Post 'Saturday Austere August SOTD Thread - Aug 24, 2024' of challenge 'Shepherds of Stirling 2024'

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The number of participants is 9
  1. u/sahenders posted on 2024-08-24 05:07:20-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    AA24 - Day 24

    I'm finding a middle ground between closeness and comfort to hopefully finish out the month with this blade.

    Brush Break-In Progress Album

  2. u/loudmusicboy posted on 2024-08-24 05:14:27-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Down On The Farm For AA - Day 24

    • Brush: Omega 81151
    • Razor: Merkur 37C
    • Blade: Astra SP (11)
    • Lather: Stirling - Scots Pine Sheep
    • Post Shave: Stirling - Baker Street splash
    • Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial unscented AS balm
    • Tags: $RawHoggin $ShepherdsofStirling

    The Sheep base post-shave feel is fanfuckingtastic. I'm a little bored with this shave but the end is nigh and the lathers will be different soon.

    Brush before and after pics here.

    $BarnyardChallenge musical inspiration provided by the disco era. As a Gen Xer, I happily lived through the hair metal era (Out of the Cellar from Ratt is the greatest album of that era) which then got ushered into obscurity by the grunge era. But to get to either of those, we had to survive the disco era. Some of us had parents who got all decked out to hit the disco, maybe do some rails of cocaine there and dance into the wee hours (I can't attest to the cocaine with my parents, I think...). If nothing else, some of us remember sitting in the backseat of mom's or dad's car whille they were ripping a cigarette with the windows maybe open hearing the disco tunes come over the radio. If you were under the age of 10, like I was in those days, you probably really enjoyed this little ditty that was released in 1976. Yes, this might be as bad as getting Rick Rolled but I'm giving you "Disco Duck" this morning.

    Coffee needs to start rolling around my system right now. Try to enjoy your day and remember to be kind to one another.

  3. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-24 06:38:02-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 24, 2024

    • Prep: Hot Shower
    • Brush: Grizzly Bay - Dark Magic - 26mm TNS Shoat Boar
    • Razor: Blackland - Sabre
    • Blade: GEM PTFE
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen Soap
    • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Picture Day Splash
    • Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord

    Beautiful day today.

  4. u/_walden_ posted on 2024-08-24 06:43:34-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 24, 2024

    • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts "Santa Noir" w/Maggard 28mm SHD Badger
    • Razor: GEM Damaskeene
    • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (2)
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm

    $Discord
    $ShepherdsofStirling
    Progress Album

    Very nice. This Damaskeene is particularly mild, and it's a joy to use. Good efficiency despite not much blade feel.

    Used 4.9 grams of soap today, which is a lot. I don't use badger knots often so wasn't sure how much to load, but apparently I can dial it back a tad. Really nice lather, though.

  5. u/SilverRavenSo posted on 2024-08-24 17:32:34-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    SOTD
    Prep: Hot water
    Razor: Leaf
    Blade: Parker (1 1/2 blade)
    Brush: Omega Art. 10098
    Lather: Stirling Sheep
    Post Shave: ForeverPure Witch-Hazel, Barrister and Mann Braeburn Aftershave balm

    $ShepherdsofStirling

  6. u/oswald_heist posted on 2024-08-24 17:52:05-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 24 2024

    • Brush: Omega 13732 24mm
    • Razor: Solingen Best Silver Steel 6/8 (Straight shave #121)
    • Lather: Stirling - Varen
    • Post Shave: Stirling - Varen
    • Fragrance: Ineke Perfumes - Idyllwild

    Brush progress album

    Had a bad shave yesterday but redeemed myself today.

    $headless

    $RawHoggin

    $ShepherdsofStirling

  7. u/TheStallionPartThree posted on 2024-08-24 19:00:35-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 24, 2024 – 24

    • Brush: Semogue Torga C5
    • Razor: Christopher Bradley B SB AL plate – Maggard Handle
    • Blade: Wizamet (4)
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Varen
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter – Orbit

    Missed that synthetic coolant post shave. Shave 4 on this wiz was so smooth.

    $RawHoggin

    $ShepherdsofStirling

  8. u/merikus posted on 2024-08-24 19:10:36-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Aug. 1, 2024

    • Brush: Declaration Grooming B14 “Nebula” Badger
    • Razor: Schick Hydro Magic
    • Blade: Schick Injector (10)
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Sheep - Soap
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave feat. House of Mammoth - Permafrost
    • Osma: Osma - Osma
    • Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

    This was by far the worst shave of the month for me. I think it was because it had been about 5 days since my last shave. The HydroMagic is a great daily driver razor, but really struggles with thick hair. Typically this would be an OCMMOC shave for me.

    This also marks 10 shaves for the month, officially making me a Shepherd of Stirling. I wasn’t sure if I would make it so that’s exciting.

    ^Tags: ^$Discord ^$ShepherdsofStirling

  9. u/NorthSoundHamster posted on 2024-08-24 20:04:00-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    SOTD August 24, 2024

    Lather: Stirling Glacial Electric Sheep ❄️⚡️🐑

    Razor: Stirling Soap Stainless Razor-Standard

    Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)

    Handle: Henson Aluminum

    Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving Moar Boar

    Post Shave: Stirling Executive Man Splash

    Fragrance: Stirling Executive Man EdP

    One of the things I was most grateful for in the $ShepherdsofStirling challenge was the ability to change your hardware up, and today I started taking advantage of it. I originally got the Stirling Stainless razor of the Zaar, this is from the batch Rod had to remove the “Made in the USA” from the razors as the unscrupulous vendor had them made overseas without his knowledge and rather than throw them away he gave us an opportunity to get our hands on them. According to Rod’s YouTube video when he was still prototyping this razor his goal was to create a one pass beast that would be both a daily driver or something that could mow down heavy growth. What impresses me the most about this razor is that it “sings” like a straight while still being a DE. I had tried previously several times to get comfortable shaves with this until I experimented with an Aluminum handle and it seemed to come alive for me. This setup also helped me understand another concept I’ve heard about but never really got until now: Aggressive Razor, Mild Blade. With the Personna Lab Blue, this is a wonderful example for my face and skin. The Mutton base was outstanding again, finished with Executive Man times 2. Everyone have a good finish to the weekend with an eye on hopefully a long a relaxing Labor Day weekend.

    $ShepherdsofStirling