SOTD by u/Priusaurus

August 31, 2023

• Brush: AP Shave Co Gold Flakes with Oumo 30mm Boar
• Razor: Diane Hair Shaper – Patent 33095 78145
• Blade: Fromm Hair Shaper Blade (31)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Sheep
• Post Shave: Declaration Ghosting – Unscented Aftershave Liniment

Live look at me, finishing Austere August.

I remember when I did the unscented thing last year, I was going stir crazy by like day 8. But this year, the challenge of the Weck kept me and all my senses occupied on not slicing my face up that I didn’t truly miss scents until about a week or so ago, once I really felt comfortable with shaving with a hair shaper. Then the blade started to give out on me a few days ago and I it’s been uphill since then. The good news is: after this month, I feel so much more confident with an open blade than I did before and I’m looking forward to using the hair shaper with a new, fresh blade in it.

Breaking in this boar brush was a lot easier than the last time I did this. Probably because I knew what to expect this time around. This 30mm knot broke in relatively quickly and it a nice, soft, big soap eating machine.

I weighed my tub of Stirling before my first shave on day 1 and it weighed 165 grams, and I weighed it again before today’s shave and was 95 grams. So, this month, I’ve used a whopping 70 grams of soap! That’s not even including today! Really happy to have made a big dent in this tub, and even happier to put it away for a long, long time…

For tomorrow, we feast. #unscented #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin

[**August 31, 2023**](https://imgur.com/a/GBSKNv6)

* **Brush:** AP Shave Co Gold Flakes with Oumo 30mm Boar
* **Razor:** Diane Hair Shaper – Patent 33095 78145
* **Blade:** Fromm Hair Shaper Blade (31)
* **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co. - Sheep
* **Post Shave:** Declaration Ghosting – Unscented Aftershave Liniment

[Live look at me, finishing Austere August](https://youtu.be/F0VrFM53tYw?si=p5nJk-cMg5PYVT0x&t=10).

I remember when I did the unscented thing last year, I was going stir crazy by like day 8. But this year, the challenge of the Weck kept me and all my senses occupied on not slicing my face up that I didn’t truly miss scents until about a week or so ago, once I really felt comfortable with shaving with a hair shaper. Then the blade started to give out on me a few days ago and I it’s been uphill since then. The good news is: after this month, I feel so much more confident with an open blade than I did before and I’m looking forward to using the hair shaper with a new, fresh blade in it.

Breaking in this boar brush was a lot easier than the last time I did this. Probably because I knew what to expect this time around. This 30mm knot broke in relatively quickly and it a nice, soft, big soap eating machine.

I weighed my tub of Stirling before my first shave on day 1 and it weighed [165 grams](https://imgur.com/a/gkCVBkF), and I weighed it again before today’s shave and was [95 grams](https://imgur.com/a/JKe9a5K). So, this month, [I’ve used a whopping 70 grams of soap](https://imgur.com/a/ztQjjUg)! That’s not even including today! Really happy to have made a big dent in this tub, and even happier to put it away for a long, long time…

For tomorrow, [we feast](https://imgur.com/a/cQctQjv). #unscented #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin