Aug. 26, 2022 - Circus 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

I was so looking forward to this shave, I don't know why. This great smell of Stag, I wanted to bathe in it. The blade needs some rest so the shave was a bit uncomfortable at times. Still close and not much irritations the aftershave would not handle. We will be in a circus today. Money aside, if they would earn better, I would try to perform on stage for a living. BTW, that's one of my favorite questions to get to know people. If you could hold your living standard with any job, what would you do?

Good answers so far: "Film animal documentary" "Police officer in a small town, driving from curry sausage shop to the next, having a smoke with the people" "Sitting in an antique store playing guitar"

#STAGANDSTRAIGHT #substantialstag

Aug. 27, 2022 - Stag Day 27

• Brush: Zenith B26 Retro
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (27)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

• Colombo: Morning Jazz

The past few days I've been shaving via the ItchyPooter method of soaking the brush for a minute or two, then loading without shaking out any water and making an absolute mess. Used to do this more often back in the day with my synthetic brushes, but they don't hold their water as well and would often completely drenched me, so switched to giving them a dunk and a singular shake. At least with this brush most of it ends up on my face. Most.

Gonna be a lovely weekend.

#SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

Stag Spray 27

August 27, 2022 – Austere August 27

• Brush: Cayuen Workshop with 30mm Timberwolf Synthetic
• Bowl: Cayuen Workshop – Dark Nebula
• Razor: Winning Razor by Wet Shave Club
• Blade: Gillette Winner Platinum (3)
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Video: https://i.imgur.com/2DP8Agu.mp4

Well gents, this is the final Stag shave of the A.A. challenge. I acquired a delightfully smooth finish from all this, how about you?

#AustereAugust #SubstantialStag

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHO8tRRx9kM ← Blackland Blackbird Ti vs Carbon CX Ti! Top Tier "Razor-Ree"!

Aug. 27, 2022

• Prep: Cold Water
• Brush: Semogue Barbear Classico Cerda 22mm
• Razor: Alumigoose
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Pro Touch MG (27)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

4g of soap was used today.

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5 sprays

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Have a great day! #SubstantialStag

Aug. 27, 2022 - Austere August Ultra Nightmare RawHoggin Stagpocalypse

• Prep: Midnight Stag liquid soap and bar soap
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (27)

• 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

An interesting thing happened today. As I was rinsing out the Stag tub, I realized that I could already see the beginning of the end in the middle of the tub. Perhaps if I’d have used a synthetic and not had such a heavy hand, it would’ve lasted longer. Hell, I suppose I’ll keep using this even after the month is over until I get another kill on my belt. It’s still been such a great soap that I don’t want to dissuade anyone on the fence about trying it. Just don’t use it to break in a brand new boar brush and you should be fine. Everything else went off without a hitch. I went with 25 sprays for shits and giggles, but this is not what I was referring to u/Enndeegee. That’s tomorrow.

SubstantialStag

GEMsOfWisdom

~~#RawHoggin~~

Aug. 26, 2022 - AA - Sexy Stag Flair Quest Day 27

• Prep: Face wash
• Brush: Semogue 1305
• Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Ti
• Blade: Wizamet (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

27 days and 27 nights in the desert. I expect to come out a new man.

I actually have not gotten tired of Stag. Stag still smells fantastic. I just miss all of my other scents.

Happy Saturday!

Week 4 sprays

#SubstantialStag

August 27th

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

#GEMsOfWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Edp video

August 27, 2022

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gold Gen2
• Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (27)
• 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)

I took more time with today's shave, used slightly more pressure into the face and got a very good shave. This was an experiment. I'm glad it worked, and did not result in any irritation, but this will not become my standard practice for dealing with a dull blade.

Today's microscope photo is at a higher magnification than before. It shows the same amount of edge wear, and the edge, or lack thereof, has felt the same to me for the last week. It is very difficult to pull sharp focus at this magnification, because depth of field is tiny. You're either in, or out, of focus. I've done everything I could to align the focal plane with the plane of the target, but I'm not getting the crisp focus I expect; regardless of magnification. I'll be in touch with the manufacturer on Monday. As part of playing around with this thing, I got a pretty good image of a fresh Nacet. u/sgrdddy might enjoy this.

I've commented on this before, but I'm really enjoying the personality of my boar brush. I expected it to feel a bit like a badger once broken in, and while mine has very soft tips by now it has its own feel. I thoroughly enjoy building a lather with it each morning.

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

AA D27: Saturday Stag Fever

• Prep: Alterra cleaning foam and cold water
• 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: #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Somehow I didn't think I would stick with the late night shaves, but here we are yet again.

Last few days on my old ward before nursing school begins and I'm changing to my new ward. Needless to say, motivation isn't high but I power through. Same for Austere August: it might be the first time I took participation seriously, but I don't know if I would do it again. Despite the awesomeness of Midnight Stag, I'm craving something else. Kinda undecided what I'll use for the first day of September, as it'll also be my first day at nursing school and I want something special for the occasion.

Two pass autopilot shave. Here's my Tadé boar still going strong with its wet bristles. It's now really nice to splay while face lathering and feels nice and soft. A piece of wetshaving history in a new use.

Sidetracked
SALEM - King Night

Witch House, a weird electronic niche-genre that disappeared back into the underground as fast as it once came into the spotlight. The heavy use of sampling might be partially to blame: in this song it's samples from Silent Night, Holy Night. However, Salem were one of the defining acts of the genre and I somehow still like this song. Gives me some weird kind of euphoria that's perfect for battling through awful days, but also good for when everything comes together nicely. I somehow adore the combination of chorus singers and heavy synths: something that hooks me regardless of genre, e.g. I really love dark ambient tracks with choirs layered in the mix. So, dear sidetracked crew: let us power through those last few days together!

Day 27 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

photo

I like my beer like I like my soaps, tasty and exquisite!

• #RawHoggin
• #SubstantialStag

August 27th, 2022: Saturday++

• Prep: warm shower with Stag bar

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

• Razor: MMOC

• Blade: GEM PTFE (27)

• 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

Had thai food tonight so I could order some mango sticky rice. This shit slaps. Can't wait for my frag to arrive.

Stag sprays of the day!

#SubstantialStag

#RawHoggin

#UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 27, 2022 - AA Day 27

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Semogue 1305
• Razor: GEM Open Comb Micromatic
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (27)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

SubstantialStag

GEMSofWisdom

Another zero-irritation shave despite the wearing blade. Four shaves left and lots of soap left to make it to the end and the Stag tub kill. Long live the Stag.

Sprays for Saturday

Aug. 27, 2022 - AA Day 27

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: AP400B XL Handle (AP ShaveCo) - 28mm Maggard Boar Knot
• Razor: GEM MMOC - Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (96)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

I think I just have to accept that BBS may not happen again until September. The blade isn't uncomfortable but it certainly isn't cutting as well as it should.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Saturday!

Stag Spray 27 #GEMSofWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Aug. 27, 2022

• Brush: Maggard 28mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (27)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

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

Lets go! So close to the end! 5 Stag sprays starting Monday. That's a lotta Stag.

Boar Break In Album

Stag Spray

#RawHoggin

#SubstantialStag

#GemsOfWisdom

#UNCHALLENGE

Stag Headlessly Hoggin' August Day 27

• Prep: Hot shower with Midnight Stag Soap.

• Brush: Zenith B33

• Razor: Cloud Shavette

• Blade: Cloud whatever that blade it is (32)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

Hail Stag!

-#Stagposting

-#SubstantialStag

-#RawHoggin⁸