SOTD by u/AdWorried2804

u/AdWorried2804 posted on 2024-06-18 10:16:47-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

June 18, 2024 – LG24 Day 18 - RIP in Pieces

Daily Theme, Relevant Post/Frag, and PIF Acknowledgement: Today's soap offering is Runaway by Dr. Jon's. Dr. Jon's ceased operations in the first half of 2023. Runaway has notes of cherry, carnation, clover, leather and musk. The frag (a Tom Ford Lost Cherry dupe) is an Amber Floral whose main accord, cherry, pairs nicely with Runaway's sweeter side. The post (a Drakkar Noir dupe) is an Aromatic Fougère whose greens and flowery top notes (including carnation), and musky base notes (including leather) help counterbalance the frag's sweetness and together the post and frag are a nice compliment to Runaway.

As I do not currently have any dead company soaps in my shaving stash, u/tsrblke was kind enough to PIF me smush of Runaway. Thanks Tsar!

Daily Challenge: It is time to suspend belief and imagine yourself being teleported to the Edge of Wickedness....

r/wicked_edge

Posted by u/AdWorried2804 5 minutes ago

Question - Can't Do Three Pass Shaves. What Am I Doing Wrong?

Ok, I'm on my 23rd safety razor. So far I've used Above the Tie H1/H2, Baili BD176, EldrormR Industries MM24, Gillette Slim Adjustable, Gillette Tech, Merkur 23C, Merkur Progress, RazoRock Game Changer .68-P/76-P/.84-P, RazoRock Hawk v3 Standard, Rex Supply Co. Ambassador XL Adjustable, Rex Supply Co. Konsul XL Adjustable, Schick Injector Type G/Type I/Type J/Type L/Type M, Schick Double Edge TTO, Schick Krona TTO, Weber PH, and Wolfman WR1. I don't know why but my skin doesn't like three passes.

So, I shave before a hot shower. Everyone recommends showering before shaving, but for reasons that make sense only to me I shave first. I use pre-shave soap, I have a lather bowl, I have a brush, I have shave soap, I have an alum block (although I never use it) & I have aftershave. I cannot for the life of me shave three passes with all of these things without skin irritation (and sometimes cuts!) Blades I've tried are Bolzano Superinox Inossidable, Elios Inoxidable, Gilette Astra Green and Blue, Gillette Minora Stainless, Gillette Perma-Sharp, Gillette Platinum, Gillette Silver Blue, Ladas Super Stainless, Personna Super Comfort Coated, Personna Lab Blue, Personna PTFE Stainless Steel GEM, Personna PTFE Stainless Steel Injector, Rapira Platinum Lux, Rapira Swedish Supersteel, Rapira Stainless, Schick Stainless Steel Injector, Schick Proline P-Series Artist Club, Treet Carbon Steel, Voskhod, Wizamet Super Iridium, and Feather. I know I've got the angle & pressure right (I practiced on my chest & legs and only drew a little blood) so what I'm here for is to see if anyone might have any insight into what I'm doing wrong? At this point anything might help. I so frustrated I can't get a three pass BBS with no irritation just like my favorite WetTubers that I'm considering going back to cartridge razors.

Edit: I shave every day, and twice a day when the need arises. My hair is thick everywhere (I think I am part neanderthal but I'm scared of my spit, so I've never done a DNA test to confirm it). I do 3 passes, with the grain, across the grain, & against the grain. I followed my WetTube shaving hero, Matt Pisarcik's advice and mapped my beard and noted that on the right side of my face my beard grows left, on the left side of my face my beard grows right, on my upper neck my beard grows down, on my lower neck my beard grows up, on the left side of my chin my beard swirls clockwise, on the right side of my chin my beard swirls counterclockwise and my lips are free of hair. Thanks in advance for any advice anyone has to offer.

