Jan. 17, 2026
This is my second shave with this setup; the first I forgot to post. This shave only reinforced how much I like Fanzine. Great base with a great scent.
Jan. 3, 2026
My mom is in town and is not too into scents so I decided to use my second favorite unscented soap today.
Dec. 31, 2025
Final shave of the year with some of my favorites. Happy New Year!
Dec. 20, 2025
As those who follow my SOTDs know, I shave a woefully small amount of times in comparison to my involvement in this hobby. It’s not really by choice—as the primary caregiver of a 10 month old any time not making sure she doesn’t hurl herself into something dangerous is spent working.
Like so many, I am cursed with coarse, wiry hair and sensitive skin. And when you shave every 7-14 days, that becomes something approximating a beard. An uncomfortable, wiry, mess of a beard.
I had been dealing with this with the OCMMOC but the problem was it kept getting clogged with this hair, and unless I rinsed it constantly (sometimes even having to take the blade out), I would get horrible, irritating shaves.
Honestly this didn’t really make me want to shave much anymore, compounding the problem.
This morning I had an epiphany—what if the Clog Pruf was more than just an oddly named razor, but truly was clog pruf? Or proof? Or whatever?
First stroke of the razor I knew I had found my new best friend. Instead of hair getting jammed up underneath the blade and impacting its cutting power, the Pruf channeled these long whiskers into its two large openings near the handle. It was fascinating to see this line of used lather and long whiskers just streaming down into the sink without even having to rinse the razor.
Really pleased I rediscovered this razor, and will have to keep it at the top of rotation for now.
Dec. 10, 2025
Ever since I had a baby morning shaves have gone right out the window. Today was an exception, and it was nice starting the day with my favorite Christmas soap of all time, Christmas Eve.
Nov. 22, 2025
This is a scent that really needs to make a comeback. It’s a simple, straightforward oaky holiday scent that is one of my favorites.
The Latha base is solid but really shows its age. Most modern bases produce a much slicker lather. It would be great to see this one in Soft Hearts.
Nov. 9, 2025
Happy birthday, MM24! You’re 4 years old today.
So how did I celebrate? As much sub exclusive gear as I could manage. Santa Noir (the for /r/wetshaving version), MOAR BOAR, and of course, the MM24.
Overall a great shave on a snowy Sunday.
Oct. 30, 2025
Another great shave to round out #rocktober 2025!
Oct. 28, 2025
My second, and likely last, shave of #Rocktober. Finding the time to shave with an infant is nigh impossible. Really loving this soap, though, it really is a winner.
Oct. 16, 2025
This is my first shave since September. My beard was almost impossible to deal with. Super wiry, felt like it was stabbing me. Took 5 passes to get rid of everything, and on multiple occasions I had to take the blade out and rinse it because hair was building up in the razor.
I’m happy to go with Fanzine Saponifications for this my first #rocktober shave. Not only does it have a pleasant scent, it has wonderful slickness that made this challenging shave all the easier. Really impressed on my first go-around with this soap.
Sep. 30, 2025
I hadn’t shaved in about 2 weeks so even the OCMMOC had trouble mowing down my beard. Ultimately I had some irritation but that’s what you get for not shaving for nearly 2 weeks.
Sep. 20, 2025
Had to use something special for the meetup this afternoon. Looking forward to making the trip to Albany and putting some faces to pseudonyms!
Sep. 12, 2025
It was a pleasure to break up Soap Commander Sample September with Steady. This annual event really demonstrates to me how wonderful this community is.
Sep. 10, 2025
Soap Commander September continues to disappoint. I find it very hard to dial in this base and my face is paying for it. The scents are all pleasant, so that’s nice, although none of them really jump out at me.
Yeah, they have a nice scent. Nothing to write home about but it’s quite pleasant. Performance is another matter.
Yep, several times per week. Now my last shave was apparently 11 days ago.
Sep. 5, 2025
Sample September is Soap Commander September since I have a lot of Soap Commander samples.
As usual I had trouble with the base and felt the scent was nice but not remarkable.
Aug. 25, 2025
This is actual my fifth shave this AA, I’ve been remiss in posting.
Is been so long since my last shave that the blade went bad so I replaced it.
Brush continues to be awesome.
Jul. 22, 2025
Sub Moos showed up yesterday and I was psyched to try it. The scent is slightly different from Irisch Moos (some have said it’s more like the EdT which I’ve never tried), but truth is I prefer this version of the scent to the original. And the mutton tallow base knocks it out of the park as always—I think it may be my favorite.
Jan. 27, 2026
Despite buying Snippid when it came out, this is my first time trying it. It is sort of a more complex Petrichor. Really enjoying it so far.