Post your shave of the day for Sunday!
June 11, 2023
Lemmy Test Post
- Brush: Zenith 506U XSE
- Razor: Alimigoose
- Blade: Kai Captain Mild
- Lather: Zingari Man - Bon Monsieur
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Blue Ice AS
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - unscented balm
- Post Shave: Olay Complete
This finishes up my tour through the new soaps I picked up last week at the Maggard Meet. It’s a really good scent. It’s been a spell since I used some Sego. I’d forgotten how good it is.
Now back to pretending to kill tubs?
Nooo…pretending to kill samples. I have diminishing goals.
I’m going to take this week and finally unpack my Maggard bag. My storage bins got buried somehow. 🤦🏼♂️
Peerless Firefighter ♥️
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Brush: Executive Shaving Medium Jock
- Lather: Noble Otter Firefighter
- Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Seville splash
I like the Peerless, it’s a great GEM razor. But, really which GEM isn’t?
Firefighter is delicious, and Seville works very well with it.
June 11, 2023
- Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing
- Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (6)
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - The Undersea - Soap
- Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
- Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - The Undersea - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I think I like the artwork on this product better than I like the scent. This is one of those scents that I want to love but, in reality, it is only okay. No issues with the lather, though. Beautiful lather today, which made using the Flying Wing a real joy.
Enjoy your Sunday!
Jun. 11, 2023
- Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
- Razor: Karve CB OC C
- Blade: Astra SP Green
- Lather: Macduffs - Dark Sky Preserve - Soap
- Post Shave: Macduffs - Dark Sky Preserve - Aftershave
Great shave. Excellent scent although I do wish it had a bit more power.
June 11, 2023
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
- Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy - Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Super-Max Super Platinum (1)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux/Declaration Grooming - Weinstrasse - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
- Prep: Coffee
- Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
- Brush: Zenith Cobalt Blue 28mm Boar Knot (505BC SE)
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [13]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Brew Ha-Ha - Soap (Excelsior)
- Post Shave: Storybook Soapworks - Coffee Spoons - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Brew Ha-Ha - Balm
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Embrace - Eau de Parfum
Some mornings a coffee-themed shave is in order.
Rating: 4/5
You should make lather with a cup of coffee instead of water. For science.
Excuse me sir the Lather Games don’t start for a few more weeks.
A little warm up never hurt anyone.
oh, you may have just revolutionized morning shaves for me…
If you eat a bit of the soap, you may actually save so much time!
The Coffee Spoons soap is practically made with coffee anyway. This is an interesting idea…for science of course.
June 11, 2023
- Brush: AP Shave Co. 26mm G5C
- Razor: Blackland Vector SS
- Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (AC) (10)
- Lather: Noble Otter – Lonestar
- Post Shave: Noble Otter – Lonestar
Lonestar is quickly becoming my favorite daily driver type scent. Definitely going to have to pick up the frag at some point.
Lonestar is such a great scent.
I catalogued my software to finish my lather games calendar today so I know I shouldn’t, but I’m definitely about to buy the frag.
I know the feeling. I need to pick up the frag as well.
June 11, 2023
- Brush: Declaration Grooming B8 Bold
- Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
- Blade: Feather Professional
- Lather: Proraso Blue SuPeR fOrMuLa
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Southern ParadIce (spiked with synthetic menthol)
Proraso Super Formula is wonderful and I don’t use it enough.
I’ve never heard of this Super Formula, what’s up with that?
Where have you been? It’s the latest reformulation of Proraso that happened maybe 3-4 years ago and it’s pretty great. If you can pick some up for cheap then it’s worth trying out.
If they sell it in Proraso Red then I’m game.
Yup, they do, both in tube and tub form. With the tub, make sure you see the words “Super Formula” on the lid. For the tube, there is this circular stamping on the box that says “Super Formula”.
I didn’t know that. Going to have to get some in the tube. Sounds interesting!
June 11, 2023
- Brush: Omega 21mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Travel Tech
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (4)
- Lather: Chicago Grooming - Montrose Beach
- Post Shave: Stirling - Unscented - Balm
First post on Lemmy.
