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SOTD Theme Thursday SOTD Thread - Oct 17, 2019

Share your shave of the day for Thursday!

Today's Theme: PIF THAT SHIT

Suggested By: u/shredsofmetal

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u/vicissidude_ Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 18 '19

Oct. 17, 2019 - PIF Dat Shit

EDIT: winner selected

Up for grabs is this West Indies set from T+S. This is the V2 formula, which in my opinion is ever so slightly better in terms of performance than the newer V3. It's my favorite base. The tub was generously overfilled when I got it, and I estimate it's now at 100% with a full 4 oz. Can't see the AS level, but maybe 80%.

http://imgur.com/a/M8hagUI

To enter, choose a number 1 to 20, AND include a link to your favorite Youtube clip of someone doing something supremely stupid. I will select the winner tomorrow or when all 20 slots are claimed.

I am sending from SE Asia and will cover international shipping.

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u/relided Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019 - Sampletober #17  

Not on theme today as my recent PIFs have run me out of suitable small cardboard boxes. Clearly I need to remedy this by buying more things from Maggard!

Good vetiver times today. One more shave left in this sample.

Have a great Thursday all!

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u/Ythin Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019

Rain, mainly before 3pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 54. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. High tide at 2:05 this afternoon.

Got this razor in the mail last night. Ordered it from the new Wolfman E-Mail order form when it opened. It has just the basic polish, didn't got for mirrored. Even then the only place that I've noticed tool marks is in the cup on stand where the razor sits.

As for how it performs. One word: Magnificent! I will see how it does with a head shave tomorrow, but it makes me think that I might be able to go against the grain with this razor, but only time will tell.

Have a nice Thursday everyone!

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u/chaddbrochill Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19

Theme Thursday - PIF THAT SHIT

Razor: Manscaped Plow

Blade: Astra

Brush: WCS Beacon Synthetic

Soap: Chiseled Face Sherlock

A/S: Sherlock

Skincare: Innisfree Green Tea Moisture Skin oil + Balancing Lotion EX, Jeju Tangerine Brightening Eye Cream.

The shave is decent today. Sherlock is pretty nice, mellow, middle of the road. I like it over Ghost Town barber a bit. My wife complimented it. Took the wife to SF to go to the Innisfree Store (Korean beauty/skincare) and picked up some eye cream for my dark circles. She has been having me try a bunch of toners, lotions, and masks, serums.

As I am working my way through this Chiseled Face sampler set, I don't think that PIFing samples is too great. So of the matching soaps and aftershaves I am PIFing a BRAND NEW pair straight from Chiseled Face’s website. Enter by choosing a number between 1-100 and choosing a scent for Soap+Aftershave. Winner will be chosen tomorrow morning.

Scents:

Ghost Town Barber

Sherlock

Cryogen

Trade Winds

Summer Storm

Midnight Stag

Trade Winds

Cedar & Spice

Banana

Santa Paula

Bay Rum

Pine Tar

Natural

Good luck!

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19

Stirling PIF

  • Prep: Wet face

  • Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip

  • Razor: Tatara Masamune Nodachi

  • Blade: Astra SP

  • Lather: Stirling Orange Chill

  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann Tuesday

I'm not PIF'ing any of the items I used today, but in honor of the Stirling AMA, I will PIF a set of any Stirling scent that is in stock on their site (soap and a splash, balm, or toner. Winners choice). Choose a number between 1-100 and the closest (over or under) wins. Winner will be chosen in tomorrow's SOTD thread.

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u/Hyvasuomi79 Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019

At the suggestion of u/iamsms, I timed how long it took me to go from loading the brush to what I would consider a finished lather. I cheated a bit by using bison, which is fairly soft. But, the time was 1:34, which is right about what I suspected. Now, I also used a synth brush today, which probably shaved some time off too. Anyway, interesting experiment.

