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[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Oct 4, 2024 - Fougère Friday

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Chocolate Drop 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
  • Razor: Mühle R41
  • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [23]
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming Co./House of Mammoth - Armonía - Soap (Darkwing)
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co./House of Mammoth - Armonía - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co./House of Mammoth - Armonía - Eau de Parfum

Late posting...

Rating: 4.5/5

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

October 4, 2024

  • Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere

  • Razor: River Razors 6/8 3/4 Hollow

  • Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Blugère - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

  • Aftershave: Catie's Bubbles - Blugère - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


Very nice shave today; enjoying the scent of Blugère and the Premium soap base.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

October 4, 2024

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers "Coffee & Cream" with DG B1
  • Razor: Gillette Tech (Z-4)
  • Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (2)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
  • Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm
  • Fragrance: G. Bellini - Homme - EdT

🚨🚨🚨 TUB KILL! 🚨🚨🚨

Same setup as yesterday (aside from the brush and aftershave), but a more comfortable shave.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Congrats on the kill!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Congrats on the kill! Especially since it's a huge Stirling tub.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks! By my math (thanks to using it during AA and weighing as I went), a tub of Stirling lasts me approx. 53 shaves.

Other people claim their 1oz samples last 30 shaves... That's crazy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

53 is a very respectable number. I guess 30 from a sample puck could be very frugal loaders. Personally, I prefer heavy loading and if I recall correctly, you're in the same boat... While frugal feats sound impressive, there's no shame in loading like it's going out of style. After all, if there's one thing we all have enough of it is shaving soap.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I'm definitely in the same boat. I have no interest in thin lather.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Thrill of the kill!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Fri Oct 04 2024

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

My new Böker 14er is waiting on the to-hone pile, but I still wanted some 14 goodness today, so I brought out the trusty Friodur, hands-down my favourite razor. The 14 form factor and it's stainless? What's not to love?

Unsurprisingly, I had a wonderful stankening with this tried and true hard and software.