Share your Shave of the Day for Wednesday!

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• Brush: Yaqi Aqua 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
• Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (3)
• Lather: The Goodfellas Smile Amber Fougère
• Postshave: Old Spice After Shave

First! Same old, same old. Giting gud at lathering this soap.

Have a good day.

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AA SOTD - 2026-08-05

• Prep: Hâttric - Classic Pre-shave
• Brush: Stirling x Zenith - 510SE-XL (Resin) w/ 31mm Boar
• Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
• Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
• Lather: Chiseled Face Groomatorium - Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face Groomatorium - Midnight Stag Aftershave
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods Powder
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face Groomatorium - Midnight Stag - EdP
• Tool: WSDB
• Tags: $discord $SubstantialStag $Stag $RawHoggin

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imgur is too damned picky on what content it will keep. I'm switching to streamable, hope that works.

@sgrdddy asked about my powder use, so I'm including a shot of the associated gear.

I'm really enjoying living life in the Stag cloud. :)

Have a good one.

August 5th, 2026: MMOCMQ Day 5

• Brush: Semogue - Torga C5 24mm Boar
• Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb (Gen. 1)
• Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (5)
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Susurro - Soap
• Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Susurro - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Susurro - EdP

About as perfect of a shave as I can get. Close, comfortable three passes with great results.

The brush is almost to the point where I'm not noticing it eating any lather. Quite a quick break-in with this one. It already feels great on the face.

$MMOC $DARKWING $RAWHOGGIN

Walking the righteous path to MMOC mastery ⚔️

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August 5, 2026

• Brush: Semogue Owners Club Cherry Wood 24mm Boar
• Razor: WoolfBlades 6/8 Full Hollow Square Point
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Silk Tallow - Soap
• Toner: Thayers - Coconut - Toner
• Aftershave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Eau de Parfum

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

I had another shave with the WoolfBlades RWL 34 razor. I will be bringing back the Jörmungandr razor soon. In the meantime, I'm getting to know the silk tallow base better and find that I am enjoying it when it is applied as a thin, very hydrated lather. The Semogue Owners Club boar brush continues to totally impress me.

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5. August 2026

• Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
• Razor: Leaf Thorn
• Blade: Derby Premium
• Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia - Blu Tobacco
• Post Shave: HAGS - Apocalypse ASB

2 passes WTG on the head and 2 around my stubble goatee on the face. Comfortable shave yet again.

It was the third hot day in a row over here, so I needed some kind of cooldown. The menthol in Blu Tobacco at least helped to get through this shave - temperature in my bathroom has climbed up over 28°C and due to so called "tropical nights" where temperatures don't fall below 20°C, I fear it'll stay that way.

Anyways, I figured it was time to do my face with a real good shave after trimming it neatly yesterday. Only used a trimmer and my foil shaver yesterday, but it was good enough to spend the least amount possible in my hot and humid bathroom. Like on my head, I kept it easy - mostly WTG, except some XTG on the cheeks and for the "line work" of the beard. I must admit that the Leaf is slowly falling out of favour with me, it is good enough on the dome but the Derbys struggle with my stiff beard hair. The handle is also awkward to hold at certain angles since it has this conical shape. Except for the purple "Fig" colour, it's a rather unaesthetic razor 🫤

Aug. 5, 2026

• Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM14
• Blade: GEM PTFE (2)
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - El Caballero - Puck
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Bowl: Georgetown Pottery - G20

Decided to throw in with $darkwing for AA since I’ve only used CGC once. This MM14 is incredible, really loving it.

August 5th, 2026: no hot water

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Geneva Cutlery Co. (Genco) - 5/8 Half Hollow (4)
• Lather: Noble Otter - Logbook - Soap
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Musk - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Balm

A decent shave, hampered by a bit of stress after realizing the hot water was not hot. I still got a nice shave, and managed to bleed the oil line with the help of YouTube. It didn't run for a few days since we were out of town, and since the tank is a little low my guess is it backflowed a bit.