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Share your Shave of the Day for Wednesday!

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[–] walden@wetshav.ing 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 2 points 2 days ago

These are great razors for the money.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tridi 23 Pluviôse an 234 de la Révolution, jour de Chiendent


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!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] FWAaron@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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.

[–] FWAaron@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

February 11, 2026

Going through all my fragrances from wetshaving artisans. Hygge is a good one!

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

February 11th, 2026

  • 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
[–] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 4 points 2 days ago

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

[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 7 points 3 days ago

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.