Aug. 17, 2022 - No definite plan today

• 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

I have no idea what I ll do after work today. If the weather turns out to be good, I ll drive an hour to a small magic tournament. If it ll rain I ll probably do grocery shopping, eat like a truck and iron clothes.

As I hope for good weather I only did a two pass shave, which turned out pretty well. My razor is coated with milky soap rests, which do not wash of perfectly. I guess during the next honing session in September it will be scrubbed off.

#stagandstraight #substantialstag

Aug. 18, 2022 - Stag Day 18

• Brush: Zenith B26 Retro
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (18)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

• Bluetech: Leaving Babylon

Another early one... Bring it on.

Stag, I love it. Brush, keeps getting better. I'm a happy, albeit tired, camper.

#SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

Stag Spray 18

August 18, 2022 – Austere August 18

• Brush: Cayuen Workshop with 30mm Timberwolf Synthetic
• Bowl: Cayuen Workshop – Dark Nebula
• Razor: Winning Razor by Wet Shave Club
• Blade: Gillette Winner Platinum (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Video: https://i.imgur.com/E1C41En.mp4

BBS Stag Shave, and I'm back again using my favorite fancy handle. Thus we arrive one day closer to Friday.

#AustereAugust #SubstantialStag

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARoZ_TAv9NA ← What would you have seen in Constantinople during the Golden Age of Basil II?

Aug. 18, 2022

• Prep: Cold Water
• Brush: Semogue Barbear Classico Cerda 22mm
• Razor: Alumigoose
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Pro Touch MG (18)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

Lather is trash but at least i'm pretty consistent loading the soap, another 4.2g of soap was used today, if i keep up this pace i should be on the clear for the month.

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3 sprays

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Have a great day! #SubstantialStag

August 18, 2022

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gold Gen2
• Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (18)
• 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)

Simple fix on the microscope. Now I'm back to the high magnification, low resolution quality that's normal for me. Today's microscope shot does not show any feature that's unusual, and that's what I see from a full examination of the edge also. I think that edge wear will be slow from this point on. Since I'm being careful to distribute the wear evenly on each side of the edge, I fully expect the blade to reach a point of diminishing returns later this month where its keenness stabilizes. I'm guessing that its shaving characteristics at 30-ish shaves will be very similar to its shaving charactistics at 50+ shaves ( u/Old_Hiker ), or 80+ shaves ( u/djundjila ).

Otherwise, "same ol same ol". The brush continues to be good to me. My wife is not wild about the soap scent or the aftershave scent, but can tolerate the EdP (big win for me!). Been happy with the MMOC since before day one. Having a blast with AA!

August 18th

• Brush: Zenith Boar - 505NK 27mm
• Razor: GEM - MMOC
• Blade: Gem PTFE (18)
• Lather - Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Splash
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Edp

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Edp video

I can't believe there is still nearly two weeks left if this month

August 18th, 2022: Still Staggin

• Prep: warm shower with Stag bar

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

• Razor: MMOC

• Blade: GEM PTFE (18)

• 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

Today was better than yesterday

Stag sprays of the day!

#SubstantialStag

#RawHoggin

#UNCHALLENGE

AA D18: Busy AF day with actual Midnight Stag again

• Prep: cold water on face and brush
• 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
• AA TAGS: #SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

Forgot that I still had to shave for AA until it was Midnight. Freaking speedy shave - I actually tried something with the Tadé that I normally only do with my synthetic brushes; means no prep soaking, just putting heaps of water on it right before loading from the tub. You know what? It worked! Shows that it's firmly in the good territory now. Here it is up close after surviving this abuse. Here's a even closer look at the bristles! Can any boar nerds confirm that it's actually pretty nice by now? I never ever would've thought it'd be usable like this before day 25, at least...

