djundjila

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

The two bailis sound perfect for this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

And fantastic soap choice, dear xir

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You need a pair of matched DE razors for these comparison series!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Commissioned Royal SOTD Sat 14 Sep 2024

  • Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (45)
  • Razor: Böker King Cutter (5/8", hollow ground, carbon steel)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co – Haverford
  • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming – Massacre of the Innocents
  • Fragrance: Tom Ford –Tobacco Vanille

I bought this pretty little Royal Cutter on a local auction side on u/VisceralWatch's behalf. He had been looking for a 1) Böker 2) round point and this practically new razor fit the bill and came with the right price tag. The edge on this is factory, and the previous (and only) owner has used it fewer than 5 times.

I love the build quality of Böker razors. The few I have seen have the best jimping around, the stamps are perfectly even, and even these more affordable base models are simply stunning to look at and feel really well made.

The edge is a bit rough for my taste. Nothing bad. I just have the feeling this blade could tug less ATG. Still, a nice test shave, and I think Mr Watch will enjoy this razor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Fou Fri 13 Sep 2024

  • Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (44)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Heather
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth / Noble Otter / Declaration Grooming – Cerberus Fougère
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Heather

Heather and Cerberus Fougère work really well together despite a significantly different energy level. While Heather is soothing, almost powdery, Cerberus Fougère is lively and rambunctious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

THRILL OF THE KILL!!

20 kills is an impressive number. We started almost at the same moment and i have managed 2 😭😅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Vic The Thu 12 Sep 2024

  • Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (43)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Red House Farm – NoScrub r/wetshaving s(cr)ub exclusive
  • Post Shave: Pitralon – Swiss Pitralon

Few items in my den feel more like sweet victory than this little tub of NoScrub soap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It's so good. I had multiple of those moments today when you catch a whiff and stop for a second to soak it in :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

did I give you already a smush of Narcisse the last time we met

Yes, you did! I'm all set for this one :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Weinsday 11 Sep 2024

  • Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (42)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Chatillon Lux and Declaration Grooming – Weinstrasse
  • Post Shave: Chatillon Lux and Declaration Grooming – Weinstrasse
  • Fragrance: Chatillon Lux – Weinstrasse

I haven't had a Weinis Wednesday in a minute. It's a tricky scent in Casa Djundjila, because a spritz of the frag every once in a while will get me compliments and attention from the missus, but I can't repeat it too frequently or use more than one spritz lest I be accused of smelling of a) cat piss, b) a whorehouse, or c) all of the above.

I've dared the full trickhole today and haven't been accosted yet. 🤞

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

Tab Tue 10 Sep 2024

  • Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (41)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 17 (NOS, 7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

Tabac Tuesday is like coming home. You know where everything is without looking and the smell makes you breathe a sigh of relief 😌

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Port au Prince ++;

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Software mail call (sub.wetshaving.social)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

A combined shipment from Stirling and Barrister and Mann arrived today. From Stirling, I finally got my replacement Varen tub (and added the frag) and got a tub of Mountain man to replace my soon-to-be-killed sample of it.

Braeburn was pointed out to me as a possible alternative to SBS Teacher's Pet (now sadly UnObTaInIuM) and it was a great tip. Dickens is a replacement from balm that has... not aged well, and Beaudelaire was on discount and I certainly can't resist trying a Fougère with Mousse de Saxe. Especially not if this is how Will describes it:

*Beaudelaire: A proprietary fougère that incorporates my recreation of Mousse de Saxe. [...] I describe it as the perfume Oscar Wilde would have worn. Rich, creamy, bright at the top, leathery and dirty at the bottom.*

edit: I just only now realised that Beaudelaire the frag isn't spelled like the Baudelaire the author.

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Mail/Cleanup/Maintenance Call (sub.wetshaving.social)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I cleaned, polished, and honed these three vintage razors a while ago, but didn't get to posting a mail call. The main act here is definitely the big Henckels 14:

It is in great condition, just a bit of surface corrosion at the toe where the hollow grind touches the scales. I'm always amazed by how quickly these extra hollow 14 razors hone up. It really barely takes any work to get a great edge. This is my third 14 razor, the other two being a Filarmónica 14 and a Henckels Friodur 14 (the stainless successor of this new acquisition). Two shaves with this were wonderful.

The little Puma 88 is a fairly standard ⅝" round tip German hollow ground, but it seems extremely well-made. The absolutely even stamp on the shank, the completely regular jimps, and the pretty scales with brass inlay and the stamp around the pivot pin all scream quality without opulence. I get the hard-to-describe feeling from this razor that I also get from a well made hammer or screw driver. Great shaver.

Finally, this poor Frio 72½ took some serious abuse from its previous owner. If you look closely, you can see that the bevel looks wavy around the middle of the blade.

Here's a close-up.

The reason is that the edge has been bent out of true in three places. When I bought the razor, the images for the offer were taken in a way that didn't show this issue. I almost tossed the razor after it arrived, but then I decided to give it a try and it turns out it has no impact on shave quality. I'm still not sure whether to keep this razor of PIF it maybe.

 
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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

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Friday SOTD Thread - Jan 12 2024 (sub.wetshaving.social)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Shave your share of the day! (Sic!)

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Mailcall (sub.wetshaving.social)
 

My reshipper just delivered a combined Stirling/DG mailcall with a set of Stirling Friends to the End soap, splash, and solid cologne, and Cerberus splash and edp.

Baccarat Rouge is one of my wife's favourite fragrances (for herself) and I really like it on her. I already gave it a spin and wrote it up here.

I got the Cerberus soap when it was first released, and not having gotten the splash and frag was a big regret of mine, so I jumped on the opportunity of this re-release

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