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Share your Shave of the Day for Sunday!

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[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 6 points 2 weeks ago

SOTD - 2026-03-22

  • 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: Stirling Soap Co. - Scarn
  • Post Shave: Floïd - The Genuine Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
  • Tool: WSDB
  • Tags: $discord $MM26

Have a good one.

[–] FWAaron@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

March 22, 2026

  • Prep: Shower
  • Brush: Badlands Shaving w/ AP Shave Co G5c 26mm
  • Razor: GEM G-Bar
  • Blade: GEM PTFE
  • Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary
  • Post Shave: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream
  • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Firefighter
  • Whiskers: Jojoba/Argan w/Tea Tree Oil
  • Skin Health: Zinc Oral Supplement

Yesterday I used my cashmere knot, one of my easiest to lather with knots. Today, using the G5C which is very absorbent for a synthetic, butuch less than boar or high density badger, so middle of the road. No problems so far loading enough soap to lather with, despite being a hard soap. I don't "bloom" my soap but I usually wet it for a few seconds then dump out the excess. It's the same general idea I guess but just enough to dissolve a little soap for easy loading without making the whole tub/pick get soggy deeper than the surface. Tomorrow I'll continue with killing my Haverford, then I'm going to experiment with scooping this SV and bowl loading.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 5 points 2 weeks ago

March 22nd, 2026

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. (Genco) Straight Razor - 5/8 Half Hollow (10)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Soap
  • Post Shave: MW - Bay Rum - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm

I quite like this little razor. Narrower razors like 5/8 seem to be my preference.

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

March 22, 2026

  • Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
  • Razor: Case Ability RAzor
  • Lather: Sean Stapelfeld - Trial Batch - Cream
  • Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
  • Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - King of Oud - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Creed - Royal Oud

2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.


This was a very enjoyable shave with a soap from Sean Stapelfeld that smelled and performed magnificantly, and a razor from Marion the Barbarian that had edge performance that was excellent.

[–] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 weeks ago

March 22nd, 2026

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon Synthetic
  • Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - Merica
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Martin de Candre - Fougère - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Daydream - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Golden Balm - Balm
  • Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Sheperd - EdP

Shave 48 of the brain bowl

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 weeks ago

March 22nd, 2026

  • Brush: Stirling - "The Replicant" 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Personna Single Blade Disposable (6)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Testing...Testing... - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stetson - Cooling Moisture - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Ramblin' Man - EdT

Last travel shave, it’ll be nice to be back home tomorrow.