - Balm

LOONS GATHER AROUND AND SHAVE THIS IS YOUR DUTY

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

I might shave with Mike’s next week, I bought a tub of Lemongrass and Eucalyptus yesterday.

TBD if Mike’s survives that long though tbh

[–] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

no you will do it tomorrow snoo, got it?