7/24/23
- Brush: Zenith Two Band
- Razor: MMOC
- Blade: GEM PTFE (3)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Smoky Grapefruit
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Smoky Grapefruit Aftershave Splash
A PIF, a gift, and a trade.
This brush came to me via a PIF from u/ConquerorChromatic over a year ago now. For a long time, this was the largest brush in my den. It has since essentially became Mrs. Pudding's leg brush. Not a bad brush at all, and if I were to use it regularly, I think I would need to raise the loft a little.
The MMOC was gifted to me by community giant u/EldrormR. I have no doubt he's going to be pinged quite a bit today. This MMOC is the 2nd safety razor I've tried, the first being the MM24. I think it's fair to say I really like GEMs. As an open blade user, their aggressive blade feel is right up my alley.
The Smoky Grapefruit I got in a trade from u/oswald_heist. I distinctly remember this trade because before this, I had only briefly peeked in on this sub, but very briefly. He had pinged me on his first use of the Citricuya set I'd traded him. One thing led to another, and I found myself reading all posts on that SOTD thread and even going back and reading older threads and the DQ threads. I liked what I had seen, all the bullshitting, joking, sharing of information, and also the immediate shutdown of shit advice. That's when I started to frequent the sub and participate regularly.
For my community shout-out, I wanna shout a few people.
u/EldrormR - Again, a giant in this community. The man is creative, knowledgeable, and kind. He's always pushing people to try new things or coming up with something new if he's not finding it. You can come to this guy with questions about anything, and he always approaches it with patience, and if he doesn't have the answer, he looks for that answer with tenacity. Cheers, Eld, your friendship has been a pleasure.
u/J33pGuy13 - Hot takes, hot memes, and a weird obsession with Banana. He's funny, kind, and creative. Always on the lookout for other members and always with an open mind. I absolutely love watching this guy take off when he gets fired up about something. J33p, I know it's been a little rough lately, but I'd like you to know I appreciate you. I've gotten a ton of laughs out of our conversations and broadened my horizons.
u/gcgallant - Another extraordinarily kind member. This gentleman has an attention to detail to match my own and an eye for photography that I can't even begin to imagine. If there's ever a question he knows the answer to, rest assured you will get a kind and comprehensive answer from this man. GC, I have appreciated our talks and value your insight and admire the depths you will go to gain said insight.
There's so many more people here I appreciate and could say these things about. Those of you who know me, though, know that I am not one for large blocks of texts, and even making it this far has stretched me extraordinarily thin. I appreciate this community for the wide range of characters in it and what each of you brings to the table.
#ROTY