Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 31st, 2025 (#810)

gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

August 31, 2025

3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


After yesterday’s shave, and after 30 days of using this razor without stropping it, I wanted to see if I could notice a difference in the edge if I stropped it before this final shave of the month. The advantage is that all other variables of the setup are unchanged. The result? Yeah, the edge felt much smoother. I will say that, like last year, I think if you have very good steel, a well-formed edge, and reasonable technique, stropping is not required for every shave.

Using mutton tallow with the I, Rich Moose scent was absolutely luxurious. I could easily go another month - but I won’t. You need mutton tallow in your life!

Finally, 31 days of Raw Hoggin’ comes to an end. Thank you u/EldrormR! I enjoy this challenge. I will say that this Zenith brush is a unicorn. It is far beyond where my other boars were at this stage. I am excited to see where its development will be after 50 and then 100 uses.

Great month! My favorite challenge of the year.

Here’s a shaving video for this final shave where I talk a little about my adaptation of u/sgrdddy’s slurry lather.

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