sahenders

I'm still surprised sometimes how certain scents can take you right back to a specific place at a moment in time.

I like sort of funky unique scents

Shawn does funky unique scents well.

I'm looking forward to trying this one.

Traditionalist++

Such a good sandalwood.

Feb 6, 2025 - Atlas Shaves II - Day 6

• Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Eye of Jupiter 27mm Motherlode Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
• Blade: Gillette Nacet [17]
• Lather: The Sudsy Soapery/Chatillon Lux - Delor de Treget - Soap
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - Splash

Today I'm using The Sudsy Soapery's collaboration with Chatillon Lux, Delor de Treget. This is another soap that was buried in my den, but it is a pretty great scent. Barrbarr paired really well with it, and I think I would use this combo again.

Atlas Shaves II - Day 5

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Chocolate Drop 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
• Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
• Blade: Gillette Nacet [16]
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Smoking Bishop - Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Smoking Bishop - Aftershave

Soap Smooth is a vendor that seems to have disappeared by the time I started with the hobby. The resulting Pumpkin scent I think has pushed most of us to use holiday scents ranging from Halloween to Christmas.

Smoking Bishop fits the Christmas category as a nice mulled wine scent that uses wine, orange, grapefruit, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pipe tobacco as the scent notes.

While rule 2 states that @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social can't keep track of scores through the portal this month, I am adopting his nifty score tracker.

Feb 4, 2025 - Atlas Shaves II - Day 4

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Punch 26mm v24 Badger Knot
• Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [15]
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Night Music - Soap (Glissant)
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan - Aftershave

I am finally fully on theme with today's soap choice, B+M's Night Music.

Daily Total: 7 (6 for on theme soap, +1 for crossposting bonus)
Running Total: 24

Atlas Shaves II - Day 3

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks Turkish Walnut 24mm Golden Nib Silvertip Badger Knot
• Razor: Mühle Rocca R94
• Blade: Perma-Sharp Super [9]
• Lather: Talbot Shaving - Authors Ridge - Soap
• Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - History 101 - Aftershave

If nothing else, AS2 is causing me to pull out some scents that don't get used often. Talbot's Author's Ridge is better than I remembered.

Daily Total 6 (4 for artisan who made the daily theme soap, +1 for crossposting bonus, +1 for interaction)
Running Total: 17

Atlas Shaves II - Day 2

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf 26mm Maggard Razors Premium Boar Boar Knot
• Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
• Blade: Gillette Nacet [15]
• Lather: Oleo Soapworks/Chicago Grooming Co. - Pucker - Soap
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Toner
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette

I think that Lavender was first released under Oleo Soapworks, so I pulled Oleo Pucker out for today's shave.

Daily Total: 6 (4 for artisan who made the daily theme soap, +1 for crossposting bonus, +1 for interaction)
Running Total: 11

Have you seen the comparison chart from Razorock? Mild and aggressive are subjective terms, but generally more aggressive razors have more blade feel and need more attentiveness while shaving.

Feb 1, 2025 - Atlas Shaves II

• Brush: AKA Brushworx Green & Black 26mm AP Shave Co. SynBad Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [19]
• Lather: The Los Angeles Shaving Soap Company - Vert Noir - Soap
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Contemplation - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Declaration Grooming - Contemplation - Eau de Parfum

Our LatherBot overlord randomly selected LASSCo - Woody Lavender for day 1 of AS2.
Scent notes: Lavender, Ho Wood, Amyris and Bay

I managed to find a single sample of LASSCo Vert Noir at the back of my shave den. It's not one that I liked the scent of off the sample puck. Lathering it today, the scent mellowed and it was enjoyable.

Daily Total: 5 (4 artisan who made the daily theme soap + 1 for crossposting bonus)
Running Total: 5

Jan 31, 2025 - Fougère Friday: Amber Fougère

• Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue & Black 26mm BOSS Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Gillette Platinum [17]
• Lather: The Goodfellas' Smile - Amber Fougere - Soap (Formula AJ-1)
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Logbook - Aftershave

Goodfellas Smile's Formula AJ-1 is one of the soap bases that started off my Wetshaving journey before finding the sub. At the time, I struggled to get decent lathers with the base. I had no real frame of reference for good, so I didn't really know how bad they were. This morning's lather was rich with the advantage of several years experience.

The scent of Amber Fougère started well enough as an orange fougère, but then slowly devolved into the smell of a citrusy household cleaner. In fairness, this is probably just a personal hang-up, having something to do with an unknown scent from my past.

I finished up with Logbook, a prime example of how to add orange to a fougère.