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Saturday, December 28, 2024

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
  • Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
  • Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (3)
  • Lather: Stirling - Oro Valley
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Oro Valley Aftershave splash
  • Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
  • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - FougΓ¨re Aromatique EdT

First shave with my new-to-me MMOC went pretty well. It certainly feels more aggressive than my other GEM, a first-gen Clog-Pruf.

I was slightly sloppy around my chin and got a couple of weepers. I think I just need to slow down a bit more and focus on my angle.

Good results overall though. It's an impressive little razor.


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December 28, 2024

  • Brush: Truefitt & Hill Wellington 24mm Silvertip

  • Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow

  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Spiced - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

  • Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Spiced - Aftershave

3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


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Sat 28 Dec 2024

  • Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian
  • Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
  • Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Dickens, Revisited
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Dickens, Revisited

Eleven. The brush lost only eleven hairs today. It's settling πŸŽ‰

December 28, 2024

  • Preshave: Water -> Face
  • Brush: Benny's 21mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (11)
  • Lather: The Goodfellas Smile Amber FougΓ¨re
  • Post Shave: Old Spice After Shave
[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

December 28, 2024

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers – "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
  • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (Germany) (4)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
  • Post Shave: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

Sticking with this soap to see if:

  1. My nose will learn to smell it better (don't call me crazy, this has happened before I swear)
  2. Maybe the deeper I go into the soap, the more frag oilz I'll find

Both sort of suspect hypotheses, but hey, whatever.

I've experienced number 1 myself with both Mindigo and Hygge