Aug. 24, 2022
- Brush: Zenith B36 "Copper Scrubby!" 28x50mm Boar
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: GEM SS (24)
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lime - Soap
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Post Shave: Porter's Lotion, WSP - Neroli - Cooling Aftershave Balm
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Fragrance: Hans Hendley - Untitled
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Passes: WTG, ATG
- Coffee: Peru, Cusco - v: Caturra, Typica, Bourbon - p: Washed
- Music: Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death
- August 2022 SOTD Photo Album
#GEMsOfWisdom / #RawHoggin
I've' gotten a bit complacent with the MMOC and needed to dial my technique in again, especially as this blade starts to dull. The MMOC demands a light touch—fingertip grip, loose wrist, minimal pressure. Just focusing on that technique makes the razor feel much less harsh and still yields an extremely close shave.
On the measurements front, I've finally broken the 200g barrier, but I'm not even going to make a noticeable dent in this soap by the time Austere August wraps up. I'm a little disappointed. I expected the Scrubby to me more voracious, regardless of break-in.
| Date |
Soap Before (g) |
Soap After (g) |
Usage (g) |
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| 8/1 |
235.5 |
232.5 |
3 |
◊ |
| 8/2 |
232.5 |
228.0 |
4.5 |
◊ |
| 8/3 |
228.0 |
227.0 |
1 |
◊ |
| 8/4 |
227.0 |
223.3 |
3.7 |
◊ |
| 8/5 |
223.3 |
220.3 |
3 |
40 seconds |
| 8/6 |
220.3 |
218.8 |
1.5 |
30 seconds |
| 8/7 |
218.8 |
217.9 |
0.9 |
40 swirls |
| 8/8 |
217.9 |
216.5 |
1.4 |
40 swirls |
| 8/9 |
216.5 |
215.9 |
0.6 |
40 swirls |
| 8/10 |
215.9 |
215.6 |
0.3 |
50 swirls |
| 8/11 |
215.6 |
213.9 |
1.7 |
60 swirls |
| 8/12 |
214.7 |
213.0 |
1.7 |
60 swirls |
| 8/13 |
213.0 |
211.5 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/14 |
211.5 |
210.5 |
1 |
60 swirls |
| 8/15 |
210.5 |
209.0 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/16 |
209.0 |
207.2 |
1.8 |
60 swirls |
| 8/17 |
207.2 |
205.9 |
1.3 |
~62 swirls |
| 8/18 |
205.9 |
204.4 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/19 |
204.4 |
203.3 |
1.1 |
60 swirls |
| 8/20 |
203.3 |
202.8 |
0.5 |
70 swirls |
| 8/21 |
202.8 |
202.0 |
0.8 |
60 swirls |
| 8/22 |
202.0 |
200.5 |
1.5 |
60 swirls |
| 8/23 |
200.5 |
199.2 |
1.3 |
60 swirls |
| 8/24 |
199.2 |
◊ |
◊ |
65 swirls |
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#sidetracked u/Teufelskraft
I'm going to risk the wrath of overly-aggressive content filtering algorithms and share one of my favorite death metal songs. The opening track on Tribulation's 2013 sophomore album The Formulas Of Death, "Vagina Dentata" sounds like the warmup to an album more than a standalone track, and flows seamlessly into the dizzying "Wanderer in the Outer Darkness" (a much more showy recording, full of growls, frenetic drumming, and other reliable death metal conventions). Still, I love how this song's instrumental builds in intensity and volume from almost nothing, steadily galloping behind a simple, deadly-effective guitar melody. There's a cinematic quality to "Vagina Dentata"—it's spacious, heavy with brooding atmosphere, and seems to be the soundtrack to something momentous and evil slowly climbing out of the ground. It always gets my heart pumping and head banging.
Bandcamp: Tribulation - "Vagina Dentata"
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