u/_walden_'s SOTDs for challenge 'MMarch24 Maddness Matchup 2024'

u/_walden_ submitted 16 SOTDS.
  1. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-01 10:52:05-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 1, 2024

    • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts "Santa Noir" w/Maggard 28mm SHD Badger
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
    • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Cologne Russe - Soap
    • Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Reserve Fern - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm (#MMarch24)

    Thanks /u/shavinginct for coming up with this fun contest.

  2. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-02 06:52:45-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 2, 2024

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (2)
    • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Cologne Russe - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - The Night Before - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
    • Post Shave: Harry's - Aftershave Balm
    • Fragrance: Barrister & Mann - Lavenille - EdP (#MMarch24)

    Tomorrow's match-up is Southern Witchcrafts vs Chiseled Face. I love both brands and it'll be interesting to see who wins!

  3. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-03 10:11:44-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 3, 2024

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (3)
    • Lather: Chiseled Face - Gearhead - Soap
    • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
    • Fragrance: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - EdP
      (#MMarch24)

    I love SW and CFG about equally, but CFG makes my favorite razor and the only SW scent I have left in my collection is unscented, so CFG won today.

    According to the photos app I have, I got this MM24 razor exactly one year ago today!

  4. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-04 10:13:42-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 4, 2024

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
    • Lather: Chiseled Face - Gearhead - Soap
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT
      (#MMarch24)
  5. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-05 05:57:52-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 5, 2024

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (5)
    • Lather: Noble Otter - Batters Up - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Harry's - Aftershave Balm
    • Fragrance: Geoffrey Beene - Grey Flannel - EdC (#MMarch24)
  6. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-07 09:44:15-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 7, 2024

    • Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (6)
    • Lather: Barrister & Mann/Zingari Man - Nocturne - Soap
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT (#MMarch24)

    Prepare yourself for a hot take - both of these brands aren't really my cup of tea. Scott just isn't my type of guy, and then there's the whole "You named your brand after a marginalized people", which I honestly can't really take sides on. Sure, it's bad to say "I got gypped", but Heather never said that. On the other hand, I've seen other well-liked artisans call things retarded without being publicly reprimanded for it.

    I tried to use other brands that are named or themed after groups/places with some history of being marginalized. Mammoths were hunted to extinction, and Stirling Soap Co. is named after a place in Scotland. I could have also used Southern Witchcrafts but I had to draw the line somewhere!

    For the record, I'm neither here nor there about the Zingari branding, although sometimes there are certain soaps that make me scratch my head. I know Heather isn't referring to slave owners, but maybe don't use "Master" if your brand is already under scrutiny by a big group of wetshaving gatekeepers.

  7. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-08 11:44:50-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 8, 2024

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (7)
    • Lather: Viking Shaving Soap - Norway - Soap
    • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm     (#MMarch24)

    This aftershave was inexpensive on Amazon in the US and smells great!

  8. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-09 11:29:55-08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 9, 2024

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lavender Sage - Soap
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT (#MMarch24)

    I should have just made it a full Varen trick, but Lavender Sage was pretty good!

  9. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-10 10:47:56-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 10, 2024

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (2)
    • Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Royal Garden - Soap
    • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
      (#MMarch24)

    This little sample is the only Cbubs soap that I own which is too bad. Figured I'd use it before the March Madness showdown. Nice floral scent, and a similar lather to CFG if you ask me. I like it!

  10. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-11 09:24:56-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 11, 2024

    Woodshop is so dang good. Great soap base. Gotta love Summer Break Soaps.

    This brush is one of my favorites. The handle is beautiful (sorry no picture) and nice to hold, and I put a Maggard Silvertip in it which I love.

  11. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-12 03:24:57-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 12, 2024

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
    • Lather: Proraso - Red - Soap
    • Post Shave: Old Spice - Hawkridge - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
      (#MMarch24)
  12. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-17 06:44:26-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 17, 2024

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
    • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Lavender - Soap
    • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
    • Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts/Chatillon Lux - Gravefruit II (rev. #?) (#MMarch24)

    I like to tell the story about when I invited myself to Steven and Courtney's house when I was first starting out with wetshaving.

    I only had samples up to that point, but wanted to buy my first full tub. It was during the pandemic and my job was on thin ice, so I wanted to make my $16 count. They let me come smell all they had to offer, and I walked out with a tub of Lycanthropy and a few free samples they graciously threw in. They even offered to sell me the last new tub of OG Gravefruit on earth, which I declined after smelling.

    It was really nice of them to let me into their home and smell their stuff, and Lycanthropy did not disappoint. They discontinued it, though, and I'll never forgive them.

  13. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-18 08:20:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 18, 2024

    • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan

    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24

    • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (6)

    • Lather: The Body Shop - Maca Root & Aloe - Softening Cream

    • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne

    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave

    • Fragrance: Barrister & Mann - Lavender, Interrupted - EdP

    (#MMarch24)

  14. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-19 07:53:32-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 19, 2024

    • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna Lab Blue (7)
    • Lather: Noble Otter - Batters Up - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Harry's - Aftershave Balm
    • Fragrance: Noble Otter - Hamami - EdP
      (#MMarch24)

    Noble Otter makes great stuff. I would have done a Hamami trickhole but I killed my tub of soap a while ago. Batters Up is a great scent that has really grown on me.

  15. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-20 08:58:43-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 20, 2024

    • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (8)
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: CeraVe - Daily Moisturizing Lotion
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT
      (#MMarch24)

    Still undecided for tomorrow. On one hand, I can use Stirling and just copy and paste my SOTD text from today. On the other hand, my tub of Wood Shop is in the bathroom because I made someone a smush of it today. If I'm sending smooshes of something, that means I like it... but I also like Varen a lot.

  16. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-03-21 07:04:31-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    March 21, 2024

    I can't help but feel like I betrayed Stirling, but at the last minute I went with Woodshop and had a great shave.