Tuesday SOTD Thread - March 25th, 2025 (#651)

Quintidi 5 Germinal an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Poule
Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
Razor: Ertan Süer L'Ours Russe (7/8th)
Lather: Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Mennen Le Grand Large
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Such a happy scent!
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- Such a happy Russian Bear! What's behind the name?
  
  I don't know 🤷

MARCH MADNESS 2025 DAY 25
Brush: Chisel & Hound Rob's Finest Synthetic
Razor: Yates Merica
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Reflection
Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Reflection splash
It's the Final Four duking it out today. I truly believe nobody is safe.

Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Trash Panda
Day 13 of the TSF Domination era. TSF has been painted as the cruel villian by people shaving with less popular brands, but frankly, they just want to circumvent the democratic process for their own gains. Spearhead bribing with a t-shirt PIF, BaM stealing my LotR bit, cbubs doing... uh... cbubs things. They're all crooks! You know who hasn't interfered with the democratic process? Aaron (or whatever the owner's name is) of TSF!
#A VOTE FOR TSF IS A VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY
- #A VOTE FOR TSF IS A VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY
  Interesting comment considering the country where Pandas are found primarily :)

March 25, 2025
Brush: Brad Sears Scotsman XL 28mm Super Badger
Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. 6/8" Hollow Ground Round Point
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Soap
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Aftershave
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Eau de Toilette
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
BaM's Marilyn is a scent that I only understood after trying the EdT. I didn't understand how the soap scent related to Will's description of it, nor to his motivations for naming the scent Marilyn. I bought a soap sample first, thought the scent was a "miss", but purchased the EdT because I was intrigued, somehow. The EdT allowed me to understand what Will was going for and to find traces of the notes that I was missing in the soap. Now, this is one of my favorite BaM scents.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Stardust" - TurnNShave 26mm shoat
Razor: Gillette - Rocket HD
Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (3)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Cool
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Trade Winds Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Aromatique EdT
I am riding for BaM again today. Hopefully we make it through another round!
Cool and Trade Winds played nicely off each other. A nice refreshing shave before a pretty hot spring day.
🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳
- I am riding for BaM again today
  As am I!
  
  It's a good team to be on :)

March 25, 2025
Brush: Wolf Whiskers – "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Wolfman Guerilla (Gen 1)
Blade: Personna 74 (52)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
Post Shave: Dove Men+Care Ultra-Hydra Cream
Excelsior isn't necessarily better than Omnibus, but my personal preference leans towards it. Lyssa is pretty cool. It's sort of a sharp, dirty, metallic rose.
- Will has that ability to challenge us with his fragrances. I like that he takes that level of risk.

March 25, 2025
Brush: Brad Sears Scotsman XL 28mm Super Badger
Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. 6/8" Hollow Ground Round Point
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Soap
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Aftershave
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Eau de Toilette
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
BaM's Marilyn is a scent that I only understood after trying the EdT. I didn't understand how the soap scent related to Will's description of it, nor to his motivations for naming the scent Marilyn. I bought a soap sample first, thought the scent was a "miss", but purchased the EdT because I was intrigued, somehow. The EdT allowed me to understand what Will was going for and to find traces of the notes that I was missing in the soap. Now, this is one of my favorite BaM scents.

Mar. 25, 2025
Brush: Proraso Professional
Razor: GEM Open Comb Micromatic Gen. 2
Blade: GEM PTFE (3)
Lather: Talent Soap Factory - 100 Grand
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
Post Shave: Osma - Osma
Bowl: Georgetown Pottery - G20
I was once like many of you. Dismissive of /u/PrideTwo and /u/tsrblke and their crusade for TSF. Reveled at the idea of seeing them crushed under the heel of Medium-ish Soap.
And then I realized, since when do I stand up for the medium guy against the small guy? Since when do I revel in seeing a new-ish artisan thrown to the heap like so much rubbish to be disposed of?
No more, I say. It is time for us to rally together. To revel in the little guy. To embrace what can be—the hopers, the dreamers—against the establishment.
Join me. Delete your posts. Shave again. Use TSF. For together we usher in a new era for wet shaving together!

Mar 25, 2025 - MM25: Talent Soap Factory
Brush: Grizzly Bay Fireball 26mm Declaration Grooming B15 Badger Knot
Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
Blade: Gillette Nacet [1]
Lather: Talent Soap Factory - His Master's Voice - Soap (Vegan)
Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company - American Vintage - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
Fragrance: Bentley - Bentley for Men Intense - Eau de Parfum
A soap that smells like vinyl records? Check!