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Share your Shave of the Day for Tuesday!

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[–] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

October 14, 2025 -- Tabac Tuesday

  • Brush: Wald Nimbus Bloodline 27mm J3
  • Razor: Gillette Aristocrat UK #21
  • Blade: Wilkinson Sword Black (1)
  • Lather: Mäurer and Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Eau de Toilette
  • Talc: Yardley Gold

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I very much like that Tabac dates from the late 50's. It has that old-timey feel to it. The tallow-based lather is great and after watching u/sgrdddy evaluate the vegan one, I'll stop using this soap when my tallow puck is done. This will make me appreciate each shave a little more. The EdT, btw, is great. much higher key in scent detail and more refined than the soap or splash. This was an evening shave for me. Time for a beverage and a tabac of another kind 🙂

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 2 points 10 hours ago

I just bought a vegan refill because when you see it in a retail setting in Europe, it sparks some sort of thrill...

I still look forward to seeing the difference. I'm of the opinion that a lot of soaps can be "fixed" by loading more of it. Sgr is pretty famous for not loading much.

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 5 points 16 hours ago

October 14th, 2025

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Raw Titanium - (#69)
  • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
  • Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - Caravaggio - Soap
  • Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive - Balm
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave

$discord Excellent shave! Today's lather was stellar.

It's still in closed beta, but this SOTD was created using the Shaving Data System and posted to PieFed/Lemmy at the click of a button! Hooray!

I still have some bugs to work out, especially in regards to the automatic crossposting from PieFed to the Zulip chat (https://chat.wetshav.ing), but there's hope.

Ultimately it'd be cool to have a button to send it to PieFed, another button for Reddit, and maybe a button for Discord? I don't know how the Reddit and Discord APIs work, so that'll be a future project.

$rocktober

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 17 hours ago

October 14th, 2025: Tabactober Tuesday

  • Brush: Grizzly Bay - Chisel & Hound v24 Fanchurian 28mm Badger
  • Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
  • Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (9)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - Soap
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - EdC
[–] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 4 points 1 day ago

SOTD 2025-10-14

  • Prep: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford Pre-shave Oil
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Semogue Owners Club - Cherry Wood Boar 24mm
  • Razor: FaTip - Lo Storto Gentile
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Balm
  • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original EdC
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Tabac Tuesday!

Have a good day.