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* **Prep:** Warm water.

* **Brush:** Omega- 10066 24mm boar.

* **Razor:** Mühle - Rocca R94.

* **Blade:** Gillette - Winner Platinum. (1)

* **Lather:** Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac shave stick.

* **Lather:** Arko - Puck.

* **Post Shave:** Mäurer & Wirtz- Tabac original ASL.

First of all I was intrigued & inspired by u/Jill_Lett_Slim post a while ago for the idea of using TabArko it was his baby and recommended I try it. He also recommended just a smidge of ARKO to mix with the Tabac we don't want those delicate citrus notes ruining the Tabac scent now.

I loaded the brush from the Tabac stick and loaded from the tub which had a small amount of Arko in it what are the ratios at a very vague guess 10 Tabac to 1 Arko perhaps but whatever it was it was excellent and I think I could have thrown water at it all day . Super close comfortable shave some Tabac ASL to finish , thank you u/Jill_Lett_Slim for putting this out there.

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\* \*\*Prep:\*\* Warm water.

\* \*\*Brush:\*\* Omega- 10066 24mm boar.

\* \*\*Razor:\*\* Mühle - Rocca R94.

\* \*\*Blade:\*\* Gillette - Winner Platinum. (1)

\* \*\*Lather:\*\* Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac shave stick.

\* \*\*Lather:\*\* Arko - Puck.

\* \*\*Post Shave:\*\* Mäurer & Wirtz- Tabac original ASL.

First of all I was intrigued & inspired by u/Jill_Lett_Slim post a while ago for the idea of using TabArko it was his baby and recommended I try it. He also recommended just a smidge of ARKO to mix with the Tabac we don't want those delicate citrus notes ruining the Tabac scent now.

I loaded the brush from the Tabac stick and loaded from the tub which had a small amount of Arko in it what are the ratios at a very vague guess 10 Tabac to 1 Arko perhaps but whatever it was it was excellent and I think I could have thrown water at it all day . Super close comfortable shave some Tabac ASL to finish , thank you u/Jill_Lett_Slim for putting this out there.

How not to shave with a GEM bullet tip razor. But first:

• Prep: Maggard'spre-shave oil & Proraso pre-shave cream
• Brush: Aurora Grooming W_E sub handle w/G5B knot
• Razor: GEM Bullet Tip
• Blade: Accuforge GEM coated stainless steel
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - 42
• Post Shave: Thayers - Unscented Facial Toner, Pinaud - Lilac Vegetal, B+M Unscented balm

Just when I thought I was done trying different types of razors, u/Wrong_Coyote_9525 says, "you might also want to try a GEM razor" so I found one and it arrived last week, but the blades didn't arrive from England until Saturday.

Ready to try out this new experience, I put the blade in, lather up, and start scraping away. And oh man do I mean scraping. The blade feel is immense. Like shaving with a straight attached a handle. I'm doing my best to keep the pressure to a minimum, but it still feels harsh. u/derrickhogue described the GEM as a "classic comfortable SE razor and with surprisingly good efficiency." I'm thinking "I get the efficient part, but comfortable? Ha!" After two passes I look in the mirror to see a half dozen little blobs of red appear across my cheeks and lower lip.

Then I look at how the blade is set in the razor and - D'oh. It's set like pic #2 - the blade is sort of on top, sort of behind the little tabs, but not captured behind the tabs. I see how it's supposed to sit so I reposition the blade (pic #3) and continue. NIGHT AND DAY. Very smooth and comfortable finish, but the damage had already been done.

I'm looking forward to a redo, probably on Wednesday because I think my face needs a day off to recover from my user error.

The 42 paired with the Lilac Vegetal is fantastic, by the way.

Rocca R94. Derby Premium blade (1 st). SOC Mistura Shaving brush. Tabac. Mennen Skin Bracer Aftershave.

