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[โ€“] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

June 28th, 2025: It's Alive!

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - Silksmoke Synthetic
  • Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .76-P
  • Blade: Van Der Hagen Stainless (2)
  • Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Scholar's Shadow - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Oro Valley - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling One - EdT

$discord

Theme: I combined SBS Trouble Maker and Valedictorian for today's franken-shave. Partially because I needed to slot SBS in somewhere. I had planned to use it for The Gift day, but the person who sent me the smushes didn't end up participating in the games.

Both share smoke and rosewood as notes, but their contrasting personalities create complexity. Trouble Maker's dark, earthy lavender pushes against Valedictorian's refined tobacco.

I'm giving this combination the name "Scholar's Shadow." Quite nice, but not an improvement of either scent I'd say.

Challenge: 75% -- better than I thought I would! I also think I got a pretty easy start. If I'd gotten the HoM soap early, I'd have been cooked.

$SELFCARE - Got out for a run this morning even though I really didn't want to. Those are often the most important runs.

$FOF - Stirling One's bright bergamot, tobacco, and warm spices cut through the dark soap base. The cologne's cedar and ambergris blend with Oro Valley's leather and the soap's earthy tobacco nicely. A bright yet mysterious combination.

$ROTY