Aug. 10, 2022 - Just enjoying my stag

• Prep: Icecold shower
• Brush: Böker Synthetic

• Razor: Böker Elite Carbon 2.0

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Splash

Not much to say. With the leftovers from yesterday and a tiny bit of more soap, I was able to create a nice dense lather. Did only two passes, because Thursdays are my most disliked day of the week and often shit. So I did not shave as close as I could. Self fulfilled prophecy.

#stagandstraight #substantialstag

August 11, 2022 – Austere August 11

• Brush: Cayuen Workshop with 30mm Timberwolf Synthetic
• Bowl: Cayuen Workshop – Dark Nebula
• Razor: Winning Razor by Wet Shave Club
• Blade: Gillette Winner Platinum (2)
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Video: https://i.imgur.com/wWnBKnb.mp4

And it's Suddenly Stag!! And does anyone here find it ironic that we're mostly using Midnight Stag in the morning? Shouldn't it be called Morning Stag instead?

#AustereAugust #SubstantialStag

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x7lXeBV-SY ← Warships Size Comparison (Launch year – Length – Displacement)

Aug. 11, 2022 - Stag Day 11

• Brush: Zenith B26 Retro
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (11)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

• Dexter Gordon: You've Changed

First day in ages I don't have to open, and I couldn't be more excited.

Great shave, gonna be a great day.

#SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

Stag Spray 11

Aug. 11, 2022

• Prep: Cold Water
• Brush: Semogue Barbear Classico Cerda 22mm
• Razor: Alumigoose
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Pro Touch MG (11)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

5.5g of soap was used today, still not good enough for the soap to last me the whole month, i'll do a 45 sec load tomorrow and see how that goes.

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Have a great day! #SubstantialStag

Aug. 11, 2022 - Austere August Ultra Nightmare RawHoggin Stagpocalypse

• Prep: Midnight Stag liquid soap and bar soap
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (11)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Starting to feel a bit of tugging when I neglect to pay attention to the angle of the razor head, but nothing too bad as of yet. The brush is continuing to open up nicely as the shaves continue. I’m not actively doing anything extra before or after I shave, but I’m also not being gentle with it during the shave. It’s been a neat process to take part in and not skip around on. Got hit with a respectable 15 sprays today and I’m ready to get this day over with.

SubstantialStag

GEMsOfWisdom

RawHoggin

August 11, 2022

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gold Gen2
• Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (11)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum  

2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.

• Challenges: #GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag
• Brush Top (before use) - Brush History
• Fragrance Video
• Blade Edge (before use) - Edge Histiory
• Blade Orientation (black dots - odd days, red dots - even days)

After years of shaving mindlessly, I knew it would be pretty easy just to go on autopilot for 31 days. However, I've enjoyed this experience far more than I expected; at least for the first third of the month. For me, Midnight Stag has not become old, and the soap base is very easy for me to control. (My Stag trifecta is brand new.)

The brush has been the biggest surprise. It was comfortable enough on day one that I could splay it and build a lather and it could paint lather without feeling like a paint brush made of needles. Today, it is just good. It has its own personality, and I like that a lot.

I've mentioned before that the MMOC has never been a problem for me. I like mine (I have two) much better than my Flying Wing.

Today's blade edge photo shows more of the variation I've noticed at the edge. It is definitely becoming less of a straight line, and more toothy. This is what I expect since I'm flipping the blade each day; giving each side the same wear characteristics, presumably. I was aware of a very slight amount of tugging today. But very slight and only on parts of the pattern that have an ATG component.

August 11th

• Brush: Zenith Boar - 505NK 27mm
• Razor: GEM - MMOC
• Blade: Gem PTFE (11)
• Lather - Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Splash
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Edp

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Edp video

32c here in Devon and boy does Stag play to the heat, touch wood it wears off before the wife gets home. The whole of August has been mad so far so hardly put much effort into AA, hopefully I can play catch up a little next week.

Austere August D11: late shave after a stressful day

• Prep: cold water splash
• Brush: Tadé NOS vintage boar 22 mm
• Razor: Kai Captain Standard CAP-J7 kamisori shavette
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - shaving soap
• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• additional care: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - ASB
• Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Valley of Ashes - EDP

While the last few shaves were only posted late, this one today was actually a SOTN. Had a very stressful day and just needed to relax a bit with my shave...

On a positive note, it was mostly positive stress. Got my plan for nursing school and aw... I'll only see my new ward in October. All of September is filled with school. Nevertheless, progress is progress! I also got my new smart watch and smart scale yesterday and set up the watch today - it's actually more comfortable than I'd have thought and I'll even try sleeping while wearing it.

Two pass WTG shave. Nothing fancy, just a comfortable shave without going for ultra close and smooth results.

The Tadé boar on day eleven felt pretty soft this time around and it's now like a good companion. I'll have fun using it for the whole remaining month. Granted, it'll forever be baptized in Stag - but isn't that awesome in its own regard? Speaking of Stag: the scent is like an old friend now too. Hello Stagness my ol' friend, I've come to shave with you again... Or something along those lines.

