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[-] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 5 points 5 days ago

May 21, 2026

  • Brush: AP Shave Co Strawberry Cream 26mm G5A
  • Razor: Iberia 14 7/8 Full Hollow Square Point
  • Lather: The Cajun Blade - Let'er Buck - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: The Cajun Blade - Let'er Buck Aftersauce - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: The Cajun Blade - Let'er Buck - Eau de Parfum

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


Terrific shave today. I'm always surprised by how the Let'er Buck fragrance opens up during the shave. It is a very interesting scent. The soap base is top-tier, as always.

[-] snooting@wetshav.ing 5 points 5 days ago

May 21st, 2026: Micromatic May

  • Brush: Semogue - 620 24mm Boar
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
  • Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (11)
  • Lather: Stirling - Boat Drinks - Soap
  • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Hindsight - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
  • Fragrance: GLHF Workshop - Polyphemus - EdT

Great shave with the MM24 and Boat Drinks this morning. I'm glad to have found a puck of this soap. Hopefully I can find the splash or EdT at some point as well.

[-] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It took me a long time to warm up to Boat Drinks. I'm in a major sailing town, and the fragrance does not remind me of a "boat drink". After I stopped being pedantic about it, though, I find that I quite like this one. I need to find some of the splash.

[-] snooting@wetshav.ing 5 points 5 days ago

Ha! In my experience on sailboats, a boat drink is usually a beer.

It's definitely a nice scent, if a little sweet. Certainly has a nice summer vibe to it.

[-] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 3 points 4 days ago

Yes, a nice cold beer after a day on the water is what most of us here want. If it's a mixed drink, we generally have a tall, icy, gin & tonic, or rum & tonic. On the rare occasion where a harbor is calm, someone will make something fancy, but normally, sailboats are rocking due to wave motion, so a beer is an easy choice.

[-] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 4 days ago

Do you sail often? I used to race as a teenager, and my father in law still does regularly.

It’s not something I make time for these days, but there’s definitely a spot in my heart for a long day on a sailboat.

[-] gcgallant@wetshav.ing 3 points 3 days ago

No. I don't sail anymore, but I grew up around wooden boats; working on and sailing on boats my father owned. As an adult, I owned a boat of some sort or other until I was in my 50s. By that time, I had moved from larger sailboats through dinghys to windsurfers to do less maintenance and more sailing. I haven't had the bug to get back into it other than to paddle about in kayaks occasionally.

[-] pi_dash_rho@wetshav.ing 5 points 5 days ago

SOTD - 2026-05-21

  • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Pre-shave Cube - Black Bot
  • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
  • Brush: Zenith - 507U - Olivewood Boar - 28mm
  • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
  • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford
  • Post Shave: Hâttric - Classic Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
  • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods Powder
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
  • Tool: WSDB
  • Tags: $discord

Have a good day.

[-] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 2 points 5 days ago

May 21st, 2026

  • Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Ord w/ TnS Quartermoon Synthetic
  • Razor: Manscaped - Plow 2.0
  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
  • Lather: Martin de Candre - Fougère - Soap
  • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Daydream - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Golden Balm - Balm

Shave 100 of the brain bowl

[-] walden@wetshav.ing 1 points 4 days ago

I congratulate you on 100 shaves with the brain bowl.

[-] BossHoggins10@wetshav.ing 2 points 3 days ago

There is still work to be done ****

[-] walden@wetshav.ing 1 points 5 days ago

May 21st, 2026

  • Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations - w/AP Shave Co. Cashmere 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Star Double Edge
  • Blade: Personna GEM Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge (4)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Tallow - Soap
  • Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm

Nice shave after a busy but fun day.

this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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