SOTD by u/Zimora

August 31, 2022 - AA Day 31

• Brush: Zenith B34 (break-in photo album)^1 Final Break-in photo^2

• Razor: Dubl Duck 5/8 Satinedge

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Z - Soap

• Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm

AA SOTD photo album

Great shave to end on! No complaints, no cuts, no nicks, etc.

• Headless Horsemen challenge was basically a last minute decision for me because I was pretty set on running a Rolls Razor. I had this razor come in with pretty busted scales and immediately ordered another set only for them to arrive on July 30th which didn't leave me much time to assemble, hone and test shave. I ended up having some issues with the heel of the blade that I chose to completely kill the edge by sanding it down to move the edge up a bit and having to re-hone again with only a day left. Being that I had only been honing maybe 2-3 months at that point I had absolutely zero confidence in this edge making it the whole month and let alone even a week. I really thought I had lost it several times, but just kept it on the strop a little longer and it kept delivering. I'm certainly happy to see an edge I put on the razor make it 31 days and not be completely terrible at the end. I'm also glad I got to practice for a month straight as it gave me time to practice proper mapping, off-hand shaving, etc. and I'm certainly better at the end.

• RawHoggin has been a pretty easy going challenge aside from using unscented and catching some whiffs of the brush while shaving. My only complaint with the whole thing is that I wish I had gone unbleached because Zenith knots are just way too good out of the box and I think I would've liked seeing the progress a little more. All that being said the B34 was absolutely amazing and I'm looking forward to getting it's big brother soon!

• Unscented challenge started out simple enough and I was fine for 2 going into 3 weeks and then it just started getting to me. I have times where I can't really smell anything that great anyways due to COVID complications last year so it seemed like a no-brainer to tackle this one. This last week has just been absolutely brutal though and maybe it's because I just knew the end was coming up. I'd have to think long and hard about doing this one again in future years.

Sharing this band as a final entry for the sidetracked challenge as they have been one of my favorites the last few months. I don't even remember how I ran into them, but I've been absolutely loving almost every song they've put out. Given their subscriber count and views on YouTube it's certainly hard to expect much, but these guys are flying under the radar with a ton of talent. Enmy - Deceiver

It's over. It's done.

Challenge Hashtags: #unscented #RawHoggin #sidetracked u/Teufelskraft