Thanks!

I personally think 48 hours would be enough for everyone to make their choice in a timely manner.

Maybe something like 2 token points for every unranked soap would be okay. I think this wouldn’t mess with the general voting consensus, of course depending on how many soaps are suggested.

That’s a great idea with a discussion thread! I am sure we’d find a good consensus based on democratic decision making. Thanks again for coming up with the idea of BVWSC 👍🏻

Ah, cool! Thanks! I actually saw Element as an app in my F-Droid client, but wasn’t sure what it was. Looks very nice! I downloaded the app now and will set up an account tomorrow ✌🏻

I’m unfortunately not familiar with Matrix. Is that an app? Messenger? I usually only used the private message feature in my Lemmy app of choice, but if you could direct me I’d gladly set up an account 👍🏻

05.11.2024 - Tobacco Tuesday

• Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
• Razor: Leaf Thorn
• Blade: snapped KCG
• Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
• Post-Shave: Thayer’s Original toner; Alterra men natural ASB

1 pass plus “buffing” on the head; 1 pass on the face. A solid, comfortable shave.

Another themed thing, but just by accident. Figured that I want another tobacco scent today, but opted for one of my newer soaps with tobacco as one of the many notes in a complex fragrance. Shaman smells like luxurious furniture or a really high-class candy store (the kind you only visit to buy something as a gift). The base is very good once you load heavy, very thick and rich lather (as in: this makes my skin feel protected and good even after wiping it off).

I remembered why I ultimately abandoned wearing a moustache & goatee combo and settled for just the Frank Zappa/Doc Holiday combo of stache and soul patch instead: I obsess way too goddamn much about symmetry of the goatee part. But even as much as I want to shave it down, I need to wait - I’m currently dealing with a few pimples (perhaps I am not as well suited to write about skincare after all?) and a particularly troublesome one sits directly on my chin. I’ll need to wait until that thing has healed, but today’s single pass face shave was used to assert dominance. Like it or not, chin - sooner or lat(h)er, you’ll get the razor! 😈

Sending out my thoughts & good wishes over to our american friends; I sure don’t envy you folks only having the choice between plague and cholera - having to choose “the lesser of two evils” instead of your real political affiliation sucks. Stay positive, stay calm and keep on keeping on 🤝🏻

Thanks for your kind offer! Maybe we could trade samples? I’d gladly try Pine Tar. Would you like one of Stirling’s Texas on Fire ?

First off, thanks for organising these every time. Your efforts have my utmost respect and none of what follows is meant to be a personal critique. It’s all meant in good faith.

I have to issue a few minor complaints:

• we should wait until every member who wants to participate has voted (walden doesn’t mind this time, but I imagine it might be very disappointing if he indeed did want to vote); alternatively have a clear deadline to do so
• we probably should have a rule in place what happens when someone doesn’t rank every soap. We had more than ever before this time, so I see how some people couldn’t be bothered - but I personally think they deserve at least some token vote points
• likewise, we might need to limit nominations to one soap per member. As you said, there’s always next month to suggest another one.

These are just minor issues, but I guess like every club we need to follow at least a bare minimum of rules. BVWSC has been really great so far and I find it charming how open and inviting our Lemmy community is.

Perhaps those are only personal issues though; I am of course open to discussion with other members and receptive for constructive feedback. Cheers & have a nice evening ✌🏻

It’s not a stupid idea. Actually, I like it even though I’d most likely forget to participate. In fact, I even liked the OG Atlas Shaves… sure it was some goofy shit stuff with “pics of your scruff and pics of your dirty sink with the hair in it” rules but not everything needs to be serious business. It sure would’ve been better suited for November as that’s also a month with beard/moustache growth challenges, but it was funny. Personally I like the strongman theme, but the actual competitions are hard to translate to wetshaving challenges anyway.

Plus 1 point for actively engaging with someone else

That’s what I like the most. Fostering actual engagement with others is great.

Not the kind of challenge you can win by planning ahead.

That’s probably what perfectly translates to strongman/strongwoman championships - participants have a general idea about what events will take place, but they’re all subject to change - even last minute. Also, hell yeah for DQs - you can zero an event in strongman sport, but that generally costs you the competition.

I’d say you shave half of your face (or head) 3+ times per day. Goal is to look like Harvey (NSFW) by New Year’s Eve 🤯

Thanks! I also appreciate you for being a part of our little community here. 👍🏻

MMMMFF is cool, I could see myself doing it more often; gives me something to look forward to on Mondays. Need more HoM though.

I know you pretty much run on themed shave days and even months (TabOKtoberfest, BBS November, Destroy your Dermis December etc.) but I’m frankly too inconsistent with my shaves to remember…

Ah the joys of wetshaving, a classic “I definitely don’t need it, but I surely want it” hobby 😅

Basically PBNTs666 posts the voting thread separately, each nominated soap is a single comment. Voting doesn’t work by upvotes, you’ll need to clarify your choice/rank for each nomination by replying to the comments. When everyone has voted/ranked, PBNTs666 compiles the data and the soap with the best placings has won. 😉

Edit: just saw he already answered you. Well, I repeated what he said but in different words 🤷🏻‍♂️

Perhaps some… Witch hazel would help?! 😉

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