SOTD by u/RedMosquitoMM

$ShepherdsofStirling Austere August 2024

• Brush: Zenith B36 28x50mm Boar
• Razor: Alpha Shaving Works Outlaw Cu
• Blade: Astra SP (35)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Electric Sheep - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Lemon Chill - Balm
• Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes - Dragonfly Edition 2021
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Burundi Washed
• Music: Sam Evian - Plunge

I’m not giving up daily variety in my fragrances, but I’ve done a few Austere Augusts in a row, so no reason to stop now. I'm probably doing Extreme mode.

I broke in this brush during a previous Austere August, but had put it aside for a while. I’m curious if I can get the tips to change at all with more lathers; this boar knot seems stable at this point. Still not a fan of this much scrub for a daily shave.

Wrapping up my shave, this chilly balm has survived at least one Austere August this point, so it’s time to kill it. Electric Sheep demands more lemon.

**[`$ShepherdsofStirling` Austere August 2024](https://i.imgur.com/F8b8QlR.jpg)**

- **Brush:** Zenith B36 28x50mm Boar
- **Razor:** Alpha Shaving Works Outlaw Cu
- **Blade:** Astra SP (35)
- **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co. - Electric Sheep - Shaving Soap
- **Post Shave:** Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Lemon Chill - Balm
- **Fragrance:** Zoologist Perfumes - Dragonfly Edition 2021
- **Passes:** WTG, XTG
- **Coffee:** Burundi Washed
- **Music:** Sam Evian - *Plunge*

I’m not giving up daily variety in my fragrances, but I’ve done a few Austere Augusts in a row, so no reason to stop now. I'm probably doing Extreme mode.

I broke in this brush during a previous Austere August, but had put it aside for a while. I’m curious if I can get the tips to change at all with more lathers; this boar knot seems stable at this point. Still not a fan of this much scrub for a daily shave.

Wrapping up my shave, this chilly balm has survived at least one Austere August this point, so it’s time to kill it. Electric Sheep demands more lemon.