SOTD - 2026-05-23

Prep: Baxter - Shave Tonic
Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
Brush: Zenith - 507U - Olivewood Boar - 28mm
Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
Lather: The Cajun Blade - Dude of Oud
Post Shave: The Cajun Blade - Dude of Oud Aftersauce
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods Powder
Tool: WSDB
Tags: $discord

A few notes for this SOTD:

Prep: Yesterday, I killed the cube. 8 oz. of PAA vegan slickness. I don't think I'll be getting another. It's fine as a pre-shave but it's ingredients list is longer and more complicated than a Barrister and Mann soap. The Black Bot scent was okay, but 8 oz over a hundred or so shaves was too much.
The new shave tonic probably won't be with me long. It's a pre/post combo. Honestly, Proraso does that better.
Soap: I bought this scent to get to a better understanding of what oud smells like. I can't put real descriptive words to it. Like petitgrain and oakmoss, it doesn't smell like anything; it smells good.
Lather: The Bradford 2.1 base is very good. It came out not structured or very cushiony but it was very slick. Next time I'll use more soap and less water to see if I can get more cushion out of it. That being said, the Superslant doesn't need much cushion.
Shave: While thinking about all these things and world problems, I sliced my cheek. Lesson learned for today: leave SOTD composition and solving the world's problems until after the shave. :)

Have a great Saturday.

this post was submitted on 23 May 2026

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