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Saturday SOTD Thread - August 31st, 2024 (#447)

Share your shave of the day!

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  • Saturday, August 31, 2024

    This was my first try with Blue Mediterranean – which is, if I understood well, a dupe of Floid Blue. Yourshaving says:

    The authentic and traditional aroma of the Barbershop. A tribute to the aromas that accompanied us during childhood: the essence of the extinct traditional Floid Blue. It has an elegant and unmistakable citrus touch, which settles down in the skin with a stimulating freshness and surprising sweetness.

    First contact was meh – it smells distinctly old to me, and I have trouble identifying the citrus. Anyways, have a good day.

    ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

  • August 31, 2024

    • Brush: Chisel & Hound "Rob's Finest" w/25mm Paragon Synthetic
    • Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
    • Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (2)
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
    • Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
    • Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm #N/A #N/A

    $Discord
    $ShepherdsofStirling
    Progress Album

    A nice end to Austere August. I never got tired of Port-Au-Prince, which says a lot. I used to not really like the scent because of the lemongrass, but I quickly learned to really enjoy it.

    Final Stats:

    • Total Soap Used - 98 grams
    • Average grams per day - 3.16
    • Lightest soap usage day - 1.6 grams (loaded light on purpose, otherwise there are a few 2.1 gram days)
    • Heaviest soap usage day - 5.5 grams

    I found the weight of a Stirling tub online, and if it's to be believed I have about 26 grams of soap left in this tub. At my rate of 3 grams per day, I should have another 8 shaves in this tub. If it was 4 or something, I'd keep using it and kill it, but I'll save this kill for some other time.

  • August 31, 2024

    • Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar

    • Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point

    • Lather: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Soap

    • Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

    • Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave

    • Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette

    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave. $headless $FriodomRiders #NoStrop

    Edge Condition Album

    Well, that's it. I was very surprised by how well this edge lasted all month. I think most of it is due to the wear resistance of the steel, and a little of it has to do with preparation of the edge and with my shaving technique.

    Wonderful month! Congrats to all who took part! I look forward to reading all of the summaries.

    Here is the final microscope photo.

  • Day 31/31 of Looking for Serenity in Austerity

    • Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (31)
    • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco) (14)
    • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
    • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
    • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice

    Last day of Austerity, starting tomorrow, the entire shave den is fair game once again ♥

    Another Austere August in the can. This was my fourth and it flew by, and I'm looking forward to looking at how the challenges I participated in panned out.

  • AA24 - Day 31 - Final Day

    Hopefully, I managed to earn the 🍀🐑Shepherd of Stirling🐑🍀 badge using Varen for the entire month. Same razor, same soap, and same brush in Extreme Mode, plus the same blade challenge from Ultra Nightmare mode.

    Varen was not a difficult scent to use for the month. In fact, I appreciate it's complexity more now than when I started. Mutton is a fantastic, premium base as well.

    This brush has progressed nicely, but I still don't think it's fully broken in. After a month of use, the boar stench is barely noticeable. I believe I'll stick to bleached boar knots in the future.

    This is the longest I've pushed a DE blade, and I'm not inclined to do it again anytime soon. I'm glad that I managed to finish out the month with it. I had to adapt my technique for the last week in order to still get close and comfortable shaves.

    With the familiarity of this setup, I also managed to reduce the time of my routine by an average of five minutes. This was a personal challenge for the month that I was trying to achieve.

    Brush Break-In Progress Album

    Final Tub Check: 163g
    Overall Usage: 38g
    Average Per Day: 1.2g

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