Aug. 2, 2022 - Austere August Ultra Nightmare RawHoggin Stagpocalypse

• Prep: Midnight Stag liquid soap and bar soap
• Brush: Semogue 1250
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM PTFE (2)

• 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

As sacrilegious as it sounds to day this, it was bit harder to make myself do the full bit today. Hell, I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. Yesterday completely kicked my ass. I’m still trying to oversee the care of my grandmother who fell and broke her femur Sunday morning and has been in the hospital about an hour away since then. No idea when surgery will be because no one communicates worth a damn. Add in a delightfully hellish day in clinic yesterday and a Jim that is still trying to fully recover from Covid and you’ve got the recipe for pure exhaustion. But Stag waits for no man and the scent when I walked into the bathroom this morning helped to peek me right up and I was able to rally and get ‘er done.

I couldn’t tell a substantial difference in the brush from yesterday and it still felt like I overloaded when in fact I needed to go back to the tub for more soap before I was satisfied with my lather. But oh boy it was such sumptuous lather when I got it dialed in to my preference! The shave itself was dreamily easy with the MMOC and the rest of my routine went swimmingly. I’m really enjoying the beard balm in a stick form, which is something I’ve never experienced before but something about this routine has my beard looking more well-kept than it truly is. And 15 sprays hit just right today.

SubstantialStag

GEMsOfWisdom

RawHoggin