Monday, February 24, 2025

• Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian badger
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (2)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

The lather was pretty fluffy and airy this morning, but I got good results nonetheless.

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

• Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
• Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Leather EdT

Easy shave with GTB and the MMOC. It’s funny how this razor feels kind of harsh to shave with, but pretty much always gives me a smooth shave with no irritation.

Have a good Sunday y’all!

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Saturday, February 22, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
• Razor: GEM - Micromatic Clog-Pruf
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (7)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique EdP

This is my first shave with Ubrique, and I’m very impressed. It’s a much spicier and richer leather scent than the Seaforth! Leather. A bit of tangy citrus and smoke, but much less coriander/bergamot brightness.

I’d situate it somewhere between Stirling’s Oro Valley (an Ombre Leather dupe) and the Seaforth! Leather. The soap isn’t quite as bright to my nose as Oro Valley, but it has a similar smoky/citrus (but much more complex) vibe. Obviously, the performance is top-notch like every other BaM soap.

The EdP is absolutely excellent. Dark leather, smoke, much more citrus, and a background of peppery goodness. I’m definitely a fan. I’d say this is worth picking up on its own at least if the soap and splash don’t appeal to you.

The Clog-Pruf shaved great as always. Just an excellent start to my Saturday.

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Stirling with a boar brush is always such a lovely lather.

Friday, February 21, 2025

• Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian badger
• Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (2)
• Lather: Zingari Man - The Master
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master Recovery Splash
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique EdP

Mediocre shave – for whatever reason this blade just wasn’t cutting very close. No real irritation, but not at all the results I’d expect after three passes.

All the scents were great though. Tomorrow I want to do the Ubrique trifecta to see how it all plays together.

Praise the weekend y’all.

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It’s a good one. I don’t think I’ll replace it when it’s done though. Too much other stuff to enjoy!

Thursday, February 20, 2025

• Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
• Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (L4, 1966)
• Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (4)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Ubrique EdP

Oh boy, here I go killing again! Back on the GTB grind.

Ubrique arrived today, and I’m not yet sure how I feel about it. The EdP is a really nice, warm, smoky leather. There’s a lot of complexity here, though, so I’ll need to spend more time with it.

Praise the weekend!

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025: SLS

• Brush: Chisel & Hound “Spice Lily” - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
• Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .76
• Blade: Gillette - 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (4)
• Lather: ETHOS Grooming Essentials - Dragonsbeard
• Post Shave: Talent Soap Factory - Wallflower Aftershave splash
• Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling One EdT

Back with a second shave to try shifting to evening shaves. New job and commute have made it much more difficult to find time to run, so I’m going to start trying to fit it in before I need to leave. I’m not much of a morning person, so we’ll see how it goes.

I used up the rest of my Dragonsbeard smush for this shave. It’s a great scent and a very well-performing soap. I’d be interested in trying more ETHOS soaps in the future.

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Man idk if I have the discipline to kill a tub of unscented soap

Wednesday, February 19, 2025: BVWSC - Dragonsbeard

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 28mm badger
• Razor: Eldrormr Industries - MM24
• Blade: Accuforge - GEM Microcoat (3)
• Lather: ETHOS Grooming Essentials - Dragonsbeard
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille EdT

For this month’s meeting of the Buena Vista Wetshaving Club we’re shaving with Dragonsbeard from ETHOS.

Artisan notes:

It combines Authentic Agarwood Oil and Oud Resin with essential oils of East Indian Sandalwood, Amber, Tonka Bean Butter, Madagascar Vanilla Bean Infusion Oil, and White Rose Absolute.

I wouldn’t call this a gourmand, as the oud was front and center to my nose. I did pick up on a little spiciness and vanilla, and maybe a hint of rose. It’s a very complex scent that I thoroughly enjoyed. The base also gave an excellent lather without too much effort.

Thanks for the smush @[email protected]!

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Thanks for sharing your frag choice, I love to see it!

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (1)
• Lather: Zingari Man - The Watchman
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Watchman Aftershave balm
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Watchman Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm EdP

The Watchman is a great scent, and I’m glad I swooped it up. I also always enjoy using this brush. If I had to pick one, it might be my desert island brush.

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Monday, February 17, 2025

• Brush: Chisel & Hound “Spice Lily” - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (8)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman EdT

Back to the GTB kill with a quick and easy early (for me) morning shave. The Bolzano blade does really well in this razor, I may have to pick up more of these.

First day at the new job and with my new commute after working from home for the last ~5 years or so. It will be a bit of an adjustment, but I’m mostly looking forward to it.

Have a great day y’all!

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Stardust” - TurnNShave 26mm shoat
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (7)
• Lather: Stirling - Haverford
• Post Shave: Stirling - Haverford Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Stirling - Haverford EdT

I don’t have any Wholly Kaw and would need to do some mental gymnastics to argue that I have a soap that matches half the scent notes for today’s theme. 15 days is a good run, I definitely made it further than I expected. Out is out is out though.

Best of luck to the rest of the contestants, and big thanks to @enndeegee for the super fun idea!

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Saturday, February 15, 2025: Atlas Shaves 2 - Day 15

• Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
• Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .76
• Blade: Gillette - 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (3)
• Lather: Stirling - Varen
• Post Shave: Stirling - Varen Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

To be on theme today, I only needed soap with vetiver, and Varen definitely has vetiver. It was a lovely shave with the mutton base. The splash definitely lights my face up a bit; I’m assuming that’s just the oakmoss.

Today is likely my last day before a DQ unless I can dig up a match for tomorrow.

+2 points for soap with at least half the same scent notes
+1 point for cross-posting
+1 point for engaging yesterday

Total points (71 previous + 4): 75

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Friday, February 14, 2025: Atlas Shaves 2 - Day 14

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 28mm badger
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (6)
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - DFTR Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Stirling - Ramblin’ Man EdT

A Bubble day is always a treat. I feel like every time I shave with DFTR I pick up on different scents. Today was mostly musk and wood (maybe cedar?). Just lovely.

Now off for a Valentine’s Day drink with my wife.

+4 points for soap from the same artisan
+1 point for cross-posting
+1 point for engaging yesterday

Total points (65 previous + 6): 71

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I hope you feel better soon.

Nicotine withdrawal is awful, but luckily fairly short-lived (as long as you don’t ingest more nicotine;)).

If you’re open to a recommendation, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr was very helpful to me when I quit smoking. It does a great job reframing nicotine addiction.

Obviously take it or leave it, just felt like it might be worth mentioning.

Oh, it looks like you’re right! TIL

I think the lesson here is that proprietary binary formats are way more difficult for a LLM to parse.

If only we could use plaintext for everything…

I was wrong, see comment from @[email protected]

Thursday, February 13, 2025: Atlas Shaves 2 - Day 13

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Stardust” - TurnNShave 26mm shoat
• Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (1)
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - After the Rain
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - After the Rain Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Aromatique EdT

Easy lather with the DG bison base, though after almost a week of GEM shaves I felt like I had to work harder with the 921-M. Great results in the end though.

I can tell I will get along well with this shoat knot. It’s still a little poky and needs breaking in, but it already felt great.

+4 points for soap from the same artisan
+1 point for cross-posting
+1 point for engaging yesterday

Total points (59 previous + 6): 65

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