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Cake day: September 1st, 2025

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  • SOTD - 2026-02-19

    • Prep: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Shave Oil
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Gingerbread Man
    • Post Shave: Floïd - The Genuine Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    Sample kill. I don’t think I’ll get Gingerbread Man again. It’s not bad. It’s one dimensional and the scent is pretty light.

    Airbud is protecting me from LatherBot brutality today.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 36 0
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 5 +1
    Cross posting 14 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 14 +1
    Total 69 +3

    Have a good day.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-18: BVWSC

    • Prep: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Shave Oil
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    Today is a meeting of the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club. We’re using good ol’ Tabac Original, in part, as a protest against Big Postal and international shipping cartels. :)

    As far as the ASS-HOLE TLC contest, I’m taking an airbud for the day, though using Varen as a 50% scent match was tempting.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 36 0
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 4 +1
    Cross posting 13 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 13 +1
    Total 66 +3

    Have a good day.



  • SOTD - 2026-02-17

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Gingerbread Man
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap or anything like it. Airbud day!

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 36 0
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 3 +1
    Cross posting 12 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 12 +1
    Total 63 +3

    Have a good day!


  • SOTD - 2026-02-16

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. x r/ws - I, Rich Moose
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap but I’ve got the brand. Luckily, it’s Moose Monday!

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 36 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 2 0
    Cross posting 11 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 11 +1
    Total 60 +6

    Have a good day!


  • SOTD - 2026-02-15

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: DentonMajik - KRS Classic
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap or anything even similar to it. Airbud for me today.

    In the face of this Latherbot cruelty, I pulled out some unobtanium. KRS Classic is in DentonMajik’s mutton base. The scent is a dupe of YSL Kouros. Excellent performance from the lather.

    • Top notes: Aldehydes, Coriander, Artemisia, Clary Sage and Bergamot
    • Middle notes: Patchouli, Carnation, Vetiver, Cinnamon, Geranium, Jasmine and Orris Root
    • Base notes: Civet, Honey, Leather, Musk, Oakmoss, Amber, Tonka Bean and Vanilla.

    Weirdly, these scent notes are similar to the incorrect scent notes of Tabac Original promulgated by Smallflower, WSDB, and Latherbot. Yet KRS Classic smells nothing like Tabac Original. It does smell good though.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 32 0
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 2 +1
    Cross posting 10 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 10 +1
    Total 54 +3

    Have a good day.


  • Gratuitous SOTD - 2026-02-14

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Prestō
    • Post Shave: Lucky Tiger - Lucky Tiger Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap, but I’ve got the brand. It also has 50% of the scent notes of the theme soap (menthol), but that doesn’t matter this year.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 32 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 1 0
    Cross posting 9 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 9 +1
    Total 51 +6

    Have a good evening.


  • Barberella SOTD - 2026-02-14 ❤️

    • Prep: Suavecito - Shave Cream and a hot towel
    • Brush: Dovo - Synthetic Olivewood
    • Razor: Feather - Artist Club SS Folding Razor
    • Blade: Feather - Artist Club ProGuard
    • Lather: Burmax - Lather Time Hot Lather Machine w/ Campbell’s Shave Cream
    • Post Shave: Johnny B - P.M. After Shave

    A shave and a haircut from the lady barber today. I’m going for an extra shave later in the day to stay ASS out, TLC in. I don’t want to find out about the second-tier losers club. :)



  • SOTD - 2026-02-13

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Smash
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap, but I’ve got the brand.

    Smash smells so good to me.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 28 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 1 0
    Cross posting 8 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 8 +1
    Total 45 +6

    Have a good day.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-12

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Ariana & Evans - Cuban Highball
    • Post Shave: Black Ship Grooming - 7 Doubloons Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap, but I’ve got the brand.

