October 29th, 2026

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Coffee & Cream" w/Declaration Grooming B1 Badger
• Razor: Worcester Razor Co. - 6/8 Half Hollow (3)
• Lather: Central Texas Soaps - Down at the River - Soap
• Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - EdT

Nice shave! The razor felt better than yesterday, but still not 100%. Maybe my lather yesterday wasn't wet enough or something.

Central Texas Soaps closed up show 2 or 3 years ago. Their soap base is quite nice. Not as dense as some of the modern popular lathers, but lots of slickness and it works great. Down at the River is a nice, pleasant scent.

Australian Private Reserve is also closed due to the death of the guy who made it. He was, and still is, infamous in the community. Wonderful stuff!

The knot is also from a defunct brand. Declaration Grooming closed last year, or maybe the year before. Time is a blur. At least Wolf Whiskers, who made this handle, is still going strong.

LG SOTD - 2026-10-29

• 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: Southern Witchcrafts - Autumn Ash
• Post Shave: Bond - Inspired By Whisky Woda Po Goleniu
• Post Shave: Bond - Inspired By Whisky Balsam Po Goleniu
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods Powder
• Tool: WSDB
• Platform: PieFed
• Tags: $discord

Theme: Graveyard Day - Southern Witchcrafts ftw. Autumn Ash is named as described as a Autumn scent. Despite a website for SW (which is a scam site), SW went out of business. Hopefully some day they'll come back or maybe another artisan would resurrect the brand. It's a real shame we lost this maker.

This was the last bits of a smush. Unfortunately, I don't have the AS, so I picked the boozy Polish AS and Balm to go with AA, which works great according to my nose.

Daily Challenge: Feedback for the LG kabal -

• Don't plan wild things on workdays.
• Move away from "no loopholes." You see, for someone who finds loopholes this statement is like a dare to find the hidden loopholes. Instead, plan a small number of low-consequence loopholes to quell the wicked.
• Great job! I really appreciate the thought, planning, and high level of effort given freely by the planners, OGs, and judges.

October 29, 2026

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat UK #21
• Blade: AccuTec AccuForge (6)
• Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Autumn Ash - Soap
• Post Shave: Subtle Art Soap Co. - Whispering Woods - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Thayers - Coconut - Toner

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Southern Witchrafts has gone "belly up", but their solid reputation for lather quality and fragrance inventiveness lives on. Autumn Ash brings me back to the smell of the air when we raked and burned dried leaves in late fall.

As for theme suggestions. Perhaps a theme day for soaps with scents that reference a drink other than coffee or tea. There are lots of boozy fragrances out there. Or this could be a day of indulgences, where a soap's scent is based around something that we enjoy but are told is bad for us.

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October 29th, 2026: Graveyard Day

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Unbleached Zenith 28mm Boar
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Titanium
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (11)
• Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Gothorum Tonstrina - Soap
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Dirtyver - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: GLHF Workshop - Polyphemus - EdT

Theme justification - Southern Witchcrafts has, unfortunately, stopped making products. It's a real shame, I think they had some of the most interesting fragrances and branding in the game. I wish them well with whatever life has in store for them next.

Relevant Post Shave or Frag - Declaration Grooming has also stopped making products.

Daily challenge -

Would not mind never doing again:

• Talk like a pirate
• Caps lock day
• Flip it and reverse it
• Canned shave goop day

I really enjoyed Blind Date day. It was cool having a bunch of people shave with a mystery soap on the same day.

I'd love to see an open blade day, or something related to straight razor shaving. Maybe that would be too "pay to win," but it's a part of shaving that I think deserves attention.

I was of two minds about the lack of hardware scavenger hunt this year. On one hand it was great being able to basically use whatever I wanted day to day. On the other, I think it meant there was less of a focus on hardware in general (apart from the 5 possible points). Like, did anyone even shave with a Rolls, Sextoblade, etc.? Feels like a gap to me.

$FOF - The soap is mostly patchouli and sandalwood to me. Dirtyver brings a rich, resinous vetiver that mixes well with the woods in the soap.

Polyphemus is a dupe of Xerjoff Naxos, which brings warmth, spice, and a hint of sweetness. It brightened what was a pretty dark combination from the soap and splash. I was worried it would be too sweet on top of Dirtyver, but they balance each other nicely.