Detected Items:

This SOTD is part of the challenge
  1. Lather Games 2024
**June 18, 2024 – [LG24 Day 18 - RIP in Pieces](https://metapixl.com/p/AdWorried/708727283438620269)**

* **Brush:** Wild West Brushworks Slimer handle w/ C&H 26mm v21 Fanchurian Badger knot
* **Razor:** Schick Injector Type M Variant D2,H1,G1
* **Blade:** Schick Stainless Steel Injector (5)
* **Lather:** [Dr. Jon’s Shaving Soap Co. - Runaway](https://web.archive.org/web/20210507030433/https:/www.drjonshandcraftedsoapco.com/products/dr-jons-runway-vegan-shaving-soap-vol-3)
* **Post Shave:** [Stirling Soap Co. – Stirling Noir AS Splash](https://web.archive.org/web/20221104183020/https://www.stirlingsoap.com/collections/all/products/stirling-noir-shave-soap)
* **Fragrance:** [Symmetry Lab - Inspired by Lost Cherry EdP](https://web.archive.org/web/20240608151944/https://down-ph.img.susercontent.com/file/ph-11134207-7r98y-lvyf132j63q9c0)

**Daily Theme, Relevant Post/Frag, and PIF Acknowledgement:** Today's soap offering is Runaway by Dr. Jon's. Dr. Jon's ceased operations in the first half of 2023. Runaway has notes of cherry, carnation, clover, leather and musk. The frag (a Tom Ford Lost Cherry dupe) is an Amber Floral whose main accord, cherry, pairs nicely with Runaway's sweeter side. The post (a Drakkar Noir dupe) is an Aromatic Fougère whose greens and flowery top notes (including carnation), and musky base notes (including leather) help counterbalance the frag's sweetness and together the post and frag are a nice compliment to Runaway.

As I do not currently have any dead company soaps in my shaving stash, u/tsrblke was kind enough to PIF me smush of Runaway. Thanks Tsar!

**Daily Challenge:** It is time to suspend belief and imagine yourself being teleported to the Edge of Wickedness....

[r/wicked_edge](https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_2s46m/styles/bannerPositionedImage_zak31kp9y2w01.png)

Posted by u/AdWorried2804 5 minutes ago

Question - Can't Do Three Pass Shaves. What Am I Doing Wrong?

Ok, I'm on my 23rd safety razor. So far I've used Above the Tie H1/H2, Baili BD176, EldrormR Industries MM24, Gillette Slim Adjustable, Gillette Tech, Merkur 23C, Merkur Progress, RazoRock Game Changer .68-P/76-P/.84-P, RazoRock Hawk v3 Standard, Rex Supply Co. Ambassador XL Adjustable, Rex Supply Co. Konsul XL Adjustable, Schick Injector Type G/Type I/Type J/Type L/Type M, Schick Double Edge TTO, Schick Krona TTO, Weber PH, and Wolfman WR1. I don't know why but my skin doesn't like three passes.

So, I shave before a hot shower. Everyone recommends showering before shaving, but for reasons that make sense only to me I shave first. I use pre-shave soap, I have a lather bowl, I have a brush, I have shave soap, I have an alum block (although I never use it) & I have aftershave. I cannot for the life of me shave three passes with all of these things without skin irritation (and sometimes cuts!) Blades I've tried are Bolzano Superinox Inossidable, Elios Inoxidable, Gilette Astra Green and Blue, Gillette Minora Stainless, Gillette Perma-Sharp, Gillette Platinum, Gillette Silver Blue, Ladas Super Stainless, Personna Super Comfort Coated, Personna Lab Blue, Personna PTFE Stainless Steel GEM, Personna PTFE Stainless Steel Injector, Rapira Platinum Lux, Rapira Swedish Supersteel, Rapira Stainless, Schick Stainless Steel Injector, Schick Proline P-Series Artist Club, Treet Carbon Steel, Voskhod, Wizamet Super Iridium, and Feather. I know I've got the angle & pressure right (I practiced on my chest & legs and only drew a little blood) so what I'm here for is to see if anyone might have any insight into what I'm doing wrong? At this point anything might help. I so frustrated I can't get a three pass BBS with no irritation just like my favorite WetTubers that I'm considering going back to cartridge razors.

Edit: I shave every day, and twice a day when the need arises. My hair is thick everywhere (I think I am part neanderthal but I'm scared of my spit, so I've never done a DNA test to confirm it). I do 3 passes, with the grain, across the grain, & against the grain. I followed my WetTube shaving hero, Matt Pisarcik's advice and mapped my beard and noted that on the right side of my face my beard grows left, on the left side of my face my beard grows right, on my upper neck my beard grows down, on my lower neck my beard grows up, on the left side of my chin my beard swirls clockwise, on the right side of my chin my beard swirls counterclockwise and my lips are free of hair. Thanks in advance for any advice anyone has to offer.