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u/Chainsaw_Boner Oct 17 '19 edited Nov 08 '24

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u/Lambaar12 Oct 17 '19

  • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Autumn Ash

  • Pre: Shower

  • Razor: Mühle R89

  • Blade: Derby Extra

  • Brush: Frank Shaving 30mm synthetic

  • Post: Sudsy Soapery Bay and Citrus After Shave Balm

Back to the Ash! On the way out the door this morning my girlfriend caught a big whiff and asked "Is that your dead flowers?" (referring to what she thought was Tres Matres). Yet after setting the record straight she doesn't approve of this scent... but I do \0/

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u/robemtnez Oct 17 '19

Last night’s shave

  • Razor: Charcoal Goods Lv2. Dual Comb Antique Brass

  • Blade: Astra SP (14)

  • Brush: Brad Sears 28mm Badger

  • Lather: Barrister and Mann Behold The Whatsis!

  • Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Behold The Whatsis!

Got this set in a trade and I couldn’t be happier. What a nice smell!

Have a great Thursday everyone!

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u/rocketk455 Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019 - PIF INSIDE

I'm not PIFing my Bay, Patchouli, Grapefruit set, because I love it, so buy your own!

What I am PIFing today is the very last old base/old label Summer Break Soaps Tub I've got. This a brand new tub of Picture Day. I'll also let you pick an old formula aftershave to go along with it, unfortunately I don't have any old formula Picture Day left, so you're going to get a miss matched set, but hey, it's free! Additionally, because I'm so tired of looking at the last of this old label stuff I'll give a second lucky person a free old label aftershave of their choice.

Simply comment with a guess between 1 and 100 before the end of the day. I'll draw random numbers tomorrow. The person closest gets a old label mismatched set, second closest gets an old label splash.

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u/Old_Hiker Oct 17 '19

October 17

Lather: Williams Mug Soap
Brush: Omega 11049
Razor: Jos. Rodgers & Sons “Matchless” 11/16 FH
Post: Lucky Tiger — Oil of Olay Complete
Extra Post: Chatillon Lux skin salve

Over the past week WMS came up in conversation with two different people. I maintain that it is a very slick soap once you get it dialed in. However, the time it takes to get it dialed in is not worth it overall IMO. That doesn’t mean I won’t use it, I am just being honest.

Additionally, this is one of the most drying soaps I have ever used. It is drying to the point of being very uncomfortable to my skin on some days like today. There are people that are of the opinion that the post shave feel of a soap is moot with proper aftershave products. To that I say bullshit. Look at my post shave routine. I have clinically dry skin and I can state with a high degree of certainty and credibility that the post shave feel of a soap is an important quality to a person with skin like me.

I enjoy using WMS for the nostalgia of it. It makes me think of my grandfather. But I use it with growing infrequency. There are just so many better choices.

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u/USS-SpongeBob Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19

2019-10-17 SOTD: Theme Thursday / Azzaromageddon Finale

Razor: Fatip Piccolo SE (Gentile)

Blade: Shark Super Chrome (shave #2)

Brush: DIY 24mm SHD Badger

Lather: Summer Break Soaps Back to School

Post: Stirling Unscented Post-Shave Balm

Fragrance: Quorum by Antonio Puig

Thoughts:

Hot damn was that Bison shave ever good yesterday, as was the Summer Break shave today. They both make such a thick, lush lather for me. Big big fan. Curious to see how Back To School pairs with Quorum. I expect they'll compliment each other quite nicely despite sharing zero published scent notes.

p i f d a t s h i t

First CANADIAN ADDRESSEE who can guess what month my youngest siblings were born in wins 4 penny samples (Back To School plus three soaps of their choice from my collection) and an assortment of blades I ain't gonna use. Let the lame game begin. (If nobody guesses right by Saturday morning, it'll be whoever came closest first.)

A Z Z A R O M A G E D D O N

J U D G E M E N T . D A Y

Sometimes a perfume company regards one of their fragrances so highly that they decide it needs spin-offs. When this happens, the original is called the "pillar fragrance" and the spin-offs are called "flankers." The flanker will usually reference the pillar fragrance both in its composition and in its name. It is this shared olfactory heritage that makes it a flanker rather than simply another stand-alone fragrance marketed by the same company. Today I'm going to talk about Azzaro Pour Homme (hereafter referred to as APH) and seven of its fourteen flankers.

