u/Priusaurus's SOTDs for challenge 'Shepherds of Stirling 2024'

u/Priusaurus submitted 31 SOTDS.
  1. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-01 08:13:46-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 1, 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

    Up until yesterday, I was planning on joining the Mammoth ~~Mafia~~ Group of People Who Aren't Trying to Offend Anyone... But then I saw the $ShepherdsofStirling challenge, and with the help of the Discord Latherbot, 🐑 won out. I'm delighted to use this base for a month and happy to cause some dollars sent to 4-H. Growing up in a city, I had absolutely no knowledge of 4-H, but I wish I did and it's something that I can absolutely get behind now.

    Now, for the brush. Breaking in a TNS Shoat knot this month. $RawHoggin required unboxing here. This was a loose knot from TNS and I installed it in a new Grizzly Bay handle, using Gorilla Tape - good test to see if this method holds up. When I bought the handle, I thought would look really good in SOTD pics with HoM Beloved, yet here we are using Varen. Adapt and overcome. Since TNS knots just come wrapped in this white paper, I hope this unboxing satisfies u/EldrormR's challenge requirements. I never thought to take a pic of the knot when it was loose or install pics, so no worries if it doesn't count. I'm using it all month long no matter what.

    Happy Austere August everyone!

  2. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-02 06:41:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 2, 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

    Day 2. Happy Friday!

  3. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-03 06:58:46-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 3, 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/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-04 07:02:39-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 4, 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

    Day 4.

  5. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-05 12:03:26-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 5, 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

    Busy weekend and busy day. I'm exhausted already. Is it the end of the week yet?

  6. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-06 07:21:49-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 6, 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

    This daily set-up is damn delightful. Every day the brush gets a little better.

  7. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-07 07:56:47-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 7, 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

    One week in and not tired of this setup yet. Really enjoying doing AA on easy mode this year.

  8. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-08 06:34:17-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 8, 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

    Day 8. Brush is still eating lather but it's feeling really good.

  9. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-09 11:37:47-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 9, 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

    Happy Friday!

  10. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-10 14:01:19-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 10, 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. Hope everyone is having a great Saturday

  11. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-11 07:08:25-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 11, 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

    Another day, another great Varen shave. The ink on the Picture Day splash label has been struggling over the last couple of days. It appears daily usage may be catching up to the splash? Weird...

  12. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-12 11:53:32-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 12, 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

    Some soap splattered into my eye while I was lathering. Shit stung like a sonofabitch. Stirling needs to make a no-more-tears version for idiots like me.

  13. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-13 07:47:30-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 13, 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

    No complaints today. Good shave all around.

  14. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-14 08:39:12-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 14, 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

    Another day, another shave.

    I missed out on pretzel frag this morning. That makes me sad.

  15. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-15 04:29:03-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 15, 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

    Halfway there!

  16. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-16 06:58:44-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 16, 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

    Happy Friday!

    Day 16. Starting to get the itch for different scents

  17. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-17 05:53:51-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 17, 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

    Happy Saturday!

  18. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-18 06:08:33-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 18, 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

    Relaxing Sunday Morning Shave

  19. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-19 08:11:44-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 19, 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

    Happy Monday!

  20. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-20 07:00:32-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 20, 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

    This is such a nice combination of scents, but I really want to use something else at this point. 2/3 the way there.

  21. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-21 06:23:36-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 21, 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

    Another day of Varen and Picture Day.

  22. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-22 06:30:18-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 22, 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

    It's still August, but it's feeling like autumn today

  23. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-23 11:19:30-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 23, 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

    Happy Friday to everyone! Including anyone who's business blocked me on social media - you probably need the well wishes more than everyone else. Preach love.

  24. 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.

  25. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-25 06:47:20-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 25, 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

    One week of AA to go. Anyone else planning their Sept 1 set up already?

  26. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-26 09:30:15-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 26, 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

    Mondays... Amiright?

  27. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-27 06:38:11-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 27, 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

    Another good shave, but man, I am itching to use something new

  28. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-28 07:16:48-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 28, 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

    Yawn....

  29. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-29 06:37:57-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 29, 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

    Same things, different day,
    That's the Austere August way.

  30. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-30 07:27:28-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 30, 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

    Shout-out u/Engineered_Shave for designing this soap stand to help with SOTD photos. I printed it last night and he's already made some improvements. Looking forward to seeing the next one(s).

  31. u/Priusaurus posted on 2024-08-31 06:13:45-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    August 31, 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

    Final day! We did it, reddit!

    Here's how the daily set-up looked on Day 1 vs Day 31. The brush has broken in very, very nicely, while the splash has had a very rough month. Gonna give Picture Day a little while to rest up after this marathon. Poor little guy wasn't used to daily use!