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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • June 28, 2024

    • Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
    • Razor: Wolfman Guerilla (Gen 1)
    • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (16)
    • Lather: Williams Mug Soap - Soap
    • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
    • Fragrance: Eau Factory - Noble - EdT

    WMS cost $1.75, or $1 per oz. Of course now that it’s “unobtanium”, it costs a bit more. It is not worth the inflated price, but it was absolutely worth $1.75. It’s decent soap!

    AV Musk was $3 for 3.5 oz.

    This bottle of EdT was $10 at Lidl.









  • June 27, 2024

    • Brush: Semogue 610
    • Razor: Wolfman Guerilla (Gen 1)
    • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (15)
    • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Soap
    • Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Jōvan Musk - EdT

    This brush misses the #SMOLL scavenger hunt by 1mm. Oh well. It’s a small brush, but never has any trouble providing enough lather for 3+ passes.

    Lyssa is an interesting floral scent. It’s floral without being flowery. I found this teaser video while researching scent notes (caution, it’s a facebook link).

    According to this website, the scent notes are: rose, geranium, ashes, nutmeg, saffron, sage, oud, labdanum, oakmoss, patchouli, tobacco, smooth musk and Violets. The Wetshaving Database lists them slightly differently, as Saffron, Tobacco, Oud, Violet, Sage, Patchouli, Nutmeg, Ash, Oakmoss, Labdanum, Rose, Geranium.

    Eiher way, that’s more than 10.

    Relevant post shave and fragrance - Each item used today is used to either repel or attract. Lyssa is a zombie repellent, and musk is used by a lot of animals to attract mates. For me, however it seems to repel my spouse.








  • June 26, 2024

    • Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Wolfman Guerilla (Gen 1)
    • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (14)
    • Lather: Noble Otter - Batters Up - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Hamami - EdP

    Batters Up got such a bad rap, and it’s really too bad – but it’s honestly one of my all time favorites. It’s so good.

    Relevant post and frag: Hamami is another scent from Noble Otter that tends to be divisive, and it’s also one of my all-time faves. So the relevance is that the scents are not loved by all, but are super-loved by me.

    Brush cleaning - My brushes get a thorough rinse with warm water (even if I do a cold water shave) after every shave. I have a water softener in my house, so soap scum (the white residue, which to my knowledge is mostly stearic acid) takes a very long time to develop, or doesn’t develop at all. If I do clean a brush, I’m cleaning the white residue off the handle with a dry towel. It wipes right off.