I'll let the pic speak for itself.
Elysian Soap Shop - Atlantis Blue
gcgallant
joined 2 years ago
July 19, 2025
- Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
- Razor: Dovo Facharbeit 6/8" Full Hollow Square Point
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Daydream - Soap
- Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
- Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Daydream - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Creed - Silver Mountain Water
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
It is New Orleans/Houston hot and muggy here today. The combination of Daydream and Silver Mountain Water (after a very cold shower), made the weather tolerable.
I could not make it to the P.O. today. It will be on its way on Monday.
July 18, 2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co Summer 28mm G5C
- Razor: Koraat 14 "Moarteen" 15/16" Full Hollow
- Razor: Henckels Friodur 72-V 6/8 Half Hollow Square Point
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Soap
- Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
- Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
The Moose and Moarteen will be my AA setup. The Moarteen I used today, though, belongs to @snooting@sub.wetshaving.social and the Friodur belongs to u/putneycj. Today's shave was a shave test of two new edges. Both razors have the same Jnat edge; a progression of nagura on a Nakayama Maruka Shohonyama. Could I tell the difference in steel? No. The edge on both razors was great for me, and the only difference was the grind. The 72-V is half hollow, and the Moarteen is full hollow. The shave quality was equivalent.
Enjoy your summer break!
July 17, 2025
- Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
- Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8" Full Hollow Round Point
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Island Man - Soap
- Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
- Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - Island Man - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Creed - Green Irish Tweed
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
$Discord
Yes, well, this from a man who was bearded during the heyday of straight razor usage. 😉
I admit that I did not learn risk analysis while attending university, but I did realize its importance during my 12 years working at one.
July 16, 2025 -- BVWSC
- Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
- Razor: F.W. Engels Leader 6/8 Full Hollow Square Point
- Lather: Chicago Grooming - Irving Park - Soap
- Aftershave: Noble Otter - Monarch - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club (BVWSC) day, and thanks to @BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social for providing the smush of Irving Park.
I already know that I enjoy Vida's soap base, but this was a new scent for me. Mr. Hoggins was kind enough to provide the scent notes, and I'm also aware that this is a dupe of Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche. I really like this scent and it is another that I will put on my list of soaps to buy from Chicago Grooming.
That’s certainly one strategy to which Nash could be applied 😉
That’s a conundrum, but as your formal education is similar to mine, I’ll suggest that your decision can include risk analysis; where you trade benefits of use against the likelihood and consequence of loss 😀
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Headless Honing - Razor Sharpening for Friodom Riders, Honemeisterschaft, and Headless Horsemen
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July 20, 2025
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Love this scent. I'm almost done with 70th, and 80th is already out and sold out. Time to kill this tub I think.