Sunday SOTD Thread - February 23rd, 2025 (#622) [Atlas Shaves Edition]

Den tour 4

MdC fougere.

A secret Santa soap that definitely isn't one that is on my kill list because it's a momster and I don't believe I be have the patience. It's a beautiful scent, a darker green fougere, with some brightness but a smoky undetone. As a shaving soap MdC is a great performer at slickness. Post shave feel lacks compared to some of the modern artisans but no one is as slick in my book.

Unscientific rank

1. MdC fougere
2. Wickham ninfeo di eregia
3. Signature a Capra
4. Caties le marche du rasage

Day 23 of Atlas Shaves 2 – Electric Boogaloo Sun 23 Feb 2025

• Brush: Stirling Soap Co. / Zenith - Boar Brush 31mm × 50mm
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Gemütlichkeit
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Gemütlichkeit

Ron made today's theme soap, Coastal by Stubble Buster, and he's also the artisan making Gemütlichkeit.

Road to Victory:

Category	∑	Δ
Daily theme soap	12	0
Artisan	48	+4
Scenter	0	0
Half of the scent notes	16	0
Airbudding the day	1	0
Cross posting	21	+1
Snitching	7	0
Snitching incorrectly	-5	0
Goody Two-Shoes	20	+1
Total	124	+6

• lather: Stubble Buster - Game

Atlas daily points: 4 points for matching artisan +1 for crossposting on lemmy and reddit

Atlas cumulative points: 105

Atlas Shaves II - Day 23

• Brush: Craving Shaving Blue Bronze 26mm Crave Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Overlander
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [19]
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Járnviðr - Soap
• Post Shave: MacDuffs Soap Company/Aylsworth Razors - The Northman - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)

Stubble Buster is not a brand name that I was familiar with previously, but it's a brand created by the artisan behind Chiseled Face. Járnviðr is a new-to-me scent. It's a sample that has been sitting in my den for a little while, and that's a shame because it's so good.

Stubble Buster Coastal is a dupe of Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, and Razorock had a similar dupe in For Chicago. I think this is what I'll use for tomorrow.

Category	∑	Δ
Daily theme soap	24	0
Artisan	48	+4
Scenter	3	+3
Half of the scent notes	12	0
Airbudding the day	0	0
Cross posting	23	+1
Snitching	1	0
Snitching incorrectly	0	0
Goody Two-Shoes	16	+1
Total	127	+5

Edit: I see the argument for using the Artisan for past and present brands, but for me to stay consistent with past artisan selections that stayed on brand, I'm changing from Artisan points to Scenter points. I think there is a general consensus that Ron scented the Stubble Buster soaps. This removes 1 overall point and entitles u/Priusaurus to a correction bonus point tomorrow.

Sunday, February 23, 2025

• Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
• Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company - Leather EdT

Easy shave with GTB and the MMOC. It's funny how this razor feels kind of harsh to shave with, but pretty much always gives me a smooth shave with no irritation.

Have a good Sunday y'all!

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Feb. 23, 2025

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Root Beer Float 26mm Black Cashmere Synth
• Razor: Feather Artist Club DX
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Pro Touch (5)
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Whack And Unwrap - Croap
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Sunday Brunch - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Catie’s Bubbles - Reflection

Day 55 and it’s a Sweet Sunday Bubbles shave.

• Catie’s count.
• Day 1 Florentine Fern.
• Day 2 Ménage a Lavande.
• Day 3 Valley of Fire.
• Day 4 Lancaster Leather.
• Day 5 Le Piment de La Vie.
• Day 6 Azure.
• Day 7 Waterlyptus.
• Day 8 Revolution (AirBud).
• Day 9 Retreat.
• Day 10 Le Nude (Sample).
• Day 11 Connecticut Shade.
• Day 12 Mille Chypre.
• Day 13 V.
• Day 14 Barnegat Bay Original Italian Style.
• Day 15 322
• Day 16 Porch Drinks.
• Day 17 Un Jour Gris
• Day 18 Grapefroot
• Day 19 Glace Herbe
• Day 20 Colonia.
• Day 21 Blugère
• Day 22 Pine Barrens.
• Day 23 Whack and Unwrap

February 23, 2025

• Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (2)
• Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Royal Garden - Soap
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

Aftershave kill! This has been my travel aftershave for a while. Since I travel for work, that actually made me use it more often than I would have otherwise. It's a nice enough scent, but it won't be replaced.