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

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• BossHoggins10@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  August 31st, 2025: AA Day 31

  • Brush: Proraso - Professional Boar
  • Razor: Weck - Sextoblade Med Prep
  • Blade: Fromm Hair Shaper
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Vetiver - Soap
  • Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - 322 - Aftershave

  A month has gone by and this is what I learned. I can use a Weck proficiently, but it is not fun to me. Mike’s base can definitely be tricky if you do not know what you’re doing. A month long of Vetiver and 322 taught me I do not go nose blind to Haitian Vetiver and I never got sick of them. Maybe a tad bored, but I still love them. Never doing Headless again and never doing Nightmare mode again either. Thanks to everyone who participated in our Mike’s challenge, successful or not. Also have a great boar brush to continue working in.

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• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  August 31, 2025

  • Brush: Zenith B44 28mm Boar
  • Razor: Koraat 14 “Moarteen” 15/16" Full Hollow
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Mutton -r/Wetshaving) - Soap
  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
  • Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne

  3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

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  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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  $RawHoggin
  $ShepherdsofStirling
  $headless
  $Stropless
  $discord
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• djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Day 31/31 of Riding through Serenity in Austerity

  • Brush: Zenith - 506 N XS (extra soft horse)
  • Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Roam
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Roam Two
  • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann – Roam Two

  I took this AA really, really easy: A scent I love, a great base (this is the soft heart OG roam), and an excellent razor. The only slight risk I took is that I wasn’t sure I wouldn’t get bored of the horse brush, but these extra soft horse brushes are a breeze to use, so I didn’t need to worry one bit.

  I’m not sure I know when the deterioration of the edge started, because it always felt great, but refreshing the edge before these last two shaves improved it. Not a big difference, but definitely noticeable.

  I’m looking forward to trying our sub-exclusive affluent alces tomorrow, and to finally start by Pudding edge comparisons.

  $FriodomRiders
  $HoneMeisterschaft
  $Equestrian

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