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  • July 27, 2025

    • Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
    • Razor: Wade & Butcher 6/8 Wedge Barber's Notch
    • Lather: 345 Soaps - Undercut - Soap
    • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
    • Aftershave: 345 Soaps - Undercut - Aftershave
    • Talc: Yardley Classic

    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

    Wonderful Gran Prix shave with this restored Wade & Butcher provided by Robert (Noname Bear on YouTube). This one has a Zulu Grey edge that I enjoyed very much.

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  • 27.07.2025

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
    • Razor: Ever-Ready 1912 SE
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
    • Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia - Blu Tobacco
    • Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner
    • Passes & Info: 1 pass, head and around the goatee; head mostly ATG, face mostly WTG. Good shave.

    A quick shave before bed. I've treated 3 of my DE razors with spray coating this weekend, so one of the SEs was the best option.

    And it's honestly such a great option if I am in a hurry. Sure, it doesn't come very close in just a single pass, but no irritation nor bleeding despite going really fast with it isn't even possible with a cartridge for me!

    Why do I constantly switch between beard styles? I honestly think there's some underlying issues there, but currently I went back due to gray hairs on the side at just 31 (thanks genetic shit lottery) and a patch that despite multiple treatments won't grow. I actually plan to return to just a moustache with a soul patch, but atm I am plagued by very uneven growth patterns in my facial hair. As long as I haven't figured out how to fix this, short circle beard/goatee it is.

  • July 27th, 2025

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon Synthetic
    • Razor: Blackland - Blackbird
    • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
    • Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Miracle - Soap
    • Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Sunset - Aftershave

    Chiller scents today

  • Sun 27 Jul 2025

    • Brush: Boti Laminate brush with motherlode knot
    • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco)
    • Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Florentine Fern
    • Post Shave: Speick – Men Active

  • July 27th, 2025

    • Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive 'Moarteen' (1)
    • Lather: London Razors, Summer Break Soaps - Mountain Laurel - Soap
    • Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Delor de Treget - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Maher Olfactive - Madame Chouteau - EdP

    I rubbed the Koraat on my 10k today, gave it some stropping, and went to town. I didn't do a whole lot of packing peanut testing, but the little bit I did seemed like a "pass". The heel did need slightly more attention than the rest of the razor. I used electrical tape so I didn't have to set a new bezel. The shave was certainly an improvement, especially considering how little work I put into it.

    I do plan on sending this to @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social eventually and half of me wanted to see a before/after from "factory" edge to whatever he decides to put on it. The other half of me wondered what I could accomplish myself with the current angles, and I was able to satisfy that curiosity.

    I finished off this tiny sample of Madame Chouteau that @shavinginct sent to me a long time ago. I got an email that the 2025 version is now available. It's such an interesting scent, but it's just barely outside of my wheelhouse so I won't be grabbing it.

    • The factory edge is great in my experience. Ulrik knows what he’s doing when it comes to sharpening. That was a good choice using tape. Ulrik uses a guard on the spine to protect its finish when he sharpens.

      Unless asked to do otherwise, I don’t use tape on his razors. They shave magnificently with the narrower bevel angle that is created by laying the spine directly on the stone.

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