Wednesday SOTD Thread - December 25th, 2024 (#563)

December 25, 2024

Preshave: Water -> Face
Brush: Benny's 21mm Synthetic
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Lather: The Goodfellas Smile Amber Fougère
Post Shave: Old Spice After Shave

As expected, I didn't get a brush for Xmas, so I continue with this one.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Santa and his elves need to get their shit together. How hard is it to drop a brush down the chimney?
- I should probably file a complaint with Santa management

December 25, 2024

Brush: Wolf Whiskers – "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (Germany) (1)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave
Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

Vespers is wonderful. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, and Happy Festivus to everyone.

Vespers is the perfect choice for the day! Lather buds!
- Lather buds! Currently 3/5 of Lemmy SOTD's are Vespers. I approve.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024: Christmas Shave

Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .68
Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Vespers
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP

This morning, I had an excellent Christmas shave. Vespers is a fantastic scent for the season. I'm definitely curious how the splash/frag complements the soap.

Merry Christmas and a happy first night of Hannukah to all who celebrate. Now off for some good food and family time.

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Vespers++;

25.12.2024 - Christmas shave

Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
Razor: Leaf Thorn
Blade: Derby Premium half DE
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Candy Cane
Post-Shave: OAM - sensitive skin toner; moisturizer

-> 1 pass on both head and face. Done before my late shift, so I just had to look passable.

Candy Cane is the only Christmas seasonal I have (I was kinda debating about the Grinch themed one by HAGS, but it slipped my mind). The reason I even own it? Lather Games. And it probably saw it's second and last use ever today. There's not much chocolate sweetness, but kinda just sweet peppermint/spearmint gum with the inherit menthol freshness - which is kinda awful for a winter seasonal release! Thankfully it was still the good Stirling base we all know & love, so at least one positive.

I'm kinda debating about narrowing the goatee down and going full Lenin-style but we'll see. Might be a stupid idea.

Last late shift of the year is done now; after one day off tomorrow, I have a final early shift. Apart from a few tiny incidents, my Xmas late shift today was a bit more relaxed than yesterday's. Merry Crysis & Happy Holidays to whoever celebrates whatever shenanigans. Have a great time ✌🏻

Wed 25 Dec 2024

Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian
Razor: Wolfman Satin WR1 dual comb 0.74 mm gap head on hollow WRH1 handle
Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless
Lather: Barrister and Mann – Dickens, Revisited
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Dickens, Revisited

This brush was a Christmas present from by wife yesterday. It's got a good backbone, but super soft gelled tips, and it's my first such badger. It feels super nice on the skin! I can tell I will like this brush. It lost a slightly alarming number of hairs but most during the first pass and many during the second and third passes, so I think that this brush just had a bunch of loose hair and once they've worked themselves out of the knot it'll settle. The knot had no badger funk, and it lathered well already during this first use. I'm curious if there will be a lot of breaking in.

Dickens is a very nice scent for a winter vacation in the snowy mountains, and I had a great shave after a day in the snow with Djunior.

I have a Chubby 2 with a High Mountain White badger knot. Mine has the bulb shape and has pretty good backbone. The brush lost a few hairs at first but settled down. Now, I'm very happy to have it in my collection. Hopefully you will have the same experience with your new brush!
- Thanks, I think I'll get along very well with it. It's lost free hairs today than yesterday, so I'm not overly alarmed.
  I'm getting a bit lost with the different badger hair designations. I'm my mind the Manchurian knot were the high mountain badgers, but apparently there's a distinction😅

December 25, 2024

Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
Blade Holder: Tatara Amakuni
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (5)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Vespers - Soap
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Vespers - Aftershave
Fragrance: Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Oud - Eau de Parfum
Talc: Yardley Gold
 
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

I had a very enjoyable Christmas shave in between morning and evening family activities. Happy Holidays to all!

Dec 25, 2024 - Christmas Day

Brush: Chisel & Hound The Diplomat 26mm v19 Fanchurian Badger Knot
Razor: Mühle R41
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [6]
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Smoking Bishop - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford - Aftershave