u/J33pGuy13's SOTDs for challenge 'SubstantialStag 2024'

u/J33pGuy13 submitted 31 SOTDS.
  1. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-01 14:30:36-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 1st, 2024 - Stagalicious

    • Prep: warm shower

    • Brush: Vintage Rubberset Double Stamp with TnS HTB

    • Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 17

    • Blade: /u/whosgotthepudding edge (1)

    • 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

    This shave barely came together in time but my man Milton from Turn N Shave pulled through with the next day USPS shipping on the brush. Razor hit my mail Tuesday after getting a fresh edge from Pudding this weekend. Stag had to be located in my boxed up shave den.

    All that being said here we are, day one of Austere August. I always look forward to this month because it's an excuse to leave all my gear on the sink and not think about what I'm using. I'm excited to give it an honest go with a straight razor all month, I've done long stints of open blades shaves but not a full month with a straight. I 100% anticipate struggling to post every, struggling to want to strop my razor, and lastly brutalizing my face. I wish everyone the best of luck in this month-long marathon in Austerity!

    Album of the months setup which includes my boar brush unboxing.

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  2. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-02 18:37:45-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 2nd, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Had to get a reminder from Pudding how to strop but after he calmed me down and explained I got to work and I believe had good success! The shave was silky smooth and satisfying. This boar knot from Milton has already bloomed significantly and I didn't need to do a full reload for my second pass, however I did still need to revisit the tub to get a lather that I felt comfortable doing my ATG shave with. Hope everyone had a good day 2, especially my Brothers in ~~Stank~~ Stag!

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  3. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-03 19:14:32-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 3rd, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Day 3, not much to report. The boar knot has broken in significantly and it almost held enough lather for pass 2 without hitting the tub. I haven't mentioned it yet but this brush is the fastest brush I've ever used when it comes to picking up soap. My "reload" for pass 2 was 3 swirls, the load for pass 1 was something like 15ish. Amazing stuff.

    Spent the day with my girlfriend exploring and I'm pooped. Looking forward to my Sunday reset ✌

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  4. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-04 20:58:09-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 4th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Sunday reset somehow still exhausting 🤣 Grabbed a quick shave before passing out, work tomorrow is gonna be a shitshow.

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  5. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-05 20:28:05-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 5th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Work was indeed a shitshow. Did a nice easy 2 pass shave tonight, the boar brush held enough lather to do both passes without a reload! I'm pretty blown away by how quickly this thing is breaking in, reminds me of the Maggard boar but with no gel. I typically shave in the AM but these evening shaves have been therapeutic.

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  6. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-06 19:42:43-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 6th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Another great shave with the Frio. Bless Pudding and his awesome work on my straight razors 🙏

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  7. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-07 20:59:10-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 7th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Last day in the office this week, thank the lord. Shave went well, I'll do a soap weigh in tomorrow to see where we're at.

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  8. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-08 21:27:11-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 8th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Another day, another great Stag shave! Hope everyone had a good Thursday!

    Bonus: 7 day soap weigh in, this brush is using significantly less soap than I expected!

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  9. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-09 21:14:30-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 9th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Exhausted. Shave gud.

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  10. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-10 21:49:14-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 10th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Another late one after a long day, gotta stop doing this 😴

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  11. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-11 22:26:37-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 11th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Stayed up till midnight to see The Perseid Meteor shower. It was amazing, caught some really bright ones and also just had a good time looking at the stars. Shave was good today as well 😎

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  12. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-12 20:42:00-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 12th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Ditched work today cause I felt sick, so far it doesn't seem like its a long term thing. Shaved earlier hoping to reset my shave schedule to be in the AM now instead of PM. We'll see how long it lasts 😅

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  13. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-13 04:50:00-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 13th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Back to morning shaves! This edge is holding up beautifully so far and I feel much more confident in my stropping abilities!

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  14. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-14 05:21:24-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 14th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Another great shave, this one was fast as fuck (boiiiii!) because I woke up late. Think it took me around 10 min to get lathered up and 2 passes done, most of the time was spent building the lather tbh. I am excited to get into the rest of my straight razor collection come September, I think I want to continue using SRs heavily for a while.

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  15. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-15 21:36:17-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Halfway!!! Soap weigh in here. This brush ain't putting much of a dent into it anymore lol

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  16. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-16 19:54:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 16th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    And just like that, morning shaves ruined 🤣

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  17. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-17 22:30:13-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 17th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Ultra late night stink session 🦌🦌🦌

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  18. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-18 21:20:16-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 18th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    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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  19. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-19 19:57:48-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 19th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Another great one in the books. Absolutely in love with this Frio 17 but I am looking forward to getting into my SR stash come September!

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  20. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-20 18:13:17-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 20th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    These week at work is absolutely brutal, going to be early tonight cause I just can't keep my eyes open!

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  21. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-21 20:50:07-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 21st, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Another banger in the books 🤘

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  22. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-22 20:25:26-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 22nd, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Really craving badger brushes and a different soap base. The brush and soap I'm using now aren't bad, but I'm def hitting that "stir crazy" part of AA where I'm ready to get back to the chaotic rotation!

    Soap weigh in for day 21. I've been using significantly less soap than I anticipated this month.

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  23. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-23 21:20:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 23rd, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Today was day 1 of me wishing I could use a different brush. I finally hit my wall lol.

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  24. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-24 22:58:41-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 24th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Forgot to grab a gear pic but I did snag pics of the brush for the progress album. This thing broke in so nicely over the month, I'd say it only took about a dozen shaves to hit it's stride.

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  25. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-25 20:49:37-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 25th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Late post again as I finish up laundry and prep for the week. No complaints, nothing of note. Still having great shaves with the Frio and this awesome boar brush.

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  26. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-26 19:30:17-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 26th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Shaving at 10:30 instead of midnight, gonna enjoy the extra sleep!

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  27. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-27 20:54:14-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 27th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    No pic tonight, I'm sure people are super upset they aren't seeing the stag setup for the 27th time this month. Sorry to disappoint y'all.

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  28. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-28 18:48:46-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 28th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    No pic, we're almost at the end! So close and yet so far away....

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  29. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-29 20:17:49-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 29th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    Two. More. Shaves.

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  30. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-30 13:10:21-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 30th, 2024 - Stagalicious

    ONE MORE TO GO LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

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  31. u/J33pGuy13 posted on 2024-08-31 22:58:52-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 31st, 2024 - Stagalicious Finale

    We made it! Final shave is in the books after a 3 hour return drive from seeing my family on the west side of the state. I'll get final brush pics tomorrow, final soap weight, and post my thoughts from the month. Currently my brain is barely functional enough to type this measly write-up and get this post done on time 😅

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