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Sunday, August 25, 2024
Feeling tired, nothing special.
Last Sunday of AA, and I'm loving the HoneMeisterschaft format where I'm still shaving with a fresh edge. Truly concentrating on a setup without added hoops to jump through designed to make the experience challenging.
I hope everyone is starting a great last week of AA today!
I admit that I look forward to AA as a challenge for technique in some way. Iβve been surprised each year.
Yes, and for this AA, my challenge is to get the best shaves possible with the best conditions possible :)
August 25, 2024
$Discord
$ShepherdsofStirling
Progress Album
Really good. I'm close to the end of this tub and wonder if maybe I'll keep pushing through until it's finished, even after August is over. I sort of doubt I will, since I have 4 Stirling samples queued up. I got Oro Valley (smells nice, but scent strength might be a tad low, we'll see during the shave), Haverford (I had a sample of this back in the day and it didn't click, but now it clicks), Nag Champa (ooo baby), and they threw in Margarita's in the Arctic.
August 25, 2024
Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point
Lather: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave
Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave. $headless $FriodomRiders #NoStrop
Today I went back to a 3-pass shave. After both the first and second passes, though, the gradual decline of the razor's keenness finally became noticable. The razor is totally comfortable, and a 2-pass shave will still be a "good" shave, but I need three passes to get BBS easily. I expect that this is the way I'll finish out the month.
25.08.2024 - Return
-> 2 pass head shave, 1 pass neck cleanup. Great scents and good shave.
So yeah, it's me again! I actually shaved in the past week, just never bothered posting since most of my head shaves were quick and nonchalant shaves under the shower.
Yesterday was my grandma's funeral. Exactly four weeks after her passing. It was a quite exhausting day (mostly mentally, although strong heat and wearing a black suit isn't very comfortable either) but now I start to feel a bit better. It may sound weird, but funerals provide a weird sense of closure for me. Of course it's a very sad occasion, but actually it helps to think about the good days you had with that person.
Today I chose something that just smells nice and even my grandma would've enjoyed: Creatures of the Night is a powdery masculine cologne scent with a slightly more sweet twist. Nothing I could use often, but today it's quite fitting. This is in HAGS sheep tallow base (why do they have so many bases?!?) and it feels very good in terms of performance and skin care. 2 passes with the Thorn can be done very quickly, so my dome is nice and slick again. The ASB wasn't the most fitting, but still a good pairing.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
AA24 - Day 25
Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot
Blade: Gillette Platinum [25]
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Splash
Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord
The last week of AA is here.
