SOTD by u/OrganMeat

Aug. 1, 2022

• Prep: Splash of cold water
• Brush: Zenith B16 24mm
• Razor: GEM MMOC
• Blade: GEM Stainless PTFE (1)

• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Angelique - Soap

• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Angelique - Aftershave

I am sick as a dog today (not covid, but still sucks) so I finally dragged my ass out of bed after 10 am to shave and shower. I'm participating in Raw Hoggin' and GEMs of Wisdom, so I unwrapped my shiny new Zenith B16 to use. It has been difficult to resist the temptation to try this brush since I got it a few weeks ago. I noticed with my second pass that I definitely did not load the new brush with enough soap. I use synthetic brushes 99.9% of the time, and this is my first time using a boar. So I think there will be a learning curve with figuring out how much to actually load. My shave with the MMOC went well although I got a tiny nick on my chin. These fresh GEM blades can be just a little rough, so that's not a big worry for me. In my experience they even out around ~5 shaves.

Tagging u/EldrormR and u/Semaj3000. #RawHoggin #GEMsOfWisdom