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[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

June 19, 2025

  • Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
  • Razor: Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (6)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - 福 (Fú Dào)  - Soap
  • Post Shave: Fabergé - Brut - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner

2 passes. Bowl lather. Good shave.


Fú Dào can be interpreted as "good fortune has arrived". Great sentiment. I celebrate lady luck when she smiles on me and I have been very fortunate. This good fortune has afforded me many freedoms.

More pertinent to this Juneteenth holiday, though, I can imagine that those slaves in Galveston, Texas felt that "good fortune has (finally) arrived" on learning of their freedom in 1865.

If I'm going to shave without a mirror, by feel, I'm not using a straight razor. It feels very unnatural to shave without a reflection. I did not realize how much I depended on it. With a DE it is completely doable, though.