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[–] 2 points 1 week ago

October 28th, 2026

  • Brush: 3D Printed - w/RDC DinoBoar 26mm Boar
  • Razor: Worcester Razor Co. - 6/8 Half Hollow (2)
  • Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Connecticut Shade - Soap
  • Post Shave: High Iron - Bay Rum - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Oleo & Company Soapmakers - Facial Toner
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - EdT

Interesting shave. This is the 2nd shave off of a refresh and I remember the first shave feeling much sharper. Maybe the 100+ stops I did moved it backwards... Despite not feeling as sharp, it still shaved nice and close!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    LG SOTD - 2026-10-28

    • Prep: Chiseled Face Groomatorium - Pre-shave Gel
    • Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Stirling x Zenith - 510SE-XL (Resin) w/ 31mm Boar
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless (DE)
    • Lather: Chiseled Face Groomatorium - Cryogen
    • Post Shave: Chiseled Face Groomatorium - Cryogen Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods Powder
    • Fragrance: Miraculum - Prastara - Woda Kolońska
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Platform: PieFed
    • Tags: $discord

    Theme: You start to freeze - I'm using CFG Cryogen. Single scent note, menthol. Sweet mother of pete. This is all menthol.

    In pass 2, I realized my normal face lathering was making it worse. Pass 3, I just paint brushed. It was a nice shave; alum and Thayers seemed to calm it down. Then came the aftershave - easily twice as cold + alcohol burn. Side benefit, my sinuses cleared and my whole head is cold, inside and out.

    I swapped to Zingari's balm instead of my normal Stirling Glacial balm. Didn't matter, the cold intensified. I paired Cryogen with Prastara, 'cause menthol goes with anything.

    FTFA:

    This is not your average soap. This is Cryogen. We put a ridiculous amount of menthol in here. So much menthol, that no other scent could be added – the soap recipe just couldn't take any more additives without breaking down. This will sting and make your eyes water. It might even make your lips go numb. Some may say it is not even usable, but we like it. We believe this is the coldest soap on the market, but if it isn't – someone out there is crazy…

    Daily Challenge: Opposites attract - Captain's Choice bowl floated nicely in warm water. The copper is a great heat conductor. It didn't help and probably made it worse. The soap puffed up and became a little more foamy.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago*

    October 28th, 2026: You Start to Freeze

    • Brush: Summer Break Soaps "Elyria" - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
    • Razor: Chiseled Face Titanium Legacy Razor
    • Blade: Kai (6)
    • Lather: Stirling - Black Ice - Soap
    • Post Shave: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea (+ menthol) - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
    • Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm - EdP

    Theme justification - Black Ice is a mentholated soap.

    Relevant Post Shave or Frag - The splash is also mentholated, and I think the three scents tie together well.

    Daily challenge - Couldn't make it happen today.

    $FOF - I love the smell of anise. Black licorice has always been one of my favorite candies. Black Ice is just anise and menthol, and it works so well. There is a part of me that wishes I could get Black Ice minus the Ice, but I don't think Stirling has done that in quite some time.

    Deep Blue Sea and Summer Storm are more on the aquatic side. I find that combining Black Ice/anise with aquatics lengthens the anisic coolness and anchors it, somehow helping the scent stick around for a bit longer. The menthol in Deep Blue Sea kept the maintained the chill well after I rinsed, and it's salty citrus moved the anise away from candy and toward a feeling of cool air off the water.

    Summer Storm shifted the combination from the ocean to the mountains. Wet earth and pine first, with ozone and petrichor behind keeping the sense of cold going. A very refreshing combination.

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