AA24 - Day 5 - Monday in the Shire
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Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot
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Blade: Gillette Platinum [5]
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)
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Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash
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Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Eau de Parfum
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Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord
Shire is such a beautiful scent! It was almost going to be an AA trickhole with Shire, and 🍀🐑Shepherd of Stirling🐑🍀changed all that. Luckily, I'm still able to use Shire for today.
Yeah, Shire was close to the top of my list for AA also. Had I not been able to find Guerlain Jicky EdT, it was between Shire and Opuntia (Opuntia followed by Aventus fits well for mid-Atlantic US in August).
August 5, 2024
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (4)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
- Post Shave: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - Aftershave
$Discord
$ShepherdsofStirling
Progress Album
A slightly rushed shave, but I went into it knowing I could go quickly. I find Stirling to be incredibly easy to lather. It's more fun to add water slowly, but you can also just throw a bunch of water at it right up front and call it good, which is what I did today.
You can't go wrong with Stirling. To me, it's just like what buying Craftsman tools at Sears was like back in the day.
What's behind the $Discord tag?
Yeah, what @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social said. I'm too lazy to remove it when pasting into Lemmy. Once AA is over I'll probably stop using that tag because I don't post on reddit very often outside of these "events".
The $Discord tag doesn't really serve a purpose here, but if you add the tag to your reddit post, a discord bot will automatically post your sotd comment to the sotd channel on discord.
Ahh. Thank you. I assume that's a fairly new bot. I expect I will see a lot of it from now on. Seems like a great time saver.
August 5, 2024
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Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
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Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point
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Lather: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
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Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave. $headless $FriodomRiders
Another shave that was as close as one with a stropped razor. I'll be doing a microscope image of the edge on the 7th or 8th. I'm interested to see what the edge looks like. It feels exceptionally comfortable while shaving.
Day 5/31 of Looking for Serenity in Austerity
- Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (5)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco) (3)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
Nice shave after a fun day at the pool today. The brush held enough lather for two passes. Makin' progress...