Across the Spider-verse is a blast, but as a warning, it's pretty long. Might want to go without any pre-movie beverages.

SOTD Jun 20, 2023

• Brush: Viking 24mm v.6 Odin's Beard Fan
• Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 0.99
• Blade: Astra SP (21)
• Lather: Gentleman's Nod - Cosecha Catalana - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Lemon Chill - Balm
• Fragrance: Providence Perfumer Co. - Tabac Citron
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Burundi, Kayanza - v: Red Bourbon, Jackson - p: Washed
• Music: Sigur Ros - ÁTTA

SOTD Jun 13, 2023

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts “Dune” 28mm DG B8
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: GEM (37)
• Lather: Ariana & Evans - Cha Cha Matcha - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Cha Cha Matcha - Aftershave
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Dammusi
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia/Indonesia Blend
• Music: James - Be Opened by the Wonderful

I think it's time to change this blade. No horrible tugging, but there's also a minute roughness that I'm attributing to a dull blade.

SOTD Jun 16, 2023

• Brush: Grizzly Bay 28mm 2BED
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird
• Blade: Astra SP (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Vanilla/Eucalyptus/Mint
• Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Classic Ice Blue - After Shave
• Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Koala
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Burundi, Kayanza - v: Red Bourbon, Jackson - p: Washed
• Music: Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman...

🐺 Wolf Wednesday 🐺

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers 26mm Maggard Razors SHD Badger Fan
• Razor: Wolfman Razors WR2-DC 0.95 SB / 1.25 OC
• Blade: Voskhod (12)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Woody Lavender - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Gatlinburg - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender, Interrupted
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia. Vereda Santa Rita, Manizales, Caldas - v: Geisha - p: honey, 48-hour fermentation, dried on raised beds
• Music: Jess Williamson - Time Ain't Accidental

Trying samples of the new lavender hotness(es). I'm not a big lavender fan, generally speaking, but I love me some Lavanille.

Fougere Friday

• Brush: Farvour Turn Craft “Worm” 26mm Maggards Razors Synthetic
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: GEM (2)
• Lather: Highland Springs Soap Company - Green Door - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Company - Green Door - Aftershave
• Fragrance: INeKE - Idyllwild
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia. Vereda Santa Rita, Manizales, Caldas - v: Geisha - p: honey, 48-hour fermentation, dried on raised beds
• Music: Geese - 3D Country

🦣 Mammoth Monday 🦣

• Brush: Mammoth x Voigt & Cop Smash 28mm VC01 Super Badger
• Razor: Charcoal Goods Level 2
• Blade: Astra SP (10)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Dr. Jon's - Classic - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Lemon Chill - Balm
• Fragrance: Providence Perfumer Co. - Moss Gown
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia. Vereda Santa Rita, Manizales, Caldas - v: Geisha - p: honey, 48-hour fermentation, dried on raised beds
• Music: Django Django - Off Planet

SOTD Jun 18, 2023

• Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club “Taj” 24mm Boar
• Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue Super (49)
• Lather: Gentleman's Nod - Musashi - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Henri et Victoria - Absinthe - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo - Pucker - Balm
• Fragrance: Cogonscenti - Wild Child
• Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG
• Music: Royal Thunder - Rebuilding the Mountain

SOTD Jun 22, 2023

• Brush: Zenith r/wetshaving Moar Boar
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: GEM (1)
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - The Abyss - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Atomic Holiday - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Pink MahogHany - Gent
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Full City Roast Blend
• Music: Deer Tick - Emotional Contracts

New GEM blade—very smooth shave, but at least one weeper. Fresh GEMs be like that.

I should have pushed that previous blade to fifty.

SOTD Jun 21, 2023

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers 26mm Maggard Razors SHD
• Razor: Blackland Sabre
• Blade: GEM (38)
• Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Bell Ringer - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Pharaoh's Dreamsicle - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo - Pucker - Balm
• Fragrance: Soivohle - Grand Canyon
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia. Piendamó, Cauca - v: Tabi - p: Sterilization with ozonoated water and ultraviolet light, anaerobic yeast fermentation, controlled drying
• Music: Ivy - Apartment Life

Pour one out for Bell Ringer. You will be missed.

PS: I included my razor today. 🧠

It's pretty rough out there CONUS for allergies, regardless of cats. Solidarity. I've been on a pill daily plus a spray every few nights all summer long.

I don't understand that response. I found Death to be pretty easy to like and quite beautiful, Famine is the one I ended up buying (though it's really an in-the-mood scent), and Plague was interesting, but just a touch too apothecary-medicinal for me. Can't do War.

I need to pull out my TSM set, purchased used and cherished. There aren't many fougères out there that feel this balanced. I also find the blend feels somewhat bucolic to me, like a fougère at harvest time.

SOTD Jun 15, 2023

• Brush: Grizzly Bay “Galactic Shorty” 26mm Fanchurian V10
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird
• Blade: Feather (35)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Járnviðr - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Balm
• Fragrance: Rogue Perfumery - Mousse Illuminee
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Leftovers Blend
• Music: Matthew Dear - Beams

SOTD Jun 17, 2023

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts “Endor” 26mm Declaration Grooming B9B
• Razor: Timeless Ti95 .95 DC Matte
• Blade: Voskhod (15)
• Lather: Zingari Man - Bon Monsieur - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Mennen - Skin Bracer - After Shave
• Fragrance: Motif Olfactif - Mon Oasis
• Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG
• Coffee: Colombia. Piendamó, Cauca - v: Tabi - p: Sterilization with ozonoated water and ultraviolet light, anaerobic yeast fermentation, controlled drying
• Music: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

A postponed Fougère Friday.

🦣 Mammoth Monday 🦣

• Brush: Mammoth x Voigt & Cop Smash 28mm VC01 Super Badger
• Razor: Charcoal Goods Level 2
• Blade: Astra SP (11)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Fine Accoutrements - L’Orange Noir - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chris Rusak - Timbre
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Colombia. Piendamó, Cauca - v: Tabi - p: Sterilization with ozonoated water and ultraviolet light, anaerobic yeast fermentation, controlled drying
• Music: Wye Oak - Civilian

I forgot that I have a very limited window for mentholated soaps—hot enough to want the cooling, but not so hot that the air conditioning is on—so I should be using Kryptonite as much possible. Excellent Mammoth Monday shave.

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I like being able to flip back through my SOTD log (just a markdown file) and see what I've listened to the last few months.

Mousse Illuminée is my favorite Rogue perfume, though I haven't tried the new pine forest scent.

The producer is Wilton Benitez and JBC (Wisconsin) roasted it. I know there are countless good options CONUS these days, but JBC was one of the better roasters nationally a decade ago. The last two interesting roasters I tried through a local cafe were Brandywine and Bivouac, both of which seem to focus on natural process stuff.