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August 5th, 2025: MMOCMQ Day 5
- Brush: AP Shave Co. “Amber Smoke” - Silksmoke 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (5)
- Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper - Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling - Arance Mandarini - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
XTG, ATG, super close shave.
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Walking the righteous path to MMOC mastery ⚔️
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Aug 5, 2025 - Tea Tuesday: Jasmine
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations Atlas II 26mm Raptor Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [5]
- Lather: Noble Otter - 茉莉綠茶 (Jasmine Green Tea) - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Splash
- Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - The Soft Lawn - Eau de Parfum
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.
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Day 5/31 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
The Nones of August (where nothing ever happens)
- Brush: Yaqi Rock
- Lather: TGS Ambre Fougère
- Razor: E. Jagger 89
- Blade: Astra Green (old)
A decent shave. I dropped the blade into the sink at the beginning, but consequences are not the same with an Astra blade or with a River Razor kamisori. I guess I could throw it away if it’s warped.
And it turns out that using a very soft brush and bowl lathering keeps the frag burn in check. Obvious in hindsight, but I wouldn’t have thunk before. I added too much water to the soap though - which killed the slickness.
Have a good night!
- 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
I would be lying if I said I was enjoying this Weck. It certainly works, but the novelty is already wearing off. I’m hoping a in a few more days the blade will start smoothing out. $Rawhoggin $monthofmikes $headless $discord
Sounds like it might be a long month for you
Yeah we will see how long it lasts
2025-08-05
- Razor: MERX & Co. Solingen-Wald Gamerx
- Lather: just warm water :)
- Post Shave: Kruidvat Aftershave Balm Sensitive
Still struggling with my edge a bit but I found out 2 layers of tape is best. 0 and 1 didn’t hold the edge at all and 3 layers seemed to much, didn’t take one to begin with. Progression is 8k > 1.5 micron strop > 0.6 micron strop. And yes I just soften my face with warm water and go, for various reasons. I just slap some on there with a washing cloth on each part before I shave there.
Decent shave, not much irritation at all today. I went against the grain immediately on the neck, felt good. Somehow that saves me irritation because I take less passes in total (I think). Went against/across the grain on the chin immediately as an experiment. Totally doable but I made a small error and cut myself. Skill issue. Looks like it would hurt but it doesn’t.
Hello and welcome! I don’t think I’ve seen you around here before.
Why do you not use soap when you shave, if you don’t mind my asking?
Thank you. I am new indeed. As for the soap:
- I just randomly started trying to use the razor. I didn’t buy all the things at once but slowly added things to make it work. Soap just wasn’t in line yet. I used to try to shave of an 3k edge on a razor with bad geometry honed on non-flat stones with no strop. It’s a miracle it even kind of worked. So things like a diamond plate, a 8k stone and a strop were of higher priority to me.
- I have a lot of lines to get straight, like my sideburns and my beard so I need to see what I’m doing.
- It costs money and my shaving budged is getting a bit low so I need to pick my poison.
- I’m a minimalist in the weirdest ways sometimes.
- I had a lot of trouble with my edge, so I honed a lot and tried a lot of edges. Just water gives the most direct feedback of the edge on the skin. If it’s fine with water it will be fine with any soap or oil.
- If my fundamentals (edge and technique) are solid I might add things like shaving soap or oil in the future.
- It’s quick. I watched a bunch of shaving videos and the lathering up part often takes up more than half of video.
I don’t think I will post often here as I only have one razor, no soaps and two basic aftershaves. So it’s not exactly the most exciting SOTD 😅
Welcome. I can appreciate this approach. When I first started with straights, I had no idea what I was doing. All I knew was that a good shave was possible, I already had stones for my woodworking tools, and I was working on a budget.
My first brush and first soap were pure trash. No slickness to be found in the soap, and the brush seemed to irritate my skin more than a bad shave did. This really forced me to dial in both my shaving technique and my honing. After some time, patience, and blood, I was getting really good shaves and really good edges.
The first time I tried a good brush with an artisan soap, it blew my mind. I went from really good shaves, to fantastic shaves. Always leaving the experience smooth, hydrated and refreshed.
All this to say again: I appreciate the approach and glad to have you here. I’ll be looking forward to how it develops.
Very interesting. More power to you!
When you get around to it, a proper lather will make a huge difference for you. :)
August 5th, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Soap
- Post Shave: RazoRock - Puros - Aftershave
MMOC++
I’ve been using this soap for the past 3 or 4 days even though I’m not doing Austere August. I’m visiting family and this is all I brought.
I think Mood Indigo is in Ben’s “greatest hits” album.
It started smelling even better when he announced it was being discontinued!
I wonder if he plans to tweak the fragrance and reissue it. I thought the current Indigo product was a good seller.
