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Chicago Grooming Iriving Park

Use this, and you may become pope one day!

I’ll try again Lainess Blue Pearl.

Mystery scent, but it has aquatic component, and is very fresh: Parfait pour les chaudes journées estivales says Le Père Lucien, and he should know, because he’s the only one who knows what’s in it. Also, contains mare milk as an ingredient. If you want to try a full horse AA, this would be the ideal soap. Test it in July, and you’ll be ready for August!^[1]

Quartidi 4 Prairial an 233 de la Révolution, jour d’Angélique

• Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club Boar 🐗 ‘Taj’
• Razor: Parker Straight Razor
• Lather: Martin de Candre Absinthe
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Mennen Le Grand Large
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

It’s Friday. Finally!

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Duodi 2 Prairial an 233 de la Révolution, jour d’Hémérocalle: Buena Vista Club

• Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic Bingcha (Iced Tea)
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (23)
• Lather: Australian Private Reserve Raconteur
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Pitralon Classic After Shave
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

It is hayfever season, with asthma, headaches and stuffed nose. These are obviously the best conditions to enjoy an unobtainium soap. Aditionnally, and unrelatedly, it is the day of the daylily in the Revolutionary Calendar.

I got some leather (maybe I’m just primed to leather, because in BVWSC, we almost always have some sort of leather in the scent notes), and a generally very enjoyable scent. I was somewhat reminded of Chypre-Siam by Rogue Perfumery, but after verification, there is nearly nothing in common (other than civet, and that I like it).

I don’t believe that I had the soap base figured out, even with a synthetic. Warned, I loaded heavily, but the lather still was rather bubbly. But it gave me a very serviceable shave.

In any case, thanks to @walden@sub.wetshaving.social for this nice discovery, and for a soap that I will unfortunately never use again.

Have a good evening!

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Primidi 1 Prairial an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Luzerne

• Preshave: Proraso White Preshave
• Brush: Chisel & Hound Blaireau de la République with 24mm G5 Synthetic
• Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 ‘Coq et Renard’
• Lather: Zingari Man The Watchman
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Mennen Le Grand Large
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Already Prairial – oh how time flies by! Spring is almost over.

Have a good evening!

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Thanks - reminder was totally needed!

Against the grain still feels pretty uncomfortable on my chin

I found the chin area the most difficult (you have to adjust angle permanently), so this is normal. Give it some time, and you will be able to do it without issues.

I can’t get a bad shave with 70ᵗʰ

Bad skillz! It’s not that complicated: Less water, less soap.

a non-traditional sharpening method of 600 -> 10,000

How dare you, good Sir, how dare you!

It’s already happened. No way top players are not getting chatbot help

I guess that like in chess, we may be at a moment where human + AI can still beat AI (or human) alone.

I will maybe try and put my Claude account to good use and try to follow the LGs here

Saturday, May 17, 2025

• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Synthetic Panda
• Razor: King C. Gillette DE Razor
• Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (39)
• Lather: Haslinger Algae
• Postshave: Williams Aqua Velva
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Repeat shave from yesterday. The blade is not the most efficient anymore – but I will probably still push it to 50, and then give up.

Have a good evening!

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who doesn’t like a coke when it’s warm?

No compulsory drug tests where you are working?

AI has beaten humans in chess, go, and many other endeavors. When do you think that

1. the first robot will win the lather games

2. AGS (artificial generalist shaving) will be reached

Nice! I will test it to fall asleep!

Friday, May 16, 2025

• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Synthetic Panda
• Razor: King C. Gillette DE Razor
• Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (38)
• Lather: Haslinger Algae
• Postshave: Williams Aqua Velva
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

A shave before bed. I feel refreshed enough to sleep.

Have a good night!

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About a month ago, these glittery green razors started landing in their dens and it’s interesting what happened: exactly half of the razors never showed up in an SOTD post. Cold feet? Secret shaves? Nobody knows.

Is everyone accouted for? Can we exclude accidental beheadings?

Décadi 20 Floréal an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Sarcloir

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks Gloire de France with Zenith 505BC Boar 🐗
• Razor: Puma 100
• Lather: Martin de Candre Absinthe
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Tabac Original After Shave Lotion
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Have a good evening!

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Nonidi 19 Floréal an 233 de la Révolution, jour d’Arroche

• Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic Bingcha (Iced Tea)
• Razor: Mühle R41 (3-piece)
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword (6)
• Lather: Zingari Man The Watchman
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

It was late, and I didn’t want to risk a straight. So, I took out a DE – because what could go wrong? Well, I could cut myself into the lip. The shave was kind of rough, I don’t know whether this is the Wilkinson Sword blade not going well with the R41, or whether I’m too spoiled by straight razors.

The Watchman++

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It’s probably that I’m really good