Jul 4, 2023 #sotd
• Brush: #DogwoodHandcrafts 28mm DG B13
• Razor: #razorock GC-84
• Blade: #Gillette Platinum
• Lather: #DeclarationGrooming Mayflower
• Post Shave: #NobleOtter Rawr AS
• Fragrance: #SouthernWitchcrafts Tres Matres EdP

#ShaveOfTheDay #shave #shaving #wetshaving

Jun 28, 2023 #sotd
• Brush: #TrotterHandcrafts "Space Portal" 25mm Mühle STF
• Razor: #razorock GC-84
• Blade: #Gillette Platinum
• Lather: #MacduffsSoapCo LiB (V4)
• Post Shave: #SouthernWitchcrafts Lycanthropy AS

#WitchcraftsWednesday #ShaveOfTheDay #shave #shaving #wetshaving

Jun. 21, 2023 - Yeah, it's Desairology again
Prep: #CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
Brush: #Yaqi Timberwolf 26mm
Bowl: #Proraso Mug
Razor: #RazoRock lupo .95 SB
Lather: #SouthernWitchcrafts Desairology
Post-shave: #SouthernWitchcrafts Desairology

I forgot to post this shave yesterday, but basically it's just my favourite set.

I got, at most, 4 hours of sleep. Then my grandmother announced she'd be coming by ... in half an hour. You know how it is.

#ShaveOfTheDay #SOTD #Wetshaving

Jun 19, 2023 #sotd
• Brush: #ChiselAndHound "Chocolate Drop" 26mm v19 Fanchurian
• Razor: #razorock GC-84
• Blade: #Gillette Platinum
• Lather: #WhollyKaw Amber Bomba
• Post Shave: #HouseOfMammoth Rumble AS

#shaveoftheday #shave #shaving #wetshaving

Aw damn, anyone got a good ghost- and shaving-related dad joke?
Prep: #CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
Brush: #Zenith 507U XSE (26mm)
Bowl: #Proraso Mug
Razor: #RazoRock Lupo .95 SB
Blade: #Gillette Platinum (?)
Lather: #ChiseledFace - Ghost Town Barber
Post-shave: #Lothur - Samber
#SOTD #ShaveOfTheDay #Wetshaving @wetshaving
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Jun. 10th, 2023 - guiltily in love with a scent
Prep: #CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
Brush: #Zenith 507U XSE (26mm)
Bowl: #Proraso Mug
Razor: #RazoRock Lupo .95 SB
Lather: ZM The Gent
Post-shave: #MoonSoaps - Warmest Regards

An ironic pick given the recent Discord discussion. Fuck that brand name, and this scent for being so good, and me for being willing to abandon my morals for good-quality shave stuff.

Amazing shave otherwise, though. 🤔

#SOTD #ShaveOfTheDay #Wetshaving

Jun. 8th, 2023 - Is Shaving with Something This Smokey Kinda Tasteless?
Prep: #CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
Brush: #Muhle Classic Synthetic (23mm)
Razor: #RazoRock Lupo .95 SB
Blade: #Gillette Platinum (?)
Lather: #DeclarationGrooming - Darkfall
Post-shave: #SouthernWitchcrafts - Desairology

I planned to get to this one in my last shave, but then got distracted by B&M Nordost. Forgot to write down that one, but since I adore oranges and thus Nordost, it was unsurprisingly amazing. But this morning, I finally got to try the scent that I've seen many complaints about, a couple love-letters to, and very little in-between. But I was neither particularly disappointed nor impressed.

It turned out to be mainly smokey, so uh, perhaps not the best choice when my friends are suffering because of smoke elsewhere. I'm sorry, I only realised after the shave. :ms_frown: I shall keep on wearing masks outside the house, out of solidarity both to you and to those that know COVID's not over yet.

But I could pick up other notes as well. The freshness of what I guessed to be pine tar, but apparently must've been berch, often made itself known. On the drydown, I could detect an ambery warmth, as well. The spices, however, I couldn't find at all. Perhaps I could in the splash, but I don't have a sample of that.

Nor do I have a Samhain splash, although I was really curious how well they'd go together. So desairology it had to be! And yeah, they mesh well! Not well enough that I'd want to buy a full puck of Darkfall, but well enough that I won't mind using up the rest of the sample at all.

#SOTD #ShaveOfTheDay #Wetshaving @wetshaving

Jun. 3rd, 2023
Prep: #CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
Brush: #Yaqi Timberwolf (26mm)
Razor: #RazoRock lupo .95 SB
Blade: Gillette Platinum (?)
Lather: #ZingariMan - The Gent
Post-shave: #SouthernWitchcrafts - Desairology - alcohol-free splash

Hey, this scent's really good! A pleasant surprise after DG Chaotic Neutral and Convergence (which I forgot to post about); both of those were full of scent notes I should've enjoyed, but ended up being just OK. The Gent I was less sure of, and if the scent were just slightly different or simpler I'd throw it in the OK camp as well, but something about its complexity won me over.

What does it smell like? Powdery, definitely. Fresh, gently grassy. Like paper or new books, oddly enough; I've gotten that impression from eucalyptus before. And on the drydown, a gentle touch of warm woods; not unlike The Explorer, but not the focus here, but something subtler, more sophisticated. I don't have the nose to appreciate Shawn Maher's creations fully, but I love what I can detect.

Top notes: Eucalyptus, grapefruit peels, lime, neroli
Mid: Musk, woods, hay, jasmine, citrus, coumarin, herbs
Base; musk, woods, amber, rose
#Wetshaving #ShaveOfTheDay #SOTD

May 6th, 2023 - The Second Horseman
Prep: #CeraVe Foaming Cleanser
Brush: #Simpson Trafalgar T3 (28mm)
Bowl: #Proraso Mug
Razor: #RazoRock Lupo .95 SB
Blade: #Gillette Platinum (8)
Lather: #BarristerAndMann - Plague
Post-shave: #SouthernWitchcrafts - Desairology - alcohol-free splash
Trying out @djundjila's strategy of hashtagging every brand name. Does this help? No clue if anyone would ever look up a wetshaving brand/artisan on here, but hey, I could be wrong! Anyhow, here's the important ones:
#wetshaving #SOTD #ShaveOfTheDay
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