Share your shave of the day!
The Lather Games theme for today (from the other website) is:
Spooky Season
Product must be:
Explicitly marketed as an Autumn scent OR
Explicitly marketed for a holiday occuring between Autumnal Equinox and Winter Solstice OR
Products that prominently feature spicy accords may be accepted.
Spooky Season
- Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BADGER (Silvertip) #SUBBROOSH
- Razor: Wolfman WR2 (1.55 mm SB / 1.25 mm OC)
- Blade: Polsilver
- Lather: Southern Witchcrafts – Autumn Ash
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts – Autumn Ash
- Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts – Autumn Ash
Challenge: the spookiest fruit of this sub is obviously the Boonana (thanks to today’s sponsor, SW), so have a razorfin boonanashark (razorcut).
Theme, relevant post and frag: It’s right there in the name.
The MOAR BADGER is the biggest badger I’ve ever tried, and while being comically large, it’s super fun to use. Just a giant lather pillow with soft, soft tips. So nice.
What’s the knot size on your MOAR BADGER?
30mm Maggard Silvertip
Ok. Obviously, I know that the Zenith knot was 31mm. Makes sense that you would get as close to that as you could. My largest badger knot is my 29mm Thäter. If I reverse-sort my most-used badger brushes, the top 5 are 27mm and above. I love that cloud-like feel.
I haven’t tried small badgers yet. My Zenith Manchurian is the smallest with 27mm, but I have bought a 24mm B3 recently that’s still sitting with a reshipper in the US. I’m curious to see what difference it’ll make
The height that you set the knot makes a real difference. My Elite Razor brush (shown here has a 24mm HMW badger knot that has the splay and feel of my Thäter (29mm). The Chisel&Hound Fanchurian knots are all 26mm and Rob sets them so they splay well and have that cloud-like feel.
The height that you set the knot makes a real difference.
Yeah, totally. I’ve set a Gelousy knot as deep as the bore hole would allow in my Dogwood Tabak handle, but the loft is just too high and the brush is overly floppy. 🙄
June 22, 2024
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Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode
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Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Soap
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Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Aftershave
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Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner
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Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Eau de Toilette
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Talc: Yardley Classic
I enjoy Hallows, even in June. However, today is hot, so it is not the best match for the weather.
Killer towel!
Thanks! Will “suggestive sold” me with an ad that offered the towel, a shot glass, and a brandy snifter. What got to me was this photo. I remember thinking how poor the lighting was on the glassware and that I could do a much nicer job of it. Of course, that was a passing thought :)
Great photo!
Hallows++
Thank you!
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June 22, 2024
- Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 #PREMIUMPLASTIC
- Razor: GEM Damaskeene
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann/Zingari Man - Nocturne - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Gratiot League Square - Aftershave
I can’t believe these Trafalgar brushes are $45 now. I think when my wife got it for me they were closer to $30? Maybe I’m remembering wrong.
Anyway, assuming this is the knot they use, it’s $21 at AP Shave Co. https://apshaveco.com/products/28mm-independent-synthetic-fibre-knot-bulb-uhd
