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Monday SOTD Thread - February 17th, 2025 (#616) [Atlas Shaves Edition] (sub.wetshaving.social)

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Atlas Shaves Theme:

Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth

Notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Amyris, Musk, Rosewood, Petitgrain, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot

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[–] sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Atlas Shaves II - Day 17

Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Harvest Moon 27mm Lotus Manchurian (LM-1) Badger Knot
Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
Blade: Gillette Platinum [19]
Lather: Highland Springs Soap Company/Australian Private Reserve - Eclipse - Soap
Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Company/Australian Private Reserve - Eclipse - Splash

Maybe LatherBot needs to be rebooted because it has a suspicious obsession with obscure soap makers. Today's selection, Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth had an abundance of uncommonly combined scent notes: sandalwood, vanilla, amyris, musk, rosewood, petitgrain, cedar, ylang-ylang, bergamot.

This one had me worried until stumbling across Eclipse with APR's impressive scent-catalog-as-fragrance: rum, cocoa, cistus, russian leather, bergamot, pink peppercorn, fig, musk, sandalwood, cedar, carnation, benzoin, amyris, mimosa, oud, narcissus, tobacco, lavender, civet.

Category	∑	Δ
Daily theme soap	24	0
Artisan	36	0
Scenter	0	0
Half of the scent notes	8	+2
Airbudding the day	0	0
Cross posting	17	+1
Snitching	0	0
Snitching incorrectly	0	0
Goody Two-Shoes	11	+1
Total	96	+4

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eclipse ++;

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[–] sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 week ago

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[–] DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

17.02.2025

Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
Razor: Leaf Thorn
Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
Lather: HAGS - Creatures of the Night
Post-Shave: OAM oli del benessere toner

-> 1-pass WTG head shave to get back into the swing of things. I know I say this a lot, so you better take it with a grain of salt...

Anyways, this was a very relaxed shave with a very smooth and slick lather - mutton tallow bases seem to be universally loved and thanks to this soap, I understand why. The scent is a bit too sweet and powdery, so I use it rarely. But the lather is always cream of the crop. Of course it wasn't close at all, but good enough for WTG.

I'm currently a very stressful time for my mental health. I notice I fall back into depressive thought patterns and all the stress also takes a toll on my body (reflux and other gastrointestinal disorders). My only day off after 5 early shifts was spent running errands and catching appointments, so not much rest. Problem is, now it's another 3 early shifts starting tomorrow and they want us to get in even earlier... sometimes I hate my job, but then again I need to focus on the positive aspects harder. It's just very hard atm.

[–] sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social 3 points 1 week ago

You've got this

[–] Brokenjaw622@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago

Feb. 17, 2025

Brush: Grizzly Bay BarBear Space Magic 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Perma-Sharp [4]
Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Un Jour Gris - Soap
Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Un Jour Gris - Aftershave

Day 50 of all Bubbles all the time.

This list is just February. Maybe on the 28th I list all 61. Will be interesting to see the how many were repeated over the 2 months but I know I have not repeated in the same month.

Catie’s count.
Day 1 Florentine Fern.
Day 2 Ménage a Lavande.
Day 3 Valley of Fire.
Day 4 Lancaster Leather.
Day 5 Le Piment de La Vie.
Day 6 Azure.
Day 7 Waterlyptus.
Day 8 Revolution (AirBud).
Day 9 Retreat.
Day 10 Le Nude (Sample).
Day 11 Connecticut Shade.
Day 12 Mille Chypre.
Day 13 V.
Day 14 Barnegat Bay Original Italian Style.
Day 15 322
Day 16 Porch Drinks.
Day 17 Un Jour Gris

[–] pridetwo@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago

lather: Highland Springs Soap Co - Eclipse

Atlas daily points: 2 points for scent notes +1 for crossposting on lemmy and reddit +1 points for doing a group shave today with other competitors

Atlas cumulative points: 77

[–] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago

Monday, February 17, 2025

Brush: Chisel & Hound "Spice Lily" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (8)
Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Fragrance: Stirling - Stirling Gentleman EdT

Back to the GTB kill with a quick and easy early (for me) morning shave. The Bolzano blade does really well in this razor, I may have to pick up more of these.

First day at the new job and with my new commute after working from home for the last ~5 years or so. It will be a bit of an adjustment, but I'm mostly looking forward to it.

Have a great day y'all!

🍳 Created with Neovim & sotd.nvim 🍳

[–] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 1 week ago

Day 17 of Atlas Shaves 2 – Electric Boogaloo Mon 17 Feb 2025

Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian
Razor: Thiers Issard Le Dandy (5/8", square point, carbon steel)
Lather: Highland Springs Soap Co. / Australian Private Reserve – Eclipse
Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Co. / Australian Private Reserve – Eclipse
Fragrance: House of Mammoth / Noble Otter / Declaration Grooming – Cerberus

What is it with LatherBot and Soap Smooth? I hadn't even heard of that soaper before AS2EB and today is the second time it came up when it counted, and with a 9-note scent to boot: Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth, notes: sandalwood, vanilla, amyris, musk, rosewood, petitgrain, cedar, ylang-ylang, bergamot.

Luckily both Texaus and Eclipse are scent note matches, so I live another day:

Eclipse notes: rum, cocoa, cistus, russian leather, bergamot, pink peppercorn, fig, musk, sandalwood, cedar, carnation, benzoin, amyris, mimosa, oud, narcissus, tobacco, lavender, civet.

Road to Victory:

Category	∑	Δ
Daily theme soap	12	0
Artisan	36	0
Scenter	0	0
Half of the scent notes	10	+2
Airbudding the day	1	0
Cross posting	16	+1
Snitching	6	0
Snitching incorrectly	0	0
Goody Two-Shoes	15	+1
Total	98	+4

[–] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 1 week ago

Nonidi 29 Pluviôse an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Chélidoine

Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
Razor: River Razors Kamisori
Lather: Wholly Kaw Entropy Man
Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
Postshave: Zingari Man Bon Monsieur Recovery Splash
Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Another republican day, another plant I knew nothing about. It's this one, if you are interested. If you're not interested, it it still this one.

In shave-related news, I got back my kamisori from Boris de Rivière on Saturday, sharpened it yesterday, and tried it out today in the morning. I didn't pay enough attention when honing (I thought the issue was that I didn't get close enough on the toe on the other side; doh!), but the toe slightly points into one direction, and can leave a trace in the strop. Also, I feel it on one side when shaving, so I guess the razor will have to go back on the stones before I use it again. I didn't measure it before I sent it away, but I assume there has been quite considerable shortening going on.

Have a good day!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 week ago

February 18, 2025

Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
Blade: Personna Twin Pivot Plus Refills, Atra (3)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral