gcgallant
@gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 10th, 2025 (#789) 7 hours ago:
I guess the razor I used yesterday just wasn’t a good fit.
You and @sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social should investigate this. You’re both very observant and analytical. (This is up my alley too but no way am I shaving with the same DE blade over 100 times. With my current rotation, it will take me about 4 years to get there.)
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, August 9th, 2025 (#788) 8 hours ago:
This one is breaking in faster than any other boar that I’ve experienced. It’s a keeper to say the least! (I picked it for its looks 🙄)
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 10th, 2025 (#789) 8 hours ago:
Hardest part of this challenge so far is just writing up a proper SOTD with picture everyday.
It is at that! 🙂
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 10th, 2025 (#789) 8 hours ago:
August 10, 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.
10 days, 28 passes. No stropping of the razor. Better shaves than when I started. Some of this is undoubtedly due to the mutton tallow, but the rest I think is due to a rededication to precision to touch and angle. This is fun stuff for me.
Edge Microscope Images
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord - Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 1 day ago:
Thanks! Really appreciate the info!
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, August 9th, 2025 (#788) 1 day ago:
August 9, 2025
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Brush: Zenith B44 28mm Boar
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Razor: Koraat 14 “Moarteen” 15/16" Full Hollow
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Mutton -r/Wetshaving) - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
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Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Today was a day where I spent my shaving time focused on technique. I’m trying to keep pressure against the skin as light as possible and vary angle enough to always cut beard hair at the most efficient angle. This is allowing me to do a 3-pass shave that is closer than my normal 2-pass shave and even more comfortable.
Edge Microscope Images
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord -
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 2 days ago:
Exotic setup you’ve got there! Meißner Tremonia is a new name to me.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 8th, 2025 (#787) 2 days ago:
August 8, 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.
My eighth shave with this setup this month was as close and comfortable as my first. Without stropping, the edge has held up very well. It feels as keen today as it did on day one. I am wondering how much the Mutton base is contributing to all this. My skin feels terrific after every shave.
In the video I talk a little bit about my lathering method and how it is derived from @sgrdddy’s Slurry Lather method.
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord - Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, August 7th, 2025 (#786) 3 days ago:
No. I dry it after shaving using two different microfiber towels, and leave it open on a dry towel for hours before closing it later in the day.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, August 7th, 2025 (#786) 3 days ago:
August 7, 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.
The seventh shave on this razor felt like the first one. Once again, I don’t miss having a stropped edge… Another very enjoyable shave today.
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord - Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 6th, 2025 (#785) 4 days ago:
August 6, 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
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Another great shave. The unstropped edge from day 1 feels the same, but mostly, lots of gratitude to u/J33pGuy13 and u/stirlingsoap for making this scent in this base happen. Wonderful stuff!
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord - Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 5th, 2025 (#784) 4 days ago:
I wonder if he plans to tweak the fragrance and reissue it. I thought the current Indigo product was a good seller.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 5th, 2025 (#784) 5 days ago:
August 5, 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.
I’m enjoying doing 3-pass shaves every day. It’s early, but so far, I can’t detect a difference in the edge from lack of stropping it. I’ll make a microscope image in a couple of days to get an update on its condition.
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord - Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, August 5th, 2025 (#784) 5 days ago:
I think Mood Indigo is in Ben’s “greatest hits” album.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 4th, 2025 (#783) 6 days ago:
I think that the Weck is far less forgiving than a straight. A clean comfortable shave requires more attention to technique, imo.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, August 4th, 2025 (#783) 6 days ago:
August 4, 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.
It has been a long time since I timed a “normal” shave; one where I don’t rush and enjoy the shaving experience. 21 minutes. Brush soak time is not included. Timing started when I unscrewed the soap lid, included all three passes, thoroughly drying the razor, rinsing and drying the brush, and cleaning and drying the area around the sink. I typically allot about 20 minutes for this activity but I haven’t paid attention in a long while. Given that all this fits with my normal daily schedule, I probably won’t time this activity again for a long while.
The new brush is breaking in well. Still stiff, but certainly manageable. I did not notice any animalic smell today.
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord
Image - Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, August 3rd, 2025 (#782) 1 week ago:
August 3, 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.
Nice shave today. I need to work on my efficiency. It took a full 22 minutes to do this 3-pass shave including cleanup. I think prep and post-shave activities can be made more efficient. No effect that I can feel with not stropping the blade, but it is early.
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord - Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, August 2nd, 2025 (#781) 1 week ago:
August 2, 2025
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Brush: Zenith B44 28mm Boar
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Razor: Koraat 14 “Moarteen” 15/16" Full Hollow
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Mutton -r/Wetshaving) - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
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Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Eau de Cologne
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I am really enjoying I, Rich Moose. The scent and lather are perfect. As I did last August, this month I am forgoing stropping my straight. Although I only did my normal 2-pass shave yesterday, I plan to do 3-pass shaves for the rest of the month. Let’s see how the edge holds up under this extra stress.
$RawHoggin
$ShepherdsofStirling
$headless
$discord -
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
I can do the color with lighting. I have the lights. It’s just quicker to do it with Lightroom. It looks natural because everywhere you see the white background reflected, white is replaced it with green.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
Oh I love Affluent Alces! Heck yeah!
As I’m sure you suspect, the photo is Lightroom/Photoshop trickery:
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
MMOC ++;
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
So true!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
I understand. I was going to try to kill a tub of Stirling by doing 62 shaves in August but could not find the motivation.
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
August 1, 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
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Wonderful kickoff to Austere August. Let me get all the challenges rolling:
$RawHoggin u/EldrormR (Unboxing is in the first 2 minutes of the video. Feel free to skip the rest. I would.)
$ShepherdsofStirling u/Hugbckt
$headless u/whosgotthepudding
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, August 1st, 2025 (#780) 1 week ago:
I load MdC heavily as I do with most soaps. I’ve never had issues with it that others have.
Forgoing Austerity this month?
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, July 25th, 2025 (#773) 1 week ago:
That steel stacks the odds in your favor. I’m interested to see how far you go.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, July 24th, 2025 (#772) 1 week ago:
Oh, the next time I visit Europe, meeting in person will be a priority for me. I look forward to it!
As for Djunior. I hope his journey to adulthood is fulfilling for both of you.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, July 30th, 2025 (#778) 1 week ago:
July 30, 2025
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Raven 26mm V26 Fanchurian
- Razor: D.C. Halsted 6/8 Wedge Barber’s Notch
- Lather: The Cajun Blade - Cuba Libre - Soap
- Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
- Aftershave: The Cajun Blade - Cuba Libre Aftersauce - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was a test shave of the Escher edge that I put on this D.C. Halsted razor. I thought it went very well!
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, July 29th, 2025 (#777) 1 week ago:
Zingari Zischtig ++;
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, July 27th, 2025 (#775) 2 weeks ago:
👍
