SOTD by u/oswald_heist

August 31 2024

• Brush: Omega 13732 24mm
• Razor: Solingen Best Silver Steel 6/8 (Straight shave #128)
• Lather: Stirling - Varen
• Post Shave: Stirling - Varen
• Fragrance: Ineke Perfumes - Idyllwild

Brush progress album

Woohoo! I made it. 31 shaves with the big Solingen, I had a bunch of little nicks but only cut myself somewhat badly once on my face and once on my thumb. I also now have a comfortably broken in souvenir from Vancouver, these cheap Omegas punch above their weight class and are pretty nice brushes. This tub weighed in at 137 grams when I started and is down to 97 now, so I used a little over a gram per shave. No idea how people are using more than that, I was definitely not loading gently and had lather to spare most days. Put a good dent in the splash at least.

Thanks to u/gcgallant for honing my razor for me, and the other organizers of the various challenges. Using the same gear for a month sucks but it’s events like these that make participating in this sub fun. That being said I’m looking forward to grabbing whatever I want from my den again.

$headless

$RawHoggin

$ShepherdsofStirling

**[August 31 2024](https://imgur.com/a/rqFbW1T)**

* **Brush:** Omega 13732 24mm
* **Razor:** Solingen Best Silver Steel 6/8 (Straight shave #128)
* **Lather:** Stirling - Varen
* **Post Shave:** Stirling - Varen
* **Fragrance:** Ineke Perfumes - Idyllwild

[Brush progress album](https://imgur.com/a/Sd8abTh)

Woohoo! I made it. 31 shaves with the big Solingen, I had a bunch of little nicks but only cut myself somewhat badly once on my face and once on my thumb. I also now have a comfortably broken in souvenir from Vancouver, these cheap Omegas punch above their weight class and are pretty nice brushes. This tub weighed in at 137 grams when I started and is down to 97 now, so I used a little over a gram per shave. No idea how people are using more than that, I was definitely not loading gently and had lather to spare most days. Put a good dent in the splash at least.

Thanks to u/gcgallant for honing my razor for me, and the other organizers of the various challenges. Using the same gear for a month sucks but it’s events like these that make participating in this sub fun. That being said I’m looking forward to grabbing whatever I want from my den again.

$headless

$RawHoggin

$ShepherdsofStirling