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  • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.socialtoWetShaving@sub.wetshaving.social•Saturday SOTD Thread - February 1st, 2025 (#601) [Atlas Shaves Edition]
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    4 hours ago

    Feb 1, 2025 - Atlas Shaves II

    • Brush: AKA Brushworx Green & Black 26mm AP Shave Co. SynBad Synthentic Knot
    • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
    • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [19]
    • Lather: The Los Angeles Shaving Soap Company - Vert Noir - Soap
    • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Contemplation - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Contemplation - Eau de Parfum

    Our LatherBot overlord randomly selected LASSCo - Woody Lavender for day 1 of AS2.
    Scent notes: Lavender, Ho Wood, Amyris and Bay

    I managed to find a single sample of LASSCo Vert Noir at the back of my shave den. It’s not one that I liked the scent of off the sample puck. Lathering it today, the scent mellowed and it was enjoyable.

    Daily Total: 5 (4 artisan who made the daily theme soap + 1 for crossposting bonus)
    Running Total: 5

  • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.socialtoWetShaving@sub.wetshaving.social•Friday SOTD Thread - January 31st, 2025 (#600)
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    17 hours ago

    Jan 31, 2025 - Fougère Friday: Amber Fougère

    • Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue & Black 26mm BOSS Synthentic Knot
    • Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
    • Blade: Gillette Platinum [17]
    • Lather: The Goodfellas’ Smile - Amber Fougere - Soap (Formula AJ-1)
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Logbook - Aftershave

    Goodfellas Smile’s Formula AJ-1 is one of the soap bases that started off my Wetshaving journey before finding the sub. At the time, I struggled to get decent lathers with the base. I had no real frame of reference for good, so I didn’t really know how bad they were. This morning’s lather was rich with the advantage of several years experience.

    The scent of Amber Fougère started well enough as an orange fougère, but then slowly devolved into the smell of a citrusy household cleaner. In fairness, this is probably just a personal hang-up, having something to do with an unknown scent from my past.

    I finished up with Logbook, a prime example of how to add orange to a fougère.

  • sahenders@sub.wetshaving.socialtoWetShaving@sub.wetshaving.social•Thursday SOTD Thread - January 30th, 2025 (#599)
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    2 days ago

    Jan 30, 2025 - Theme Thursday: National Croissant Day

    • Brush: Highlander Brushes Jade 26mm Cashmere Synthentic Knot
    • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
    • Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [18]
    • Lather: Ariana & Evans - Pistachio - Soap
    • Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company - Cardamom Chai - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)

    The soap reminds me of a buttery, pistachio cream-filled croissant, where the pistachio filling is nutty and rich. This wonderful pastry is paired with a cardamom infused chai latte. Now I’m hungry for breakfast!