Why was today so busy again? Well, doctors appointment - had to get a medical certificate that I can work in the field of nursing for my nursing school. They also tried hard to get some blood from me and only succeeded in the third attempt. I also got one of the important tetanus vax shots I was missing, the other hepatitis A one will be done in two weeks... And that was just before another stressful shift at the dementia ward. Needless to say, I'm spent. Sorry if I don't comment or even read any of your sidetracked posts today. I need to relax.

Sidetracked
But I'll only leave after sharing at least a little track: Eagle Eyed Tiger - I live here now. This track has a special connection with me: I often listened to it during the time when the nursing home I still work at had its first bad Covid outbreak. I heard it while I was working in nursing for the first time as an OT. The uplifting melody gave me some hope in dire situations and hard, gut-wrenching times when lots of residents died. It made me push through. Damnit, now I'm all teary eyed from just sharing a story of my personal life connected to a pretty chill synthwave song. What a wuss I am.

Aug. 18, 2022 - AA Day 18

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1305
• Razor: GEM Open Comb Micromatic
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (18)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

SubstantialStag

GEMSofWisdom

Another effortless lather and shave, though I hate getting up earlier only because I end up taking more time than I should and I don’t get to school any earlier like I want, and it fouls the family routine in the mornings.

Today might be the first day I can say the blade might be wearing. Nothing is drastically different. I get the same audible feedback and the shave was close after two passes. But I can detect some feelings of inefficiency creeping in. Just a bit if pull. I’m miles ahead of last year, though.

Happy Stagging!

Happy 🪒 shaving!

Aug. 18, 2022 - Austere August Ultra Nightmare RawHoggin Stagpocalypse

• Prep: Midnight Stag liquid soap and bar soap
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (18)

• 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

Late post but great shave today. I was running late and just slowed down enough to post even though I’m still at work. I wanted to focus on my brush and decided to try using it without my normal 2 minutes or so of soaking since I was in such a rush. Honestly, I couldn’t tell a difference. This is already the softest boar I’ve ever gotten my hands on and the more I use it this month, the better it’s gotten. Just the right amount of backbone and damn near no scritch which is the only thing I’d change if given a chance. I do like a bit of scritchiness in my boars but this one is great even without it. It’s already splaying out nice and evenly and whips up a great lather without having to beat it into submission like I did the first week. 16 sprays I think today. I can’t watch my own videos and recount but I’m sure it was 16. I think.

SubstantialStag

GEMsOfWisdom

RawHoggin

Aug. 18, 2022 - AA - Sexy Stag Flair Quest

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: Semogue 1305
• Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Ti
• Blade: Feather (2)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Still Staggin'.

Edp sprays

#SubstantialStag

Day 18 of Austere August! Staggin on!!

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

• Razor: Filarmonica Double temple 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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photo

I didn't expect that this challenge would be harder to post than the LG... And I can't even find time for a nice photo.

The last few days have been really good shaves with little to no irritation, which I always enjoy. The brush is soft and great for face lathering, but I can't wait to get back to my new OUMO brush😁 not much to add, last night I fell asleep 3 times before I could actually do the post...

• #RawHoggin
• #SubstantialStag

Aug. 18, 2022 - AA Day 18

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: AP400B XL Handle (AP ShaveCo) - 28mm Maggard Boar Knot
• Razor: GEM MMOC - Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (87)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

Another easy uneventful shave.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thursday!

Stag Spray 18 #GEMSofWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Stag Headlessly Hoggin' August Day 18

• Prep: Hot shower with Midnight Stag Soap.

• Brush: Zenith B33

• Razor: Cloud Shavette

• Blade: Cloud whatever that blade it is (23)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

I'm falling asleep as I write this. One more day, one shave

Hail Stag!

• Stagposting

• SubstantialStag

• RawHoggin

Aug. 18, 2022

• Brush: Maggard 28mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (18)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

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

Starting to look at other scents longingly. I'm definitely a big fan of variety. September is about to slay so many samples.

Boar Break In Album

Stag Spray

#RawHoggin

#SubstantialStag

#GemsOfWisdom

#UNCHALLENGE