Aug. 17, 2022
- Brush: Zenith B36 "Copper Scrubby!" 28x50mm Boar
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: GEM (17)
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lime - Soap
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Post Shave: Porter's Lotion, WSP - Neroli - Cooling Aftershave Balm
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Fragrance: Gallagher Fragrances - Pearfecto
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Passes: WTG, XTG
- Coffee: Colombia. Ciudad Bolivar, Antioquia - v: Catillo & Colobia - p: Natural
- Music: Masao Nakajima Quartet - Kemo-Sabe
- August 2022 SOTD Photo Album
#GEMsOfWisdom / #RawHoggin
Question for the community:
When you lather with a high-backbone, scrubby brush, how do you actually move the knot on your face?
I've noticed side to side strokes work pretty well with this Zenith brush—the 'ol painting motions—but I have to be sparing with any attempts to splay or swirl the brush. Doing so feels good on my chin, and helps work up the lather, but is actively uncomfortable on my cheeks and is a little abusive on my neck as well. Like the MMOC, this brush demands a light touch.
I also had an off-the-cuff thought about the MMOC while I was chatting with u/VisceralWatch yesterday. It's an efficient razor, with some notable aggression. However, when folks complain about how it feels, I wonder if at least some of what they're feeling is the comb (versus the blade, or the edge of the razor head). My brass Peerless Clog-Pruf feels totally different than the MMOC; the teeth are smaller, more plentiful, and sit on a smooth bar. That Micromatic variant is extremely comfortable, and doesn't scrape at all, while feeling just as efficient as the MMOC.
Anyway, fourteen more shaves to go and then I can put this Lime soap aside for a while. I'm over it.
| Date |
Soap Before (g) |
Soap After (g) |
Usage (g) |
Loading |
| 8/1 |
235.5 |
232.5 |
3 |
◊ |
| 8/2 |
232.5 |
228.0 |
4.5 |
◊ |
| 8/3 |
228.0 |
227.0 |
1 |
◊ |
| 8/4 |
227.0 |
223.3 |
3.7 |
◊ |
| 8/5 |
223.3 |
220.3 |
3 |
40 seconds |
| 8/6 |
220.3 |
218.8 |
1.5 |
30 seconds |
| 8/7 |
218.8 |
217.9 |
0.9 |
40 swirls |
| 8/8 |
217.9 |
216.5 |
1.4 |
40 swirls |
| 8/9 |
216.5 |
215.9 |
0.6 |
40 swirls |
| 8/10 |
215.9 |
215.6 |
0.3 |
50 swirls |
| 8/11 |
215.6 |
213.9 |
1.7 |
60 swirls |
| 8/12 |
214.7 |
213.0 |
1.7 |
60 swirls |
| 8/13 |
213.0 |
211.5 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/14 |
211.5 |
210.5 |
1 |
60 swirls |
| 8/15 |
210.5 |
209.0 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/16 |
209.0 |
207.2 |
1.8 |
60 swirls |
| 8/17 |
207.2 |
◊ |
◊ |
~62 swirls |
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#sidetracked u/Teufelskraft
I'm not sure how I feel about Portugal. The Man as a whole, or even today's song—"Modern Jesus," which is undeniably catchy—but I love the song's music video. It's a weird little snapshot of mid-2000s America, composed of footage recorded across nine states. The glimpses of blighted neighborhoods in Detroit and open land in Wyoming are particularly striking, and the way people exist in the diegesis of all these culturally and geographically disparate shots ranges from the whimsical, to the alarming, to the weird, to the profound. I'm not sure the song is as smart as it wants you to think it is, but if the video was made as organically as it appears, it's one of my favorite works of observational documentary.
YouTube: Portugal. The Man - "Modern Jesus"
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