Share your Shave of the Day for Wednesday!
February 11th, 2026
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Worcester Razor Co. Straight - 6/8 Hollow (1)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Leather - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Nefertiti - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
Great shave! I have finally cracked the code on this razor. I was inspired to revisit the honing of this razor when I saw @gcgallant@wetshav.ing using a Torrey Razor Co. yesterday, which is from the same factory as this Worcester Razor Co. The factory is now loft apartments.
These are great razors for the money.
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Gillette Rocket HD
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (15)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Snippid - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Cypress - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
- Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm - EdP
Today’s challenge soap is House of Mammoth - Cookie. I don’t have Cookie, which sounds great, but I do have a couple tubs of House of Mammoth. This morning I picked Snippid.
It’s a nice camphorous and green scent that worked well with Cypress and Summer Storm. I can tell that the soap isn’t doing the fragrance any favors – this is one where I may consider buying the fragrance.
Road to $ASS victory:
Category ∑ Δ Daily theme soap 6 0 Artisan 20 +4 Scenter 0 0 Half of the scent notes 8 0 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 11 +1 Snitching 6 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Goody Two-Shoes 11 +1 Total 63 +6 Tridi 23 Pluviôse an 234 de la Révolution, jour de Chiendent
- Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
- Brush: Yaqi Starry Night 28mm Synthetic
- Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 ‘Coq et Renard’ (5)
- Lather: Abbate y La Mantia Koké
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
This is my 3rd or 4th shave with this brush, and they all have been rather rough. I guess I’m getting brushburn, and since it is a sythetic, this is probably not getting any better over time. Anyone of you knowing a way to soften up a synth?
Have a good day!
How is Abbate y La Mantia? I’m thinking about getting a hard shaving soap like theirs or SV next time I make a purchase.
AYLM is a bit overpriced IMO (depends also where you are based), but the hard base is an improvement over their previous soft base. Their scents are good though and original, in a not so classic way. They have great gourmands.
I find the SV base is one of the best around. Most of their scents are dupes AFAIK, but really flawless. Also, contrary to AYLM, you can be sure that there’s no menthol in it.
SV is the safe bet, AYLM if you feel adventurous.
Edit: Koké is quite something - bewildering first contact, but great once you get used to it.
SOTD - 2026-02-11
- Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
- Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
- Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
- Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
- Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
- Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
- Tool: WSDB
- Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in
I don’t have the theme soap, but I’ve got the brand. Hygge has 50% of the scent notes of Cookie.
- Hygge: Bergamot, Fir, Orange, Juniper, Amber, Frankincense, Musk, Castoreum
- Cookie: chocolate, amber, musk, patchouli
Atlas TLC Scorecard
Category ∑ Δ DT Soap (6) 0 0 DT Brand (4) 20 +4 DT Scenter (3) 0 0 Half of the scent notes (2) 2 +2 Airbudding the day 1 0 Cross posting 6 +1 Snitching 0 0 Snitching incorrectly 0 0 Engagement Booster 6 +1 Total 35 +8 Have a good day.
February 11th, 2026
- Brush: Proraso - Professional Boar
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - Merica
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather: Martin de Candre - Fougère - Soap
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Top of the World - EdP
Shave 19 of the brain bowl
February 11, 2026
- Prep: Shower
- Brush: Badlands Shaving w/ AP Shave Co G5c 26mm
- Razor: GEM G-Bar
- Blade: GEM PTFE
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford
- Post Shave: Neutrogena Hydro-Boost Gel Cream
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Hygge
- Whiskers: Jojoba/Argan w/Tea Tree Oil
Going through all my fragrances from wetshaving artisans. Hygge is a good one!