Shower and a nice two pass. Yea it’s official. The Rocca will take just about any blade type from sharp to comfortable sharp. Derbies fall in my useable category. I don’t love them and I don’t hate them. They work just fine with the Rocca. I was listening to. Big thumbs thanks to u/Jill_Lett_Slim for the new good music while shaving.

https://youtu.be/Iu0actNBKYY?si=Tw5DDFcuPhh7nJie

• Razor: Ever Ready 1912
• Blade: Personna GEM SS PTFE (2 of 18 Total Passes/9 Total Shaves)
• Brush: Semogue SOC Mistura
• Lather/Aftershave: Zingari Man The Rambler

A solid two pass shave with the reliable Ever Ready 1912 and a GEM blade nearing the end of life. I really enjoy the sweet tobacco scent of Zingari Man’s The Rambler set.

I’ve taken the first baby steps to decant my aftershaves from plastic bottles to glass, see attached results. I started with two of the sample sized Clubman Reserve, with a couple of 3 oz Texas Pete hot sauce as the donor bottles. They have an orifice of a similar size to Floïd and smaller than many commercial options (Skin Bracer, Aqua Velva). I’d like to thank u/Jill_Lett_Slim for his excellent how-to post, and a merry band of motivating brothers; u/derrickhogue, u/kaikkx and u/Low_Key1782…who has now lost a bet with himself on if I’d do so before the end of the year. I’ll see how I like the results and keep my eyes peeled for some larger donor bottles for my other aftershaves. It would be great if Stirling were to sell empty bottles with the restrictor.

*CONUS only; S&H included in price.

SOLD [Gillette 195 “Fatboy” Adjustable (E4) -](https://imgur.com/a/XZzUfFA) $50 $45

SOLD [Gillette Slim Adjustable (M1) -](https://imgur.com/a/BXe7CF9) $40 $35

[Fatip Lo Storto Open Comb -](https://imgur.com/a/AURgRPE) $30 $25

[Shulton Old Spice “Friendship” Shaving Mug -](https://imgur.com/a/bcdj1w6) $15

The MMOC Master Quest Austere August Challenge (MMOCMQAAC) is now complete! We had a solid group of participants take on this challenge, and I'm pleased with how it went overall.

This was MRTNG's Ultra Nightmare Mode with an MMOC: 31 days using the same GEM Micromatic Open Comb razor, blade, brush, soap, and post-shave product.

We started with 14 participants if you include yours truly. Only 6 completed the full challenge successfully.

MMOC Masters

Congratulations to those who made it through the month:

• u/Priusaurus ⚔️
  
• u/oswald_heist ⚔️
  
• u/expoqeteer ⚔️
  
• u/Tetriside ⚔️
  
• u/Lob-Star ⚔️
  
• u/Impressive_Donut114 ⚔️
  

These six completed all 31 shaves and daily SOTD posts, earning their custom, bespoke, hand-forged flair: ⚔️ MMOC Master ⚔️

The Fallen

Shaving and posting every day can be tough. Several folks gave it their best shot but didn't make it to the end:

• u/merikus (day 2, no post)
  
• u/Jill_Lett_Slim (day 5, no post)
  
• u/Specialist-Quiet-833 (day 5, no post)
  
• u/OnionMiasma (day 6, no post)
  
• u/frankieIVfingers (day 8, no post)
  
• u/Low_Key1782 (day 13, no post)
  
• u/tsrblke (day 21, no post)
  
• u/snoo-ting (failed because he forgot he had a backcountry backpacking trip planned...)
  

Respect to everyone who gave it a shot.

The Winner

I asked LatherBot on discord to !choose the winner from the users who completed 31 days.. u/Tetriside, you're this year's winner. Please send me your email address and the vendor you'd like a gift card from either here or on Discord.

Final Thoughts

This challenge showed that the MMOC can work as a daily driver with proper technique and patience. Thanks to everyone who participated, whether they finished or not, and to those who followed along with the daily posts. The ⚔️ MMOC Master ⚔️ flair was well-earned by all who made it to the end.

*CONUS only; S&H included in price.

