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[โ€“] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

June 25th, 2025: Xmas

  • Brush: Maggard Razors - Tuxedo 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Raw Titanium - (#69)
  • Blade: Personna P74 (90)
  • Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Irving Park - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Frankie & Myrna - Aftershave

Theme justification: This smush was given to me by BossHoggins10 in preparation for next month's Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Contest (BVWSC for short). The smush is big enough for at least 2 shaves, so I still have plenty left over for the 3rd Wednesday of July.

The BVWSC has been going on monthly for some time, but it gets skipped in June because of the Lather Games. It's held mainly on https://sub.wetshaving.social/, but most people crosspost to Reddit too. What is that place I just linked to? It's just another place to go and post your shave stuff, especially if you're a nerd. Reddit has started down a bad path over the past couple of years, so the Lemmy server is a place with 1) multiple mobile applications available, and 2) no ads.

Anyway, this soap is terrific. I've only smelled one other Rive Gauche dupe in my day, and it was different than this one. This one came across as more elegant, more spicy, more fancy. I've really enjoyed both of the dupes that I've smelled, so it's a mystery why I don't have something like this in my den. The soap base, too... wow. This was my first go with Darkwing and it was super easy to dial in. Super good looking lather, and very slick.