Austere August D1: Boars, horses and stags
- Prep: cold water
- Brush: Tadé NOS vintage boar, 22 mm knot
- 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
And so it begins, my friends. Austere August is upon us!
Challenge tags:
* HeadlessHorsemen for Horseman Captain and Commander u/Marquis90
* #RawHoggin for u/EldrormR, plus album link for unboxing my NOS Tadé boar, measuring it up and after first shave pic
* #SubstantialStag for SirKravsALot (hope he'll allow us europeasants without the Stag EdP, I want some donations to wildlife funds in my name!)
The Tadé feels like you're wielding a door knob, it is fitted with a small knot (22 mm at best) with a normal/medium loft and already had a very sour and spicy vintage smell to it when I unboxed it. After soaking it for five minutes, only a bit of boar funk came out. This could be gross if my soap of choice wasn't the mighty Stag.
It totally covers up any boar smell, or any other scent for that matter. The soap lathered up great and I quickly got a very shiny, slick lather on my face. The KAI shavette was very mild today, I hope I'll become more proficient with using it after this month. Already switched hands a bit more than usual, except for the moustache - I still don't trust my left hand when it comes to contours.
Two pass face shave, DFS. Some weepers and minor irritation due to being a bit hurried.
Sidetracked
I'll give y'all an example for my #sidetracked challenge.
Here's my song of choice: Motörhead - I am the Sword. This song fits both my SOTD picture with the giant Snaggletooth flag as a background, as well as the challenges I've chosen to participate in. If Stag doesn't make you think of Rock'n'Roll, there's something wrong with you! Plus, Snaggletooth is a war pig - what better fit for Raw Hoggin' it?! Finally, the Headless Horsemen wield swords. Did I feel like a badass Hessian swordsman today with my kamisori shavette? Hell yeah!
So yeah, I wish you all good fun and great shaves during this month. Death or Glory!
sotd.djudgement_invitations: [<DjudgementInvitation 72>, <DjudgementInvitation 2511>]