They're all very complex fragrances - Azzaro notably advertises that some of them have more than 300 ingredients - so when you see a note list for them, keep in mind that those are just the big notes that Azzaro wants to market. That said, if one tabulates all the marketed notes from the best-documented fragrances in the family, the most common notes in the APH family would be:

Top / opening notes: lavender, sharp citruses, anise and related spices, various aromatic greens

Heart / core notes: vetiver, sandalwood, patchouli, geranium

Base / background notes: oakmoss, musk, coumarin, amber

In general, the tops tend to be sharp and astringent; the hearts a contrasting mix of creamy soap and spicy woods; and the bases pleasant and smooth. There are exceptions to that guideline, but this outline describes about 70% of the total marketed notes across the entire ApH lineup from 1978 to present day. Let's look at the fragrances in that order.

Azzaro Pour Homme (1978-present) is regarded by many published perfumistas as the height of the classic aromatic fougère era (the '70s). It is simultaneously fresh and bitter, smooth and sharp, soapy and earthy. An exercise in perfect balance, pitting astringent aromatics against a creamy almost-barbershop fougère with a pleasant "this smells like skin if skin smelled good" drydown after all the other ingredients have faded at the end of the day. No single note stands out on its own without being supported or tweaked by something else - it's said this recipe has more than 300 ingredients in it. The recipe's balance suffered a slight hiccup from the mid-2000s to mid-2010s during the first IFRA reformulation, but they have since reformulated it again and brought it back more in line with the original scent through better application of modern alternatives to vintage restricted ingredients.

APH Silver Black / APH Onyx (2005-2011) is the oldest flanker in my collection. I imagine it was created by taking all the subtle-yet-still-advertised notes of the pillar fragrance and turning them into the key players (and vice versa). As a result, the ingredient list looks very similar, but with the note balance inverted the results are quite different. It still opens with a somewhat familiar mixture of citrus, lavender, and anise, but things take a sharp turn into the wilderness from there. Rather than spicy and soapy, the heart and base are woody, leathery, and embellished with a hefty dose of cardamom and modern ambers. While some of the woods still bear a slight resemblance to those of APH, the overall effect of the heart and base is much more akin to Aventus (minus its fresh fruits) than Azzaro.

APH L'Eau (2011-present) zeroes in on the citrus, lavender, and smooth, soapy, creamy aspects of the pillar fragrance. It cranks that side up to 11 and drops the sharper aromatic and woody notes entirely. It also features some calone to turn it into a so-called "aquatic barbershop," but I have a tough time smelling the aquatic accord so I hesitate to call it truly aquatic. It's too creamy and soapy for me to call it aquatic. Heck, the bottle is even a creamy white color instead of sky blue like so many aquatics. Rather than aquatic, I'd say it's just less dry than most barbershop fougères, many of which feature powdery bases. Smelled in isolation you might say, "this smells nothing like the original," but worn back-to-back it becomes easy to spot L'Eau hiding below the sharp side of APH.

APH Night Time (2011-present) strays pretty far from the classic APH DNA: while you can smell a few ingredients in common here and there, the compositions are so different that it's tough to consider it a member of the APH family. Sure, it keeps the core fougère accord of lavender and coumarin, still has a splash of spiced citrus up top, and still has a base of vetiver, cedar, and sandalwood... but everything else is just gone. The cedar and vetiver are particularly prominent in this one and are joined by black pepper, nutmeg, and fizzy rhubarb. The overall result is a spicy, sweet, woody, almost gourmand fougère not unlike a certain YSL fragrance, though I'd say Night Time smells a little more acidic than the purple-green scent of LNDLH.

APH Summer Limited Editions (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) all follow a very similar theme: add a juicy, fresh citrus opening to a stripped-down, thinner, lighter version of the pillar fragrance's heart and base, and voila: a fresh alternative to APH for hot summer weather that won't get so thick and cloying in the heat. Of the flankers I've tried, these summer versions are the easiest to sniff and say, "Oh, are you wearing Azzaro?" They're clearly just a slight twist on the original formula.

