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Share your Shave of the Day for Saturday!

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[–] TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing 4 points 1 day ago

SOTD - 2026-03-07

  • Prep: Shower
  • Brush: West Coast Shaving Synthetic
  • Razor: RazoRock Game Changer .84 closed comb
  • Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless(1)
  • Lather: Ariana & Evans Lavender Noir (Ultima) Shave Soap
  • Toner: Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel & Aloe
  • Aftershave: Stirling Deton-8 Aftershave Splash
  • Serum: Ash Hopper Blueberry Serum
  • Balm: Stirling Deton-8 Aftershave Balm
  • Lotion: Humble Bee Botanicals "Calendulove" Face Cream
  • Fragrance: Stirling Deton-8 Man EdT

1 pass WTG. Touch ups WTG. Gave myself a couple of weepers in the moustache area. A socially acceptable shave but not really as close as I was going for.

[–] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

March 7th, 2026

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. - Black Butterscotch w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic
  • Razor: Above the Tie - Windsor
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Golden Balm - Balm
  • Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Armonia - EdP

Please

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 2 points 3 hours ago

I wrote that in a panic seeing Mike's had like 1 shave on the day

[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 5 points 1 day ago

March 7, 2026 -- March Madness

  • Brush: Chisel & Hound Brownstone 26mm V29 Fanchurian
  • Razor: Parker 510 13/16" Square Point Full Hollow
  • Lather: Noble Otter - Ace - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
  • Aftershave: Noble Otter - Ace - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Creed - Royal Oud
  • Talc: Yardley Gold

2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.


Wonderful shave today, though I managed to nick myself on a bump, creating a shave that was a little too close to the blood.

[–] merikus@wetshav.ing 7 points 1 day ago

Mar. 7, 2026

  • Brush: Declaration Grooming B14 “Nebula” Badger
  • Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
  • Blade: GEM PTFE (4)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Puck
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
  • Osma: Osma - Osma
  • Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

Off the puck this was my least favorite of the FS scents, but once I started lathering it, I was really intrigued and am looking forward to using it again.

To the moon! $ROCKtober

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 6 points 1 day ago

March 7th, 2026

  • Brush: Omega - 10048 28mm Boar
  • Razor: ERN 207 (13/16", full hollow, round point) (21)
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Caoba - Soap
  • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Steady - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley - EdT

Pretty good results with a bit of irritation on my chin. Steady and Oro Valley combine very nicely together.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 6 points 1 day ago

March 7th, 2026

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - w/Maggard Silvertip 28mm Badger
  • Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive 'Moarteen'
  • Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Admiral - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Stargazer - Aftershave Serum
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - EdT

$discord I'm on team Fanzine, but I have to ration my tub until later in the month. So for now my vote is SBS. One of the best bases out there and some wonderful original scents with wonderful original artwork.

I also used my SBS brush handle which has my favorite badger knot in it, a Maggard Silvertip.

[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

SOTD - 2026-03-07

  • Prep: PAA - Cube Black Bot Pre-shave Soap
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue - Owners' Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm $OLDWORLD $WOODEN
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++ $CNC $SLANT
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. x r/ws - I, Rich Moose
  • Post Shave: Sir Irisch Moos - Sir Irisch Moos Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
  • Tool: WSDB
  • Tags: $discord $MM26

Double Moose!

The way I do it, I don't really get the ring of death. I get cliffs of despair.

Have a good one.

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you dig out a chunk and bowl lather?

[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

More like a slice or a wedge. Smoosh into the bowl, then lather it up.

I use a cosmetic spatula that is like a guitar pick on a stick. The comma shaped spatula is good to get a swipe of pomade.