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Sextidi 26 Frimaire an 234 de la RΓ©volution, jour de Pignon
Good shave β time to prepare dinner.
Have a good evening!
Good shave - great setup!
Indoctrination status: [Oo..]
Today's soap has a pretty nice goat milk base. It was easy to make plenty of lather and showed a nice sheen. The scent has a nice strength off the puck and throughout the shave.
Calendar wise this is most of a scooped tub craftily attached to this day's satchel. I also got a sample of Southern Witchcrafts Necromantic. It has a really wild scent. To quote my wife, "Oh hell no. Use that when I'm out of town." :)
Have a good one!
βOh hell no. Use that when Iβm out of town.β
I think we've all heard that at some point. π
Coming down with something, so wanted a simple shave this morning. Proraso Red is good stuff, if a little drying.
Get well soon. My wife is still getting over the flu. It's day 8, so hopefully only a little longer. Luckily nobody else in the house got symptoms.
Thanks. I think itβs just a slight cold, hoping it clears up by tomorrow so we can properly celebrate my wifeβs birthday.
I hope that it is a slight cold as you suspect. Really bad time of year to come down with something.
December 16th, 2025
I haven't used the Era in a while, but my buddy mentioned getting rid of his so I had to whip it out. I love this razor so much I'm going to buy his to keep in the family. I don't want it going to some ingrate!
Tomorrow this blade will have 4 shaves on it, matching it to the Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide that I have on standby. That'll give me the opportunity to do another side by side shave, maybe a little bit more scientific this time. I'll try to convince my wife to load a blade in each of my Baili BR171 razors so I won't know which is which. Then I'll keep each razor to one side of my face and see which I like best.
That reminds me, did @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ever reveal the scientific results of his synthetic vs Japanese natural comparison?
That reminds me, did @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ever reveal the scientific results of his synthetic vs Japanese natural comparison?
He called it, but he never told us which is better
~not betting on synthetic superiority though~
What Koraat? π€£
Two Moarteen is clearly moarer than only one π
The moar the better!
I called my preference (1 dot over 2), but I don't know yet which is which. I want to try to get my third abalone as close as I can to that edge using my synthetic progression before asking @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social to reveal which is which
Oh wow, I'm surprised you've held back on wanting to know for this long!
And, uh... 3rd Abalone?!?!
And, uh... 3rd Abalone?!?!
Why yes! How else could I do a three-way comparison π
When there was the big discount on boker.de, I bought a couple of Abalones in addition to the one I was gifted by the sub in 2023
Interesting twist! I like it!
December 16, 2025
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was a test shave of fresh Arkansas edge on this Union razor. I bought t his razor for $12, so I don't expect a lot. My goal was to have a comfortable edge that has the personality of the Arkansas stone and provides a close shave. Comfort was definitely there in the shave, and closeness exceeded my expectations. I'd say this shave test was a success.
December 16th, 2025