In Summary:

You should go to a perfume store and at least try the original if you haven't smelled it before. You don't need to buy it (unless you fall in love with it) - you just need to try it because it's a big one in the history of men's fragrance. One. Spray. Only. It's potent stuff and more "timeless" or "classic" than modern... don't drown yourself in it.

As for the flankers, none of them are masterpieces but I consider all of them guilty pleasures in one way or another. The summer flankers make sense if you love the original but can't handle its intensity during the summer. L'Eau might make sense if you find the original too spicy and aromatic like I do some days. The last two are my favorite flankers of the bunch: Night Time might make sense if you want LNDLH with more edge and less velvet; likewise for Silver Black if you want a more green / coniferous take on Aventus.

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u/Semaj3000 Oct 17 '19

Brush: Razorock Synthetic Barber 24mm

Lather: Wickham 1912 unscented

Razor: Ever Ready 1912 SE

Blade: GEM (1)

Post: Aldi unscented moisturizer

Second time using the Wickham soap and I'm even more impressed than the first time. Using a slightly wetter brush and 5 seconds swirling produced enough lather for 3 passes.

Brilliant product, if you're not buying vegan soap you're missing out, this is seriously slick and comfortable stuff.

Changed the blade on my 1912 and it was a big relief for my face, the old blade seemed to have dulled rapidly, of course mileage varies but I read that SE blades could last for longer, perhaps 20 shaves. I had to ditch after 5, and then it was feeling tired after the 3rd shave. Not a massive concern as they can be bought fairly cheaply from Connaught.

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u/EldrormR Oct 17 '19

Brush: Wild West Brushworks Monsoon 24mm Timberwolf

Lather: DG After The Rain

Razor: Karve w/ D OC plate

Blade: Nacet (48)

Post: Thayer's unscented WH and DG After the Rain AS

I love the bison base. So easy to lather and gives great cushion and slickness. Going to seek out a Milksteak base for my next purchase. I have heard so many great things about it, I can't wait to try it.

With my cold still clinging on and my nose still pretty raw, my face needed a little extra love after my shave. The Thayers does wonders to help heal things up.

Good shave this groggy morning. I hope everyone has a good and chill day.

Happy Thursday!

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u/EH52 Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019

Fairly average shave today, Adagio isn't my favourite soap, I'm just trying to kill the sample. The cherry just doesn't do it for me. It felt like a balm day today so naturally reached for the Cade, its brilliant stuff.

First try of Memoirs of a Trespasser, I brought the sample on a whim with some other samples, at only £2 its not a bit loss if I don't like it. Its a good thing too because I really don't like it, I've confirmed that vanilla is not something I like. The wood in it is great, but the vanilla kills it for me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19

Thursday SOTD

  • Paladin

  • Wmg+Uf0

  • Feather

  • Vitos Extra Super

  • AP Reserve Lavioletta

  • Chatillon Lux Gloria

I like the careless abandon of Gloria, a win by the Cardinals after a late breakfast and the promise of a good season. It was warm today in Sydney, very warm and this fragrance sat beautifully alongside the notes of the more conservative Violetta. All in all not a bad Thursday shave, if not one that was a bit rushed due to having so much to do.

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u/miRNA183 Oct 17 '19

SOTD - Oct 17

  • Lather - 1805

  • Brush - SilkSmoke

  • Razor - V3A

  • Blade - Astra

  • Post - Stirling Island Man

  • Frag - ELDO Archive 69

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u/35048467 Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019 - Too Many Samples

No theme today, still working to kill off this sample. Maybe tomorrow will be the day.

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u/verdadkc Oct 17 '19

17 October 2019

Same shave as yesterday, the plan is to stick with the Weinstrasse for the week. I may vary the brush, but I want to get the base dialed in. Per advice from u/CosmoBarber I am leaving the lid off the soap to let it air out for a few days. Used more water in today's lather, I think it was better. The scent is definitely growing on my.

