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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Spearhead ❤️ vs CBubs 💔

  • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 72-V (13/16", quarter hollow or near wedge, stainless steel)
  • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! — 3 Scots
  • Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! — 3 Scots
  • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! — 3 Scots
  • Talc: Borotalco

This 7 vs 10 match-up is the hardest for me to date. Both artisans deserve the underdog boost and a chance to take a crack at the Mammoth (sorry Cow, but... You know).

In the end, I had to choose Spearhead which is just about my favourite brand. It's not a choice I can enjoy guilt freely, however, nor can I confidently predict the outcome of this match-up. Catie's Bubbles has a huge arsenal of great scents, and I think it has the edge today among the old guard on the sub. Spearhead is only 6 scents into its stellar ascent to shavedom greatness, but has been (subjectively, I didn't run the numbers) more visible on the sub than CBubs in the last two years or so, and we do have a big turnover. No telling at what rate new members vote today vs the grizzled veterans. On the other hand, CBubs has personally been a lot more visible on the sub discord than Spearhead recently. So in some sense, today may also be a generational struggle, or even a contest over who's closer to the cocaine. I'm going to follow it closely.

3 Scots smells like a fresh version of Spiced, less sweet and gourmand, and this solves my long-standing is-Spiced-a-Christmas-scent?-yes-of-course-it-is-u/semaj3000 conundrum: 3 Scots is my summer Spiced, Spiced is my winter Scots.

No matter the outcome today, we'll have a well-deserving winner and a tragic robbed runner-up.

Also, happy Wedgeday everyone!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

we’ll have a well-deserving winner and a tragic robbed runner-up.

Here here!

As we say here in the Sailing "Capital" of the US, I decided to split tacks with the fleet.