Wednesday SOTD Thread - March 5th, 2025 (#631)

March 5, 2025

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: Puma 89 11/16 Full Hollow
• Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Wood Shop - Soap
• Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Wood Shop - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.

I have these stages where, regardless of the razor I use, I need three passes instead of my normal two. I noticed this a couple of days ago, and it really set in today. The edge was comfortable and keen enough. I think my technique is unchanged. I just needed three passes today.

Wood Shop, of course, was a lot of fun; as it is in real life.

Mar. 5, 2025

• Brush: Proraso Professional
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
• Blade: GEM PTFE (4)
• Lather: Barrister & Mann - Eigengrau - Puck
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Bowl: Georgetown Pottery - G20

I again find myself doing a night shave for BAM. For me, the biggest surprise of March Madness has been the fact that BAM has been in the lower tier of soaps used every time. They’re widely beloved in this community and rank highly on our lather logs. So it’s surprising they would be struggling so much in the rankings.

I am, however, reminded that I don’t care for this scent a lot. Not that it’s bad; it’s just not entirely my cup of tea. But I wanted to go with something less in-your-face for this night shave, and this one certainly delivers.

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Bic Sensitive
• Lather: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman EdT

MARCH MADNESS 2025 DAY 5

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps Ord w/ TNS Quartermoon
• Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World splash

• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Trash Panda

Day 3 of the TSF domination era of March Madness. Round 2 saw TSF drop a few spots due to Mammoth Monday rigging the election. Today, there will be so many TSF shavers it will be TOO BIG TO RIG!

Wed 05 Mar 2025: Day 3 of March Madness

• Brush: Chisel and Hound – Flame On with v26 Fanchurian
• Razor: Böker – Abalone (6/8", full hollow, carbon steel, French point)
• Lather: Macduffs Soap Company – Trail Tobacco
• Post Shave: Macduffs Soap Company – Trail Tobacco
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Shire 2

"Vote early, vote often" – @merikus@sub.wetshaving.social

I'm voting for MacDuffs today, an artisan that I've only discovered a few months ago in the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club. This soap base really appeals to me; it loads easily into a stringy protolather not unlike Milksteak's and Shannon's and it hydrates progressively into dense wet lather without surprises. The scent in this soap is MacShire, not in that it smells the same as Mammoth Shire, but it has the same happy, outdoorsy feel and also plays with blending fresh and warm notes. It's right down my alley. The splash is a lot sweeter, and different enough that I almost don't consider them matching. Wonderful morning shave.

And now, I'm curious to see who will get the boot today.

March 5, 2025

• Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
• Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus Refills, Atra (5)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Gearhead - Soap
• Post Shave: Old Spice - Original - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

Very nice lather from CFG.

Mar 5, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Punch 26mm v24 Badger Knot
• Razor: Mühle R41
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [12]
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Fantasy Donut - Soap (Vegan)
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Gemutlichkeit - Aftershave
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Rumble - Eau de Parfum

TSF Fantasy Donut, CF Gemutlichkeit, and HoM Rumble are all right at my limit for gourmand, sweet scents. That said, these are fantastic, and I smell like a high-end coffee shop and bakery.