    I had good performance from this soap with a nice after shave feel. The scent is interesting, bright and lighty boozy.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 24 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 1 0
    Cross posting 7 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 7 +1
    Total 39 +6

    Have a good day.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-11

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap, but I’ve got the brand. Hygge has 50% of the scent notes of Cookie.

    • Hygge: Bergamot, Fir, Orange, Juniper, Amber, Frankincense, Musk, Castoreum
    • Cookie: chocolate, amber, musk, patchouli

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 20 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 2 +2
    Airbudding the day 1 0
    Cross posting 6 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 6 +1
    Total 35 +8

    Have a good day.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-10

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Hoffman’s Shave & Soap Co. - Burn The Ships
    • Post Shave: Black Ship Grooming - 7 Doubloons Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS $TLC

    I don’t have the theme soap, but I did have a tub of Hoffman’s Old Spice dupe.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 16 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 1 0
    Cross posting 5 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 5 +1
    Total 27 +6

    Have a good day.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-09

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Noble Man
    • Post Shave: Floïd - The Genuine Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I don’t have the theme soap. I thought I had a Zingari Man sample, but I don’t. I do have their brush cleaner soap. I considered this for a bit as in a past Atlas Shave someone used Dawn Powerwash Pumpkin Spice. Then I remembered that I’m already a loser and another airbud won’t hurt. :)

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 12 0
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 1 +1
    Cross posting 4 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 4 +1
    Total 21 +3

    Have a good one.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-08

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Maggard Meetup 2025
    • Post Shave: Hâttric - Classic Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS out $TLC in

    I didn’t have the theme soap, but I did have a sample from Catie’s Bubbles. I think this is my first use of this brand. It’s a nice base. I thought I messed up adding too much water, but I got a bowl of zero-structure, plant-based yogurt. It was fabulously messy and slick.

    I couldn’t find scent notes for this. On Discord, Mr. C. Bubbles confirmed this was a kitchen sink accord. I referred to my in-house judge and asked her if she could smell lily of the valley in it. She said, “What?” So, I’ll not claim this sample has a matching scent note in it. But it probably does.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 12 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 0 0
    Cross posting 3 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 3 +1
    Total 18 +6

    Have a good one.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-07

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford
    • Post Shave: Bond - Inspired By Whisky Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Bond - Inspired By Whisky Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist EdP
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord $ASS $TLC

    Today’s theme soap is Stirling Soap Co. Gin and Tonic on the Rocks. I don’t have that soap or any soaps with enough matching scent notes. I do have a good collection of Stirling soaps. Haverford is much more my kind of scent. Bond’s Inspired by Whisky goes well with it. Tobacconist is a … tobacco leaf on top.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 8 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 0 0
    Cross posting 2 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 2 +1
    Total 12 +6

    Have a good one.



  • SOTD - 2026-02-06

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: The Holy Black - Gunpowder Spice
    • Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Fabergé - Brut Classic Splash On
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord u/AdWorried2804 $ASS $TLC

    Kind of Fougère Friday with a bit of Spice.

    Atlas TLC Scorecard

    Category Δ
    DT Soap (6) 0 0
    DT Brand (4) 4 +4
    DT Scenter (3) 0 0
    Half of the scent notes (2) 0 0
    Airbudding the day 0 0
    Cross posting 1 +1
    Snitching 0 0
    Snitching incorrectly 0 0
    Engagement Booster 1 +1
    Total 6 +6

    Have a good one.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-05

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Gingerbread Man
    • Post Shave: Floïd - The Genuine Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord

    Have a good one.


  • SOTD - 2026-02-04

    • Prep: Phoenix Shaving - Cube 2.0 - Blackbot
    • Bowl: Captain’s Choice - Obsidian Copper
    • Brush: Semogue - Owners’ Club Cherry Wood Boar - 24mm
    • Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
    • Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Gingerbread Man
    • Post Shave: Floïd - The Genuine Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego Unscented Aftershave Balm
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
    • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Man - EdT
    • Tool: WSDB
    • Tags: $discord

    Have a good one.