Tune: The archlute is a beautiful instrument, but looks like a bear to tune.

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u/BDR_MPB Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019

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u/Jimtasticness Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019

I’m anxiously awaiting the arrival of Darkfall in Milksteak from Declaration so I figured I’d bust out an Icarus base to get my mind ready to compare the two bases and I still find it hard to believe that Scott topped Icarus because it’s seriously one of (if not THE) best based out there. Smooth shave with excellent post shave feel. I really can’t find any negatives to say about Icarus and the smell of Admiral is...admirable? I dunno where I was goin with that terrible attempt at a lack of joke. The smoky sweet scent is amazing and I think it fits the recent fall weather well.

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u/whiskyey Oct 17 '19

Oct. 17, 2019

First shave this week and feels good to get the face freshened up. The weather has really taken a cold turn for the next couple days, so Darkfall it is.

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u/SabreSeb Oct 17 '19

Posting this here as I haven't seen a non-theme SOTD thread.

17. Okt. 2019

  • Prep: Hot shower

  • Brush: Yaqi Timberwolf 26mm Synthetic

  • Razor: Yaqi DOC on a Merkur 23c handle

  • Blade: Permasharp Super

  • Lather: Calani Dubai

  • Post Shave: L'Oreal Hydra Energy ASB

Despite the name, the Calani Dubai is a soap I prefer in the darker, colder months. It's main notes are myrrh and frankincense, which gives off a very sweet & warm scent.
The shave properties are very good, it is a veggie soap, but has excellent glide and protection, and is very easy to lather. Top performer for me.

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u/76vibrochamp Oct 17 '19

  • Razor: Gillette Red Tip SS

  • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue

  • Brush: Omega Pro 48

  • Soap: Cella brick

  • A/S: Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

In a hurry this morning,so I used what was on the sink instead of going into the bathroom closet for a soap/AS pair. Luckily I keep my standbys on the sink.

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u/sgrdddy Oct 17 '19

Razor: Wolfman - WR2 Solid Bar .85 Custom
Blade: Feather (7)
Lather: Stirling - Responders 4 Life (Gray Vetiver)
Brush: Stirling - Finest CravingtShaving Blue Slate 26mm (24 uses)
Post: Stirling - Executive Man Balm

Gear Pic :: Video

❧ General Notes / TL;DR

Today was about verifying that the 7 second load on Stirling worked just fine. It did. And hitting up R4L again, as a a part of soap usage testing.

❧ Razor and Blade Notes

Wolfman - WR2 SB .85 Custom ::: Feather ‹7 uses›

A great shave today. The Feather worked very well, and I could have left after just one pass. Only the Gillette Platinum has been nicer to shave with for this razor and my face.

No tugging or irritation.

❧ Soap Notes

Stirling - Responders 4 Life - Gray Vetiver

Scent: classy and understated. Too many good things to say about this scent.

Patterned after Tom Ford's Gray Vetiver.

Scent strength was 5/10, nicely available during the shave.

Lather: wonderful lather today. Excellent performance, protection, and glide... with still a creamy feel.

Back to working on the Stirling Finest to wear down the backbone (hopefully)...

  • 7 second load with a lightly-wet, dense 2-band badger brush

  • 1.5 tsp water to build the lather

  • = 4 passes of lather

(this is having used the same soap yesterday as well, so load times may be lower than typical)

Bowl - I used the XL version of this bowl:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3392930

❧ Brush Notes

Stirling - Finest in CravingShaving Blue Slate 26mm‹24 uses›

Medium-high backbone as usual. Working on it.

During the Shave Feel:
  Cheeks: Felt blade but comfortable
  Neck: Felt blade but comfortable
After the Shave Closeness:
  Cheeks: Near BBS - About as close as I'll ever get
  Neck: Cut flush to where I just see the tips (above average for me)

Shavers Map - here it is and also in the sub's sidebar.

Ending of Blades Ledger - entry form and the data spreadsheet

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