Sunday SOTD Thread, April 27th, 2025 (#684)

27.04.2025
Brush: RazoRock F-400 34 mm
Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle
Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
Lather: Wholly Kaw - Transition
Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> single pass WTG head shave and a bit of buffing. Comfortable shave.
This seemed like a cool combo for this Sunday night shave. Transition is warm yet inoffensive and WK soap always treats my skin good - it also helped that I used my mildest razor. Had some trouble to get a good lather with the behemoth of a brush, but it worked on my second attempt.
Stayed with a single WTG pass though, after weeks with just a trimmer I simply lack the muscle memory for more.
My Sunday was not only spent studying, so that's a big plus. Have a nice evening/day/night ✌🏻
- Howdy stranger, hope you’ve been well!
  
  Hi! 👋🏻 Thanks, things are finally moving in the right direction. Hope to be a bit more active here even in my exam period.

Sunday, April 27, 2025
Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
Razor: Koraat - Moarteen (15/16", full hollow) (2)
Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (12)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted EdT
Still learning what the hell I'm doing with this straight. Finished off with the MMOC since I need a smooth finish for work tomorrow. I'm not sure if it's my lather or my angle, but the first two passes (WTG, XTG) felt pretty tuggy with the straight.
Lavanille is always lovely to shave with.
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- I'm not sure if it's my lather or my angle
  I'd wager it's angle.
  
  Yep, almost certainly. When I switched to the MMOC the lather performed great.

Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/ 28mm B5 Badger
Razor: Muhle Rocca R94
Blade: Wizamet
Lather: Noble Otter x Australian Private Reserve - Jungle Warrior
Post Shave: Noble Otter x Australian Private Reserve - Jungle Warrior
Fragrance: Rogue Perfumery - Mousse Illuminee
Day 27 of APRil, good fougeres are good

Octidi 8 Floréal an 233 de la Révolution, jour du Champignon
Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (22)
Lather: Le Père Lucien Narcisse
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
The blade is getting tuggy, and especially ATG it is quite uncomfortable. Maybe some stropping will smooth it back out.
Have a good evening!
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- MMOC++

April 27, 2025
Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Copper Inferno w/ Trotter T1
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Lather Catie’s Bubbles - Dusk
Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World
Pure Heaven compared to yesterday’s shave. Smelling good and feeling good.

April 27th, 2025
Brush: Wolf Whiskers "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow (4)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam Two - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Jitterbug - EdP
I'm still hard at work getting my Shaving Data System a bit more polished, and it's getting close!
Baserow is the software that it's built in, and there seems to be one or two bugs that I (we?) might have to live with. Namely on a mobile phone you can't search for items. People who decide to put hundreds of soaps in might struggle with that. Works great on real computer, though. Haven't tested yet on an iPad.
Anyway, as far as the shave goes -- great! I think @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social is right, I might end up preferring the Moarteen. Today was almost "easy", although I only did two passes on account of time constraints and not wanting to feel rushed. Still decent results, but maybe not quite good enough if I had to work, for example.
- I’m really enjoying following your progress. As time goes by, it gets easier and easier. Then there’s a day you realize that your shave is almost as close as a DE shave is. Then, after fiddling with technique a while, you realize you can get a shave as close, or closer, than you can with a DE shave, and with less irritation. Then, (for me at least) after more shaves, comes the realization that a straight razor shave takes about the same time as a DE shave does. (But is much more satisfying imo 🤔)
  
  I can definitely see it being more satisfying once it becomes second nature.
- Namely on a mobile phone you can't search for items.
  Not a real solution, but on mobile you can always choose to "Desktop Site" and get the same page as on a computer. At the price of a little scrolling and zooming
  
  I tried that already (in Firefox, at least), and it didn't solve the behavior. It gives the input box like it should, and the keyboard pops up as it should, but typing doesn't do anything.

Sun 27 Apr 2025
Brush: Zenith – r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
Razor: Koraat – r/Wetshaving exclusive Moarteen (15/16", full hollow, carbon steel)
Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Cape Cod Cranberry
Post Shave: D.R. Harris – Marlborough
CCC was a blind buy. It came up on Murphy and McNeill for a good price and with all the positive comments on the discord, I couldn't resist.
It's warmer than I expected, and with a solid earthy base. Very enjoyable, and I'm looking forward to experiencing it more over the next weeks.

Sun 27 Apr 2025