Sidetracked
Today's track is quite interesting. I'm not big on watching Tv series, or streaming for that matter. I'm one of the few people below 40 without a Netflix subscription. But I often enjoy watching little snippets of scenes. One series I probably should watch is Invincible - not only for the memes it has spawned or the over the top violence and gore, or the fact that it's adult animation that finally isn't comedy. No, it also seems to have great sound design and soundtracks. Case in point: when Omni Man, one of the main characters, follows invading aliens back to their planet just to annihilate them all - they play the song Tom Tom by Holy Fuck. It takes big balls to call your band Holy Fuck as radio stations will flat out refuse to play your material. Marketing is probably also problematic. But the tension, the precision and underlying rage is just such a perfect fit with this scene. I was seriously happy when I finally found out how the song is called! As a bonus, here is said scene (NSFW) - such a perfect fit when you're feeling like you're fed up with someone's crap and just want to destroy everything that's against you.

Edit: forgot the AA tags: #SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

August 11th, 2022: Haha 11 is a Stranger Things Number

• Prep: warm shower with Stag bar

• Brush: Vintage Rubberset 400-3 with 24mm unbleached Zenith knot

• Razor: MMOC

• Blade: GEM PTFE (11)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Natural - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - EdP

2 passes, 0 complaints. This brush feels fucking amazing on the face, a good deep scrub if I splay it hard with 0 scritch. Absolute treat to use!

Stag sprays of the day!

#SubstantialStag

#RawHoggin

#UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 11, 2022 - AA Day 11

• Prep: Hot water splash
• Brush: Semogue 1305
• Razor: GEM Open Comb Micromatic
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

SubstantialStag

GEMSofWisdom

Looking back on Day 11 from last year, I was in the middle of a struggle with my brush and getting any kind of a decent lather for more than one pass. Day 11 might have been a breakthrough day, if there was one to be had. Last year, I tried a lot of things and didn’t seem to get anywhere. This year is totally different.

Today is the last day of my summer. If I can make myself, I’ll look back at some more shaves for comparison in the coming days.

Sprayin’

Edit: Hashtags

Aug. 11, 2022 - AA - Sexy Stag Flair Quest

• Prep: Face wash
• Brush: Semogue 1305
• Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Ti
• Blade: Astra SP (3)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Busy af. Squeezed the shave in today at 8:30 pm and usually a morning shaver. On a mission for this flair. Glad I like the Stag. Cheers, all.

Stag spray Day 11

#SubstantialStag

Day 11 of Austere August! Staggin on!!

• Prep: Water on Face
• Brush: Zenith 2004/B SE

• Razor: Filarmonica Sub Cero 14

• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Osma block
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag Splash
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag Balm
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag EdP

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better, but still a night photo...

Since yesterday's shave wasn't that deep I had more growth than usual. For some reason I decided to go deep, so I got my ulltra BBS, I'll see what I'll be left with for tomorrow🤣

It seems that boar brushes just gobble up soap, not a big fan of that, since I did around 5 passes with touch ups I had to add soap 2 times... The softness is great, the feeling on the skin is great, but the soap usage is a big turn off for me, also it doesn't get me quite that lather that I would like, but I still have 20 days to get even better at it😁

Other than that, nothing much, good shaves great feeling face and the smell is a killer🥰

EDIT: I figured out today why I'm doing so well at posting and why it's hard for me. I have no time for the interned during summer, it's just traveling, meeting up with friends and vacation, and at the end of the day I'm tired... Sooo yeah, I'm bad with the internet during the summer, actually not long ago 3-4 years, I still didn't have a smartphone so I went almost a whole month without internet, AND IT WAS AWESOMEEEE!!

• #RawHoggin
• #SubstantialStag

Aug. 11, 2022 - AA Day 11

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: AP400B XL Handle (AP ShaveCo) - 28mm Maggard Boar Knot
• Razor: GEM MMOC - Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (80)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Nothing new to report today. Another BBS 3 pass shave with no nicks or irritation.

Hope everyone had a great Thursday!

Stag Spray 11 #GEMSofWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Stag Headlessly Hoggin' August Day 11

• Prep: Hot shower with Midnight Stag Soap.

• Brush: Zenith B33

• Razor: Cloud Shavette

• Blade: Cloud whatever that blade it is (16)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

Day eleven. Anniversary day. Three pass was not as smooth as it was last time. Perhaps this side's useful life is coming near to an end, let's see how much further I can push it. Loaded with a less wet brush, so it was less of a mess, but it came at the cost of barely making it to the third pass. Brush is coming just fine.

Hail Stag!

• Stagposting

• SubstantialStag

• RawHoggin

Aug. 11, 2022

• Brush: Maggard 28mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (11)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Today's shave seemed smoother than the past few. The jury is still out on the MMOC for me. Yeah, it works, but I don't think I'd reach for it frequently.

Boar Break In Album

Stag Spray

#RawHoggin

#SubstantialStag

#GemsOfWisdom

#UNCHALLENGE