Aug. 30, 2022 - Office 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

Not much to shave today. Did two passes but focused a lot on the last pass to get the best possible result. Tuesday is our main office day. Once, my team lead said it smells like desinfectant in the room we work in. Nobody was offended by Stag. Great team.

#stagandstraight #substantialstag

Aug. 30, 2022 - Stag Day 30

• Brush: Zenith B26 Retro
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (30)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

• Iron Maiden: Coming Home

Great shave with some great gear. Though I am looking forward to some variety, it has been a great month.

#SubstantialStag #RawHoggin

Stag Spray 30

Edit: formatting.

August 30, 2022 – Austere August 30

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

Counting down the days, this is second-to-last Stag shave for Austere August. A great shave for a Tuesday, if I may say so.

#AustereAugust #SubstantialStag

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvKoDXbGDsw ← Old School Italian Barber – Shave with Straight Razor and hot towel – ASMR intentional sounds

August 30th, 2022: Second to Last Stag Shave

• Prep: warm shower with Stag bar

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

• Razor: MMOC

• Blade: GEM PTFE (30)

• 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

Blade still causing hella problems, my neck looks like a fucking warzone but I shall persist. Cannot wait to get back into my razor backlog and onto a fresh fucking blade. Also I miss my badgers, not that this brush is bad by any means. I'd use this everyday if I didn't have such a thrill for variety.

Stag sprays of the day!

#SubstantialStag

#RawHoggin

#UNCHALLENGE

Aug. 30, 2022

• Prep: Cold Water
• Brush: Semogue Barbear Classico Cerda 22mm
• Razor: Alumigoose
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Pro Touch MG (30)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave

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

I'll take back what i said the other day, today was the worst lather of the month and that's on me because i stopped loading once i start seeing chunks of soap going all over the place while loading but strangely only 3.3g of soap was used today.

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Have a great day! #SubstantialStag

Aug. 30, 2022 - Austere August Ultra Nightmare RawHoggin Stagpocalypse

• Prep: Midnight Stag liquid soap and bar soap
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (30)

• 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

Another smooth and easy shave today. The hole is getting bigger by the day and that’s always exciting as hell. Also finally figuring out the pomade. I might be cheating and mixing it with a bit of a matte clay pomade I use and am able to get the hold I want without looking like I haven’t showered in a week. Topped it off with around 12 sprays today.

SubstantialStag

GEMsOfWisdom

~~#RawHoggin~~

August 30, 2022

• Brush: Zenith B15 (506 U/L) 27.5mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC Gold Gen2
• Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (30)
• 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. Average 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)
• SOTD Album

Another surprisingly good shave. I guess I'll be able to finish out the month this way.

I've been going through the other posts on this daily thread throughout the month. I'm very surprised by how many people are RawHoggin, and doing the MMOC challenge. And it is good to see how many others are doing well with both challenges. I'm looking forward to seeing all the data that is compiled for this month.

I found a good section of the blade's edge to capture for today. I think this shows the progression of edge-rounding and edge-breaking pretty well. It would be great to see the edge condition for those who have taken their GEM blade to 100 shaves this month. I wonder if their edges look different from mine.

August 30th

• Brush: Zenith Boar - 505NK 27mm
• Razor: GEM - MMOC
• Blade: Gem PTFE (30)
• 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 may of used a little much

AA D30: Penultimate Stag

• Prep: cold water splash
• 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

Almost missed to post! Had my final day on my old ward today. I don't miss a single thing but my older colleague S., who'll be all alone without me and M. now. I'm having ~~tomorrow~~ (wait, it's already today here!) off before nursing school starts on the first of September. So to say, it was also my last day as a nursing assistant. Crazy. But also cool AF. In other glad that it's finally over news, my mom has beaten Covid as her rapid test was finally negative today!

Mandatory Tadé boar shot for the penultimate day. What a month. This brush turned from stiff and stinky to supple and... even stinkier. Thanks Midnight Stag.

Had a bit more tugging and weepers than usual, so despite it being the penultimate day, I binned the blade after the shave. Maybe I should try one without a guard for the final shave of AA. But I also don't want to show up to nursing school with a nasty cut...

Sidetracked
Jauge - Gather

Another synthwave track. One of my personal "success songs". Every time something goes really well, I try to play this song. It's strange how music can give such joyful feelings to us - like straight up euphoria from certain tracks. Neon Knights from Black Sabbath was already shared by u/loudmusicboy and does the same for me. As does Don't stop believing by Journey. But I thought this was too generic and kitschy. This tune here? It's not too loaded with instruments, but it gives a nice progression of rhythms. It's somehow rewarding to finally hear this in my head. I'm now on a new path towards a different way of my life; wish me luck, sidetracked crew!

Aug. 30, 2022 - AA - Sexy Stag Flair Quest Day 30

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

Feelin' sexier and sexier as I approach the finish line. This is a damn fine scent and unique as hell. Stag is a little tired though. Looking forward to 30 different soaps & splashes, 8 different razors, and 10 different brushes in September. Cheers!

Week 5 edp sprays

#SubstantialStag

Day 30 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

Shave was very interesting, at least for me. Currently trying to find a new flat to move into because they moved me to the other block of the dormitory and this new room sucks ASS it's finally time to fine a one or two bedroom apartment, but it's crazy, with all of the fake ads etc... I have until the end of September to find one so it's no big deal. Can't wait for tomorrow to end and have a small break from shaving, also I might even go and do a video outside somewhere. We'll see on that one.

• #RawHoggin
• #SubstantialStag

Aug. 30, 2022 - AA Day 30

• Prep: Warm shower
• Brush: AP400B XL Handle (AP ShaveCo) - 28mm Maggard Boar Knot
• Razor: GEM MMOC - Gen 1
• Blade: GEM PTFE (99)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

Another not terrible shave today. Still able to get pretty close to BBS, but only with quite a bit of cleanup. Certainly excited to swap at least the blade in two days.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Tuesday!

Stag Spray 30 #GEMSofWisdom #RawHoggin #SubstantialStag

Stag Headlessly Hoggin' August Day 30

• Prep: Hot shower with Midnight Stag Soap.

• Brush: Zenith B33

• Razor: Cloud Shavette

• Blade: Cloud whatever that blade it is (35)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

• Post Shave: Zingari Man - Sego balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

Now on time before baby goes mad. One more shave to go! I just can't wait to try my B1 Washo. My jawline was a little better today. Stay strong, one more day.

Hail Stag!

-#Stagposting

-#SubstantialStag

-#RawHoggin

Aug. 30, 2022

• Brush: Maggard 28mm Boar
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (30)

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Balm

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

So glad to be here at the end of the month finally. Also, holy shit, 5 spray is a LOT.

Boar Break In Album

Stag Spray

#RawHoggin

#SubstantialStag

#GemsOfWisdom

#UNCHALLENGE