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Share your Shave of the Day for Saturday!

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Day 30/31 of Riding through Serenity in Austerity

  • Brush: Zenith - 506 N XS (extra soft horse)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Roam
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Roam Two
  • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann – Roam Two

So, AA is drawing to an end and I finally did the honemeister part of HoneMeisterschaft: Refreshing the edge. It really wasn't necessary yet, but them's the rules.

The new edge is sharper ATG, but I also got a weeper, so it seems like it's a bit harsher than the old edge, too.

$FriodomRiders
$HoneMeisterschaft
$Equestrian

Tridi 13 Fructidor an 233 de la Révolution, jour d'Épine Vinette


Good shave.

Have a good evening!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

[–] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

August 30, 2025

  • Brush: Zenith B44 28mm Boar
  • Razor: Koraat 14-2.0 8/8" Full Hollow
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Mutton -r/Wetshaving) - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne

2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.


This penultimate AA shave was extremely comfortable and between DFS and BBS in closeness. I wanted to see what result I could get with my ""typical"" 2-pass shave to assess wear on the edge. As I have been experiencing, it has lost keenness.

I stropped after this shave so that on the last shave of the month I can wrap up my stropping experiment by trying a stropped, worn, edge and comparing it to an unstropped one.

Edge Microscope Images
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$Stropless
$discord

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm excited for the stropping result. Subscribing for updates!

The stropping result has been posted :)

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 4 points 1 week ago

August 30th, 2025

  • Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
  • Blade: Dorco SD507 Disposable (5)
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave

Easy hotel shave. One of the better Tusk lathers I've gotten recently. I think Santa Noir might be a good travel/work aftershave for me. It smells nice but isn't overly strong. The dry down is mellow enough that it shouldn't bother any coworkers, some of whom I have to work in close quarters with.

[–] BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

August 30th, 2025: AA Day 30

  • Brush: Proraso - Professional Boar
  • Razor: Weck - Sextoblade Med Prep
  • Blade: Fromm Hair Shaper
  • Lather: Mike's Natural Soaps - Vetiver - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - 322 - Aftershave

Brush has the crack black ring that some Omega handles get. Knot is feeling good, lather is still tricky, Weck starting to tug more. Uno mas!

[–] snooting@wetshav.ing 3 points 1 week ago

August 30th, 2025: MMOCMQ Day 30

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear - Gelousy (A3) 28mm Badger
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
  • Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (28)
  • Lather: Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Black Ice - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
  • Fragrance: Stirling - Noble Man - EdT

Almost there!

Walking the righteous path to MMOC mastery ⚔️

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