SOTD by u/Priusaurus

Aug 3, 2021 – Austere August. Day 3.

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Brush: Zenith - B16 24mm Boar
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb Gen 2
• Blade: GEM PTFE (3)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Sheep
• Post Shave: Zingari Man – Unscented - Aftershave Balm
• Post, Post Shave: Zingari Man – Rescue Potion
• Music: O.A.R. – Road Outside Columbus

Day 3 went far, far better than day 2, which was far better than day 1. If I continue progressing at this rate, I’ll be MMOC shaving with my eyes closed in no time! No nicks or cuts and little irritation today. I still used the Rescue Potion as a preventative measure, but I didn’t need it nearly as much today as I did yesterday or the day before.

While the brush still has a way to go, the lather I built today was so, so, so much better than the first time I used this brush two days ago. The Eau de Farm Animal scent is still present, which makes the unscented challenge that much more difficult. When this dissipates, I'm guessing the end result of the shaves with turn from "unpleasant" to "meh".

Being unscented is what it is. I’m not changing courses, and neither is the soap. The only thing changing is the eventual disappearance of the stink of this new boar brush, which can’t come soon enough. I do feel fortunate that Stirling’s mutton base is so good, because I think that really helps my cause (and face) this month.

For today’s music selected, I’m completing my personal “Big 3” of college jam bands. I played Guster on Day 1, and Dispatch yesterday, and today the trilogy is complete with O.A.R. – Road Outside Columbus. To me, this is a song to play at an outdoor summer BBQ or tailgate or pool party. From the opening strum of the guitar this song is on the road to putting me in a good mood. While the song is (perhaps obviously) about Columbus, Ohio and it becoming the lead singer’s second home after going to college there, I tend to see (hear?) myself in the lyrics as well. Going away to school, and absolutely loving the people, the culture, and the surroundings of where you find yourself, and making lifelong friends there. Man, that’s what college is all about and I get nostalgic listening to this song, just thinking back about the journey of life that so many of us go on.

Tags: #unscented #rawhoggin #GEMsOfWisdom #sidetracked