SOTD by u/sahenders

u/sahenders posted on 2024-08-31 22:53:23-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

AA24 - Day 31 - Final Day

Hopefully, I managed to earn the 🍀🐑Shepherd of Stirling🐑🍀 badge using Varen for the entire month. Same razor, same soap, and same brush in Extreme Mode, plus the same blade challenge from Ultra Nightmare mode.

Varen was not a difficult scent to use for the month. In fact, I appreciate it's complexity more now than when I started. Mutton is a fantastic, premium base as well.

This brush has progressed nicely, but I still don't think it's fully broken in. After a month of use, the boar stench is barely noticeable. I believe I'll stick to bleached boar knots in the future.

This is the longest I've pushed a DE blade, and I'm not inclined to do it again anytime soon. I'm glad that I managed to finish out the month with it. I had to adapt my technique for the last week in order to still get close and comfortable shaves.

With the familiarity of this setup, I also managed to reduce the time of my routine by an average of five minutes. This was a personal challenge for the month that I was trying to achieve.

Brush Break-In Progress Album

Final Tub Check: 163g
Overall Usage: 38g
Average Per Day: 1.2g

This SOTD is part of the challenge
  1. Raw Hoggin 2024
  2. Shepherds of Stirling 2024
**[AA24 - Day 31 - Final Day](https://i.imgur.com/yzKqkpl.jpeg)**

* **Brush:** [Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot](https://imgur.com/a/ld4XrFS)
* **Razor:** [Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus](https://i.imgur.com/rXI6QBr.jpeg)
* **Blade:** Gillette Platinum [31]
* **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)
* **Post Shave:** Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Splash
* **Fragrance:** Gentleman’s Nod - Jackie - Eau de Parfum

* **Tags:** $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord

Hopefully, I managed to earn the 🍀🐑Shepherd of Stirling🐑🍀 badge using Varen for the entire month. Same razor, same soap, and same brush in Extreme Mode, plus the same blade challenge from Ultra Nightmare mode.

Varen was not a difficult scent to use for the month. In fact, I appreciate it's complexity more now than when I started. Mutton is a fantastic, premium base as well.

This brush has progressed nicely, but I still don't think it's fully broken in. After a month of use, the boar stench is barely noticeable. I believe I'll stick to bleached boar knots in the future.

This is the longest I've pushed a DE blade, and I'm not inclined to do it again anytime soon. I'm glad that I managed to finish out the month with it. I had to adapt my technique for the last week in order to still get close and comfortable shaves.

With the familiarity of this setup, I also managed to reduce the time of my routine by an average of five minutes. This was a personal challenge for the month that I was trying to achieve.

[Brush Break-In Progress Album](https://imgur.com/a/ld4XrFS)

**Final Tub Check:** 163g
**Overall Usage:** 38g
**Average Per Day:** 1.2g