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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Oct 28, 2024 - Halloween Week - Milksteak Monday - We All Screeeeam...

  • Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Harvest Moon 27mm Lotus Manchurian (LM-1) Badger Knot
  • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
  • Blade: Gillette Platinum [8]
  • Lather: Declaration Grooming - Peaches + Scream - Soap (Milksteak)
  • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Peaches + Scream - Aftershave

Kicking off this week of Halloween shaves with Milksteak Monday using Peaches + Scream. This almost-gourmand scent is great year round, but it's also such a perfect Fall seasonal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Monday, October 28, 2024


Good shave today – and it's strange to see that my shaves with a straight are closer than those I get from an (admitedly very mild) DE razor.

Blue Mediterranean++

Have a good evening.

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

it’s strange to see that my shaves with a straight are closer than those I get from an (admitedly very mild) DE

It gets worse. When I try (i.e. 3-pass shave), I get a closer, more comfortable shave with a straight than with any DE or SE that I own. This includes mild razors like the Feather and mild-plate Blutt, and very aggressive razors like the MMOC.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

October 28, 2024

  • Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 2-band badger
  • Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
  • Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two
  • Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two AS splash
  • Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS Balm + menthol
  • Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

Back to the grind. I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲

Roam Two definitely helps though. I find it to be such a comforting scent.

Good luck this week y'all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲

Oof. There was no possibility of splitting it into small PRs along the way? 😩

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Not really in this case. It was an initial database schema design, so everything is pretty interrelated.

I have opinions about how this internship process has gone, but not enough control to significantly change the process.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

October 28, 2024

  • Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Derby Premium (2)
  • Lather: Williams Mug Soap - Soap
  • Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm

Much better shave today, but still not my favorite blade.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Mon Oct 28 2024

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
  • Razor: Böker – 14er (8/8", extra hollow, carbon steel, square point)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

Always a real pleasure to use the big 14er. While it sounds and shaves just like its venerable ancestors, it feels significantly different than those classic 14-style razors because of its sharp live point. The slightly rounded square point on the classics makes them as forgiving as round point razors or perfect auto-pilot razors. The pokey needle that is this one's point keeps you on your toes, if you don't want a scratch.

I did stay on my toes and was rewarded with a smooth early morning shave. I wish you all a good start into this week.