I really hate this brush. It’s embarrassingly bad.
June 11, 2023
Trial and error lemmy post
- Pre Shave: Proto Lather
- Razor: Maggard Slant
- Blade: Treet Platinum (2)
- Brush: Maggard 26mm Granite synth
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth Spiced!
- Post Shave: Lucky Tiger Aftershave and Face Tonic
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - Unscented Balm
June 11, 2023
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
- Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
- Blade: Feather Pro Guard (2)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
- Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Several people over at the old place claimed that LGC smells like Coca Cola. I get where this comes from, but I don’t believe it’s true (and I 'm relieved that it didn’t impact my enjoyment of the soap).
Many people dislike shavettes, but I find them actually very nice.
Have a good Sunday!
I have the Feather SS in the foldable style, but whenever I use it I hold it straight like the kamisori. Have you tried both? Should I just switch?
I don’t have the folding Feather SS, but I do have a Kai folding shavette, and a Tedalus Essence, which is folding as well.
So should you switch? I really don’t know. I slightly prefer the folding style, for no other reason than that it allows to store the blade safely in the razor. I see better what I 'm doing with the kamisori, but otherwise, I don’t have a clear preference wrt shaving.
Fair point, though you can get a plastic cover for the Feather SS kamisori. It’s not very sexy looking with the cover on admittedly.
And I haven’t seen them in Europe…
6/11/23
- Brush: Farvour Turn Crafts w/ C&H v12 Fanchurian
- Razor: Wade & Butcher 7/8, “The Celebrated Extra Hollow” Barber’s Notch
- Lather: Wholly Kaw - Amber Bomba
- Post Shave: Wholly Kaw - Amber Bomba Aftershave Splash
Posting on reddit today be like
11 June, 2023
- Brush: Oumo - 26mm SHD HMW
- Razor: Maggard Razors - Shavette
- Blade: Ted Pella - Injector (2)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Mountain Laurel - Soap
- Post Shave: Osma - Alum
- Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Winterfall - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Cremo - Blue Cedar & Cypress - Eau de Cologne
- Prep: House of Mammoth Embrace Doppio Bath Soap
- Brush: Bristle Brushwerks Amber Logo brush 24mm Maggard Silver Tip
- Razor: Feather DX Kamisori
- Blade: Proline (6)
- Lather: Noble Otter - Orbit - Soap
- Alum: Osma Luxury Alum
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Orbit - Aftershave Splash
Was going to sell this brush, but now I’m having second thoughts. This is why I put shit in the spare room when I’m trying to let things go… Idiot.
SOTD Sunday 11 June, 2023
- Prep: JazzRadio.com - Station: Cool Jazz
- Prep: Warm Shower
- Brush: Van der Hagen Boar
- Lather: Clubman Pinaud Shave Soap
- Razor: 1961 Gillette 195 Adjustable Fat Boy
- Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
- Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
- Post: Brut Classic After Shave
- Post: I need to learn how to create a bullet list (I’m on a Chromebook and the “list” command below doesn’t seem to work (insert sad face here).
I cranked the Fat Boy up to eight (8) to see how it felt. I remember my first shave with the Fat Boy. I started low, but eventually pulled the razor once across my cheek at eight (8) and felt like I was tearing my skin off. I tried it again this morning, and was treated to a wonderful shave. I face lathered, then did a single ATG pass on my face at 8, then dialed it down to 7 for my jaw and neck, remembering to ride the cap the whole way. Wow, what a shave. BBS all the way without any burn, irritation, cuts, or weepers. Here’s to improved technique. Have a great day, everybody.
For a bullet list use an asterisk (*) character in front of the lines you want to bullet. If you find formatting you want to copy, you can “view source” from the comment menu.
Good to know, thank you.
Is the double asterisk still bold? I manually type my SOTDs, but the (* ** text **) format doesn’t give me the bullets, but does bold the section.
Yes, the double asterisk is still bold.
