Tuesday SOTD Thread, June 24th, 2025 (#742) (sub.wetshaving.social)

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

All About That Base: Day 24 of Lather Games

Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
Razor: Delolme – Le Thiernois №14 Acier Spécial pour Coiffeur (8/8", hollow ground, round tip, carbon steel)
Lather: Klar – Kohle
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co – Glacial Unscented

Theme justification: Kohle is unscented. And so is Stirling Unscented

I'm not sure what possessed me to buy glacial unscented balm years ago, but her we are.

Base Wars:

Discontinued bases in decreasing order of how much it's missed:

Tabac's pre-2022 tallow base: this base has a ridiculously large usable hydration range. It was replaced by coconut oil froth. I still have a few pucks of the good base, but in a couple years it's the end.
Excelsior: This was my most used base for a while, and every time I use it I'm reminded of how good it is. This isn't a knock on Omnibus, which is a great base.
20.1: My first two AAs were in 20.1. This base was fantastic, and the Highland base wasn't a step up IMO, more like a lateral step towards more greasy bases like Omnibus.

Favourite current bases in decreasing order:

Cbubs Premium Base: Definitely worth the premium price IMO. Creamy, dense, and slick without feeling greasy.
Stirling sheep: My face just loves this base for some reason. After shaving with it I often feel like a post shave product isn't necessary.
Mike's: This was a bit of a discovery for me this February. This simple and time-tested base is just easy to lather and really slick.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

After shaving with it I often feel like a post shave product isn't necessary.

It's funny that you mention that, seems like there's indeed something special about mutton/sheep tallow. I have one HAGS soap in a sheep tallow base and while it isn't extraordinary in scent and performance, the post shave skin feeling is awesome. Perhaps sheep fat is really greasy? Who knows 😅

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