Saturday SOTD Thread, April 5th, 2025 (#662)

April 5, 2025

• Brush: Omega Bambino
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
• Lather Catie’s Bubbles - Tonsorial Parlour
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World

Getting more accustomed to this base and it’s wicked easy to use and the lather is really good.

Saturday, April 05, 2025

• Brush: Chisel & Hound "Spice Lily" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Merkur - 34C
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (1)
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Company - No. 11
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - 3 Scots Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Chanel - Égoïste EdT

My first shave with a CGC soap went incredibly well. Great base that was easy to dial in, super slick, and the scent on No. 11 was super relaxing.

I reached for the 34C because of all the recent chatter around the RR GOAT (which I'm super excited to try). It's still such a solid razor. I might prefer something more aggressive at this point, but I've spent so much time with this razor in the past that it's like shaving on easy mode.

Have a great Saturday, y'all.

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Sat 05 Apr 2025

• Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar)
• Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco)
• Lather: Mike's Natural Soaps – Rose, Patchouli, Cedarwood
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming – Opulence
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice

Nice Saturday shave with an odd mix of scents that work as a nice progression.

Mike's ++;

Sextidi 16 Germinal an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Laitue

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Blaireau de la République with 24mm G5 Synthetic
• Razor: Parker Straight Razor
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: TFS Witch Hazel & Oak
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Good and close shave, but I should maybe refresh the edge on the razor.

Have a good evening!

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• Brush: Chisel and Hound "Kuai Taper" w/ 26mm V18 Fanchurian Badger
• Razor: Blackland Razors Vector Titanium
• Blade: Schick Proline
• Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Coeur de Vert
• Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Coeur de Vert
• Fragrance: GLHF Workshop - Atriox

Day 5 of APRil and I matched CdV with my Brut dupe. Mrs Two says I smell earthy

Den tour day 13 maybe

Same gear.

Soap- Stirling varen. Now this is a deep and funky fougere. I like fougere but there's a tiny bit of burn from the oakmoss.

Rankings worst to best

panta rei gattopardo - poor performance and a bit of burn caties bubbles le marche du rasage - nice scent but it burns bodyshop maca root and aloe - good for a brick and mortar shop signature capra - good performance but who likes unscented mitchells woolfat - see above. Also about to leave my den to cross the pond elysium pineapple ambrosia - scent dry down is a bit odd

From here on the scents are all good.

wickham gothic revival - decent scent but not my favourite soap grooming dept mallard corretto - like a black forest gateaux but too sweet for me wickham ninfeo di egeria - light and bright. This one has grown on me and id be tempted to do a tub kill to really get to know it. Soap performance lets it down Stirling varen - great scent but a bit of burn signature brittania - simple but effective Mammoth smash - touch too sweet for me but I love it MdC fougere - great soap and scent barrister and mann sandalwood - top tier scent and soap

Saturday, April 05, 2025: SLS

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
• Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (9)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lime
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted EdT

Quick single pass before heading into the city for dinner with some of my wife's colleagues.

After shaving with this sample of Lime, I'm very tempted to grab a set. It's both an incredibly realistic lime scent and surprisingly complex and deep. Super impressed by this one.

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April 6, 2025

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers – "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
• Blade: Personna 74 (61)
• Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
• Fragrance: Spearhead – Seaforth! Leather – EdP

Great razor. Close, but not as close as my shaves have been with the RazoRock goat :-)