Aug. 1, 2022 - Austere August Unscented Raw Hog Madness (questioning my sanity)

• Prep: Cold water
• Brush: Ever-Ready 200 - Zenith 27mm unbleached boar knot
• Razor: GEM MICROMATIC OPEN COMB 2nd gen
• Blade: PERSONNA GEM Stainless Steel (1)
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Unscented - Soap
• Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave (Alcohol-Free)

I could say that has been the weirdest shave of my life and thinking about doing it for 30 days more gives me goosebumps. The only thing that comforts me is that it will be really scentless with the passing of days.

RawHoggin

I've knotted an Ever-Ready 200 with an unused Zenith 27mm unbleached boar knot. I left it in the sun to accelerate drying and prayed for the knot not to get loose during the shave.

I have to say that despite my best efforts to make this shave unscented, following all the requirements dictated by u/rocketk455, it was like shaving in a pigsty romping with hogs in the mud. I hope that doesn't DQ from the unscented side challenge.

Fragrance rating

• Scent: Overpowered "cortezas de cerdo", like eating pork crackling snacks on a farm surrounded by pigs
• Longevity: eternal
• Sillage: strong

(Doggies stare at me, and come to sniff my face)

Knot rating

• Shedding: 9 bristles
• Scent: 31^(*)
• Pricky: 31 ^(*)

^(*Higher) rating that hopefully would decrease

GEMsOfWisdom

This is the second time I use the MMOC and I love it, the first one was on the past lather games. It seems smooth but mows the beard unceremoniously. I have felt the blade a bit harsh compared to the one I used the first time (PAL Hollow ground). I'm intrigued to see how it progresses.

Blade rating

• Nicks: 4
• Cuts: 0
• Roughness(0..11): 7

Sidetracked

u/Teufelskraft There's only one thing I can think of PIGS, Jane's Addiction one of my favourite bands playing Pigs in Zen. The first time I heard their first album in '87, they blew me away.

#unscented

#RawHoggin

#GEMsOfWisdom

#sidetracked

u/EldrormR

u/Semaj3000 u/djundjila