2024-08-18 Austere August Day 18

• Prep: Coffee, Face wash soap/warm water, and stropping, and stropping
• Brush: Shore Shave - Player Custom with 24mm Blond Boar
• Razor: Ralf Aust - Ralf Aust 5/8" Round Point Straight Razor
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Uitwaaien
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Uitwaaien (Splash)

A little rough and more nicks than ideal. Not paying enough attention and just plain tired.

Take care and have a good one

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Austere August, Day 18 * Brush: Copper Zenith B36, bleached 28mm x 50mm * Razor: Ern 22 7/8 * Lather: Vintage Williams Tonsorial * Post: Proraso Red Aftershave * Frag: Ethos Mysore Santal

Another good shave. I can feel the edge isn't as fresh or as keen as at the start of the month, but it shaves well and helps me keep my lather in top shape.

The brush continues to be a pleasure to use.

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August 18, 2024 – AA24 Day 18

• Brush: Omega 50068 Bambino 18mm boar
• Razor: Hartford Cutlery #20 4/8
• Lather: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face – Midnight Stag

Not much to say today. I nicked a spot where it looks to be an ingrown hair right in the crease on my neck. Not much blood, so I’ll take that little victory.

Have a nice day and kind to one another.

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Aug. 18,2024

• Brush: Summer Break Steinauer 26mm Zenith Boar
• Razor: Thiers Issard Evide Sonnant Extra Hollow 6/8
• Blade: Edge By u/whosgotthepudding [28]
• Lather: House Of Mammoth - Indigo - Soap
• Post Shave: House Of Mammoth - Indigo - Aftershave

Back to the grind tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Here is today’s brush pic

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Brush Progress Album

Aug. 18, 2024
Brush: Zenith B36 Copper 28mmx50mm Boar
Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 451 5/8 Stainless Full Hollow Square Point
Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Alive - Aftershave

Straight shave eighteen and another very nice shave. This still takes me considerably longer than a DE shave but at least I’m getting good results.

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August 18 2024

• Brush: Omega 13732 24mm
• Razor: Solingen Best Silver Steel 6/8 (Straight shave #115)
• Lather: Stirling - Varen
• Post Shave: Stirling - Varen
• Fragrance: Ineke Perfumes - Idyllwild

Brush progress album

The dog days of Austere August are here. Craving a bit of variety, and my tub of Varen looks about the same as when I started this month, which is disappointing. I’ll weigh the soap tomorrow and check how much I’ve used.

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August 18, 2024

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar

• Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point

• Lather: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Soap

• Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
• Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave. $headless $FriodomRiders #NoStrop

Edge Condition Album

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To all of you who honed your straight razors this weekend: Congrats! Especially those who are newer to the honing process. To those who are old hands, I say, "Why bother?!". Get rid of that vintage carbon stuff and get you some of this new fangled stainless! No honing or stropping needed and I (at least) get more (18 so far) comfortable BBS shaves from a stainless straight than I do from a DE blade (10-12 - u/sgrdddy not withstanding).

[ Ok, admittedly, I've never had more than ~15 shaves on a DE blade. I notice a softening of the edge around this point. The issue is that, once you get your technique down, shaves with a straight razor are much more comfortable than shaves with a manufactured blade. (IMO, YMMV, smoke 'em if you got 'em) ]

August 18, 2024

• Prep: House of Mammoth Embrace Doppio Bath Soap
• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 26mm APSC Pure Bliss
• Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 17 15/16
• Edge: u/whosgotthepudding (29)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Spearhead - Sea Spice Lime - Eau de Toilette

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August 18, 2024 - AA Day 18

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Semogue Torga C5
• Razor: Weck Hair Shaper
• Blade: Kismet (18)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

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Stag Spray 18

Photo Album

• Brush: Omega 10098
• Razor: Panhandle Barbershop Company Tonsorial Gem
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Indigo
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Indigo

Shave felt pretty good during it but afterwards I noticed a nick and it wasn't very close of a shave.

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8/18/24

• Brush: Farvour Turn Crafts w/ C&H v12 Fanchurian
• Razor: Raido Star Kamisori 8/8, Full Hollow Barber's Notch
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Kryptonite Aftershave Splash

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August 18, 2024 * Preshave: Hot Shower
Brush: Chisel & Hound “Rob’s Finest” Boar 25mm X 56mm
Razor: Henckels Friodur 451 No Stain
Edge: Pudding (18)
Lather: House of Mammoth Everett
Post Shave: House of Mammoth Everett Splash
Post Shave: House of Mammoth Everett EDP

Brush Pics in Album

Overshaved a bit on some spots chasing BBS but overall alright shave. Shouldn't have chased - but, I'm still improving and that's what it's all about.

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August 18, 2024

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• Brush: Chisel & Hound 'Rob's Finest' Boar 25mm x 56mm
• Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 451 5/8 Stainless
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Everett
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Everett - Splash
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Everett - EdP

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August 18th, 2024 - Stagalicious

• Prep: warm shower

• Brush: Vintage Rubberset Double Stamp with TnS HTB

• Razor: J.A. Henckels Zwillingswerk Friodur 17

• Blade: /u/whosgotthepudding edge (18)

• Pre-Shave: Ariana & Evans - Pre-Shave - Serum

• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Soap

• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Splash

• Post-Shave: Chiseled Face - Unscented - Balm

• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - EdP

It's the 18th and I forgot to order my stone to do the honing challenge... guess I'm switching to headless. Mistakes were made and life has been busy. Least I'm still having awesome shaves with the 17!

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SOTD 08/18/24

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• Brush: Bristle Brushwerks w/ TurnNShave Shoat Knot

• Razor: Henckels Friodur 472

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder

• Post: House of Mammoth - Sonder

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Photo Album

• Brush: Omega 10098
• Razor: Panhandle Barbershop Company Tonsorial Gem
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Indigo
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Indigo
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Indigo

First day of school and today I finally talked to my band director about withdrawing from marching band so hopefully he lets me. School itself was alright, average school, but marching band afterward sucked and the staff forgot to let us go to water for an hour so I almost passed out. I also didn't eat all day until after marching band which was a huge mistake. I decided to treat myself to a 3 pass shave to celebrate the first day of marching band, went alright but I have a huge pimple on my neck.

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