DaveWave94

Baking Plätzchen (Christmas cookies in different tastes and shapes) is similar over here, I only do it with my parents - but their house is filled with this sweet, familiar smell.

The soap is indeed very enjoyable, slickness for days! Especially great for head shaving. Woolly Wash Soapery gets the (bald) seal of approval from me 👍🏻

I highly approve of the fact that you're making Pfeffernüsse with your wife. It's a fitting description of this scent. Thanks for the sample, this is a really good soap!

Oof, thanks for the catch walden! I wasn't aware of that Markdown occurrence in PieFed, in Lemmy/Voyager app it adds a neat slim line below the SOTD. I'll avoid using it in the future. Merry Christmas to you & your family! 🎅🏻

BVWSC December - 24. December 2025

• Brush: Omega Roma Colossea 31 mm
• Razor: Stando Perun
• Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
• Lather: Woolly Wash Soapery - A Night At The Pub
• Post Shave: OAM - Dolce Vita ASB gel
• Fragrance: Yves Saint Laurent - Y EdP

2-pass head shave, really smooth and comfortable.

Today it's Christmas Eve and what better time to shave with a gifted soap?! For BVWSC we're using a soap by an artisan that's totally unfamiliar to me - I've never heard of Wooly Wash Soapery before. The generous sample was provided by @snooting@sub.wetshaving.social - Thanks again!

"A Night at the Pub" has some interesting notes of bourbon, oak, fruit cake, bay leaves. For me the bay notes are very dominant and it reminds me of german gingerbread, "Lebkuchen". So it's very season appropriate IMHO. The soap was quick and rather easy to lather, I was pleasantly surprised. It has pretty good primary and residual slickness and the lather had a nice shine to it. The scent strength was on the medium side, not too cloying and not too faint. My razor glided nicely through it...

~~I'll probably provide further details soon, I'm sitting at my break at the nursing home.~~ Further details: I love how everyone of us has some kind of fitting seasonal food or drink in mind when smelling this soap: Christmas sweets, Lebkuchen, Pfeffernüsse, mulled wine... as a german, I quite agree with snooting's Pfeffernüsse-adjacent smell. It probably fits even better than Lebkuchen/gingerbread. I'm honestly impressed by the soap, this was a very nice and smooth shave with terrific slickness. Thanks for this cool opportunity, snooting!

To everyone: Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to those who celebrate!

Don't worry. I'm sure it's quite a lot to handle atm, and the side effects like diarrhea, stomach cramps and a puffy face aren't very charming either. Still, it beats the slow and dreadful death by asphyxiation from severe pneumonia. I believe in you, and if you take it slowly (step by step), you'll be back to your usual self soon! Wishing you a speedy & full recovery 🍀

Hooray 🥳

Pneumonia usually requires intense medication (antibiotics, glucocorticoids, inhalations, etc.), and breathing exercises once it's getting better. I'm sure you'll manage it together with your doctor(s). Downhill Skiing would be a great activity once you've recovered, since it's outdoors with plenty oxygen around and not too strenuous on the body 👍🏻

Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery! Pneumonia is a very serious condition, so it's good that you're able to breathe easier. Hope you're able to make a full recovery by January!

Congrats! 🍀
Happy to hear you found something new too. I only occasionally hear about the economic situation in the US and it seems rather grim.

Thanks a lot man! 🙏🏻 Yeah, I think it's a great opportunity for growth. Not only in terms of medical knowledge or financially, but as a person too. There are a lot of trainees in the hospital who could benefit from my experience. Plus, it's a good mix of both young, eager and mature, experienced colleagues. Ideally a Win-win situation for everyone.

How's your job situation atm? I remember you posted about searching for a new one some time ago. Any new developments? Hope you find/found a good fit for you too!

Ah, that clears everything up! I'll try to partake this month then. Is it on Christmas Eve/the 24th?

Don't worry, there's no winning against the lack of care of postal services. They squeeze letters in really tight boxes without second thought. Maybe necessarily so, but this isn't ideal for shaving soap samples. There's still enough soap for at least 6 passes and I actually got a very nicely smelling letter from you this way 😉

I really appreciate the standard CFG base too (I am totally unfamiliar with the Silk soaps and have heard mixed opinions). Especially GTB is great to use. I'd compare it to Stirling: artisan soap without fancy sounding ingredients, totally easy to whip up a slick lather. Or in short: solid performers who get the job done fast and good.