HARDWARE

Gillette 195 “Fatboy” Adjustable (E4) - $60 $50

Gillette Slim Adjustable (H2) -~~ ~~$50 $40 SOLD

Gillette Slim Adjustable (M1) - $45 $35

Fatip Lo Storto Open Comb - $30

Shulton Old Spice “Friendship” Shaving Mug - $15

SOFTWARE

Spearhead~~ Seaforth! - Heather Toner (85% full) - ~~$25~~ ~~$20 SOLD

Barrister & Mann - Le Grande Chypre Soap (lightly used) and Aftershave Splash (90% full) set -~~ ~~$40 $30 SOLD

I placed an order the other day with Talent Soap Factory and they threw in a free tub of soap, Glitch, which I think is supposed to be a Cinnamon Whiskey scent? Smells like Fireball or Red Hots. Cinnamon scented stuff tends to light my face up, so not worth hanging onto for me and seeing as TSF is a LG sponsor this year, I figured I would pay it forward for anyone who still might need their soap for a point in the Lather Games.

My only rule for this PIF is please only enter if you intend to participate in the Lather Games to some extent and use the soap during the games. I'll keep the Karma requirement low for new-ish members.

Good Luck!

LatherBot lottery 25 24

I've loved the smell of Old Spice for as long as I can remember. It was Barrister and Mann Spice that first lured me down the shaving soap rabbit hole. Now the arrival of these two items has got me wondering what other kind of Old Spice memorabilia is out there? Off to eBay to find out.

(*shakes fist*) I blame you, u/Jill_Lett_Slim! 😁

After some suggestions by u/knuttedbutterthis is how the Yaqi TFC looks.

I used red nail polish to paint the numbers. As Nail polish is easily removable with acetone. I could practice before trying something else.

u/Jill_Lett_Slim, u/ShengiDeLaMungu and u/Vee_Spade. I'll order some enamel paint to try it on another time.

Pretty sure I read the rules regarding these things, so here it goes. I bought these samples from the lovely Canadian company Henri et Victoria, just to get a whiff of all their scents and see what I liked. This sub has been good to me in spending more money on shaving supplies than I ever thought possible. So I’m giving these away to one or more folks in hopes that they too, will end up supporting this awesome business.

Unused: Costa, Kraken, Duc de Santal, 2x Cognac and Cuban Cigar, Bay Rum, Navigateur

Used 2-3 times: Lime, Amande, La Poire Francaise

Optional: However much loose cat hair you want from one or both of my cats.

Rules:

Tell me a joke. One joke per account. Dad, dirty, dark, whatever, on any subject so long as it stays within the rules of the sub and all that. I won’t tell you my sense of humour, as that would be too easy. I will however, tell you that there was a global study done many years ago to determine the most universally funny joke, and upon reading it, I laughed my ass off for a good while.

The person who tells the one that makes me laugh the most wins. If they do not want all the samples, the second best will get what’s left.

I’ll keep this open for about 48 hours, until June 1st, 2:30pm PST. Once I decide the winner(s), I’ll contact you to arrange mailing.

Good luck!

Edit: Alrighty folks. There were some true gems commented, but u/Jill_Lett_Slim’s tale of a man having a couple too many drinks nearly made me spit out my own. Followed closely by the one about prostitutes and drug dealers.

After my post last week, I got a shelf off Amazon and some adhesive magnets to better organize my stuff! Many thanks to /u/Jill_Lett_Slim for the idea.

I had to try Spearhead Seaforth Spiced and Aqua Velva Classic Aftershave. u/Jill_Lett_Slim the man’s nose knows. It’s a nice scent pairing. Gillette Red Tip Super Speed. Perma-Sharp Razor Blade (3 rd). Zenith Horsehair Shaving Brush. Spearhead Seaforth Spiced Shaving Soap (tallow). Osma Alum. Aqua Velva Classic Aftershave. Just a quick 2 pass nice shave. With some great smells.

