AA24 - Day 8 - Lavendursday
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Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot
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Blade: Gillette Platinum [8]
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)
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Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Lavender Noir - Splash
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Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavender - Eau de Toilette
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Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord
The brush is really coming into its own: great splay and just enough backbone. I think due to its low density, it's not so much of a lather hog.
Two wonderful lavender scents accompanied Varen today, and the compliments have followed.
Weekly Tub Check: 192g (-9g)
August 8, 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 #NoStrop
Given what I saw of the razor's edge (the title of a great book by W. Somerset Maugham, btw) yesterday, I expected a great shave today. This allowed me to really focus on Vida's soap which I think is exceptional. The history of the scent is extremely well chosen for us shaving nerds who enjoy such things, and the Darkwing base creates such a terrific lather that I suspect none of us are left wanting. Using the MOAR BOAR to complete this setup is, of course, the perfect fit (IMNSHO).
Day 8/31 of Looking for Serenity in Austerity
- Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (8)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco) (6)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
One more nice AA shave in the books. The razor is smooth, the soap smells great, and the boar is starting to lather well.
August 8, 2024
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
- Razor: Merkur 34C HD
- Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (7)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Musk - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
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Someone on Discord did an experiment with weighing soap before and after rinsing the tub. I'm a tub rinser (even when using the same tub all month), and never concerned myself with whatever gets rinsed down the sink.
That person took photos to show that they lost something like 3 grams of soap JUST by rinsing! Granted, they were using a soap base which is apparently known for going fast (Gentleman's Nod). I've never used that brand.
I recreated the experiment with Stirling, and I only lost 0.1 grams. So, basically nothing. Maybe it'd be 0.2 grams if I let the water evaporate a little bit before weighing... Either way, with a standard tub being 4 oz. (113 grams), it would take 565 rinses to deplete the entire tub.
Or, assuming 35 shaves out of a tub of soap, I'm rinsing 7 grams of soap down the drain during the life of the soap, which is .25 oz. So, maybe I'm wasting 1/16th of the tub by rinsing? This math is done with rounding up to .2 grams, so maybe I'm only wasting 1/32nd of the tub by rinsing assuming .1 grams per rinse.
So there you have it. I'm going to keep rinsing.