SOTD by u/jimm262

Mar. 27, 2024
Brush: Stirling/Zenith 31mm x 50mm Boar
Razor: u/EldrormR Industries MM24
Blade: Personna GEM Uncoated [20]
Lather: House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
Post Shave:* Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Aftershave

This wasn’t an easy choice for me. If I count the pucks in my den, Stirling wins 4 to 1 (with one more on the way) over HoM. Plus Stirling is (at least bracket-wise) the underdog here, though in the wider world, Stirling is obviously the much bigger dog, so one could certainly argue that bracket seed aside, HoM is still the underdog. But none of that ended up mattering because I just went with my gut. Despite owning more Stirling, I feel more of a connection to HoM, so my gut said place my vote there.

On an unrelated note, I just realized yesterday that I ordered the wrong GEM blades and have been using the Personna Uncoated Stainless Steel blades rather than the PTFE coated ones all this time. I have some PTFE ones on the way so that I can compare, but I have honestly gotten some great shaves out of these blades. Today was the 20th use of this particular blade and it’s still going strong, so I am pretty curious to see how they compare when the new ones arrive.

#MMarch24

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**[Mar. 27, 2024](https://i.imgur.com/MpMYqQn.jpeg)**
* **Brush:** Stirling/Zenith 31mm x 50mm Boar
* **Razor:** u/EldrormR Industries MM24
* **Blade:** Personna GEM Uncoated [20]
* **Lather:** House of Mammoth - Alive - Soap
* **Post Shave:** Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Aftershave

This wasn’t an easy choice for me. If I count the pucks in my den, Stirling wins 4 to 1 (with one more on the way) over HoM. Plus Stirling is (at least bracket-wise) the underdog here, though in the wider world, Stirling is obviously the much bigger dog, so one could certainly argue that bracket seed aside, HoM is still the underdog. But none of that ended up mattering because I just went with my gut. Despite owning more Stirling, I feel more of a connection to HoM, so my gut said place my vote there.

On an unrelated note, I just realized yesterday that I ordered the wrong GEM blades and have been using the Personna Uncoated Stainless Steel blades rather than the PTFE coated ones all this time. I have some PTFE ones on the way so that I can compare, but I have honestly gotten some great shaves out of these blades. Today was the 20th use of this particular blade and it’s still going strong, so I am pretty curious to see how they compare when the new ones arrive.

\#MMarch24

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