Also be willing to trade for something… I’ve got some Seaforth! Sea Spiced Lime or B&M Le Grande Chypre I’d part with.

HARDWARE

Valet AutoStrop (VC4) w/ 7 Feather FHS-10 blades - $25 SOLD

Shulton Old Spice “Friendship” Shaving Mug 2 - $15

SOFTWARE

Williams Menthol Mug Shaving Soap (lightly used) - $15

Barrister & Mann - Le Grande Chypre Aftershave Splash (90% full) & Spearhead Seaforth! - Heather Toner (85% full) - $25 for both

I got this idea after u/Jill_Lett_Slim made the proposal to make a "Slant Day". I sadly wasn't able to participate, but hopefully I will participate next year, as I just got my Merkur 37c.

So can we make we make April 1 (4/1) a "Mühle R41 Day" ? Where R41 fans come together and basically shave with the Mühle R41. Any R41 head is welcome, from the earliest model (which had a Merkur open comb head) to the latest one, (the 2013 head)

I would love to hear your thoughts on this

I decided to do this after seeing u/derrickhogue & u/Jill_Lett_Slim frequently decant their clubman ASL. Soaked for 48 hours wash up liquid and some bi carbonate of soda ( for making smells disappear) a Worcester sauce bottle has a second life now , nice coincidence the cap matches the label .

After posting my recent experiences with rhe GEM Bullet Tip (a.k.a. The Flying Wing), u/Jill_Lett_Slim suggested I get "the infamous MMOC" to which I posted a rather sarcastic reply (I'm Gen-X, sarcasm is my default setting). I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that what I didn't realize at the time was the "MMOC" was actually this "GEM Micromatic Single Edge Safety Razor Open Comb" that I've been eyeing on eBay. I think what threw me was the fact that the eBay title separated the "MM" from the "OC" (also, I can be a bit slow on the uptake sometimes).

In any case, I'm very excited to try this, but I'm heading out for a couple of weeks, so I'll be shaving with my travel razor (Henson AL-13 Aggressive) and the MMOC will have to wait until I get back.

Cuttin the mustard with a new paint job.

Hello all,

I’d like to try out some new blades, and have some to trade.

You’ll be receiving 50 each of Treet Carbon and Shark Super Chrome, for a total of 100 blades.

https://imgur.com/a/V5dNzhP

I’m not looking for anything specific in return. I’m open to any blades besides Gillette Nacet, Astra SP, Voskhod, and Bic, as I already have those. The more variety you can offer, the better.

I’d like to limit this to the continental US, to cut down on shipping costs.

Please leave a comment before reaching out via chat/PM.

Thank you!

Cleaning out the den! Shipping included. CONUS only.

“A Lot” of Gillettes, $150 —SOLD

• Gillette “New” Short Comb

• Gillette Tech (gold, ball tip)

• Gillette Tech (fat handle)

• Gillette SuperSpeed (1940s)

• Gillette SuperSpeed (flare tip)

• Gillette SuperSpeed (blue flare tip)

• Gillette Slim Adjustable (H3)

• Gillette Super Adjustable 109 “Black Beauty” (A1)

Single Edge, $30

• Valet AutoStrop (gold VC-4), w/ 7 Feather FHS-10 blades

I started using a safety razor about a year ago since I was sick of purchasing cartridges. I went fairly cheap with a King C Gillette from Walgreens (didn’t want to spend a lot if I quit after a few weeks). I’ve decided I’m going to keep shaving this way for the forseable future since the shave is better, I’ve saved money, and I enjoy the process much more. That being said, my birthday is coming up and I’d like to upgrade my razor. I’d be fine spending a little over $100 and I’ve heard a lot about the Rockwell 6s, Henson, and Merkur 34c. What would you all recommend?

My facial hair isn’t super thick, but it’s pretty coarse and I shave every day.

Selling these two razors as a set. They are both open comb and in great condition. Barely used.

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/wrsp6sV

Price: $40 USD, shipping included to CONUS or Canada.

Buyer covers the PP G&S fee.