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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

April 23, 2024

  • Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
  • Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (1)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdT

Great shave. Now that my soap collection is in the low 30's (as opposed to almost 50 at one point), I'm toying with the idea of loading less soap. Don't worry, I'm still a hate-loader at heart, but I'm finding myself open to trying new things.

Today, I went at the soap with a slighter wetter brush than normal, and didn't load for very long. I still got plenty of good lather, so there you go. With a boar or badger I might have needed to load more, but with a synthetic this method worked, as much as I hate to admit it.