SOTD - 2026-09-13

• Prep: Warm water
• Brush: West Coast Shaving Synthetic
• Razor: RazoRock Game Changer .84 closed comb
• Blade: Bolzano Superinox (2)
• Lather: Mike's Naturals Unscented Shave Soap
• Alum: Stirling Travel Size Alum
• Serum: Ash Hopper Blueberry Serum
• Lotion: Humble Bee Botanicals Calendulove Face Cream
• Fragrance: Farmcraft VT signature perfume

1st pass WTG 2nd pass XTG. Comfortably close shave.

September 13th, 2026

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Ribbed FYP" - High Mountain Rex Silvertip 26mm Badger
• Razor: Blackland Batch 004
• Blade: Accuforge GEM Microcoat (1)
• Lather: Saponificio Varesino - Cosmo - Soap
• Post Shave: Oleo & Co. - Facial Toner - Toner
• Post Shave: Moon Soaps - Astoria - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Stirling - Arkadia - EdT

Great first shave with the Batch 004. Mild with great blade feel.

I'm excited to spend a little more time with this razor. I liked it more than I thought I would.

SOTD - 2026-09-13

• Prep: Hâttric - Classic Pre-shave
• Bowl: Captain's Choice - Obsidian Copper
• Brush: Stirling x Zenith - 510SE-XL (Resin) w/ 31mm Boar
• Razor: RazoRock - Superslant - L3++
• Blade: Feather - New Hi-Stainless
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Stirling Spice
• Post Shave: Shulton - Old Spice Aftershave
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Unscented Balm
• Post Shave: Proraso - Polvere Post Rasatura
• Fragrance: Shulton - Old Spice - EdC
• Tool: WSDB
• Platform: PieFed
• Tags: $discord

Old Spice Sunday: Stirling Spice was featured in The Great Spice Off #22 and was day 5 on the Adventus Calendar.

Have a good one.

13. September 2026

• Prep: Wash + Aloe Vera Gel
• Brush: AP Shave Co. 30 mm Tuxedo Fan w/ Black & Clear handle
• Razor: HNDRX Razor
• Razor: KAI Captain J-9 shavette
• Blade: 2 Derby Platinum
• Blade: KAI Protouch MG
• Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra - The Witcher
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master, recovery splash

1 pass WTG on the head, 2 passes on the face around a circle beard/full goatee. A bit of bleeding on the face, as expected. Otherwise a good shave.

I know I said I was done with the full goatee last time, but my patchy growth got so bad that colleagues kept asking me if I have any kind of health issues going on atm. Tbh, it looked unkempt. While this one here is a bit hard to maintain, at least it grows nicely and looks tidy.

Anyways, it was a good shave. Our weather is already giving off autumn/fall vibes, so I reached for something heavier. The Witcher reminds me of the spooky season, my favourite season overall and it has a nice warm scent. Also, José makes great soap with wonderful ingredients. I figured I need a very good base for the initial face shave. Yesterday I only did it with my electric trimmer, so today I needed to get the edges just right. Looks like I did a solid job.

I'm now having a full week of paid leave/vacation time and I'll use it for some R&R and some well needed tidying up at home. Did the shave before a late night workout - so far I am satisfied with my progress, but I lost a lot of weight recently due to stress and stomach aches. I'm down to ~91 kg (ca. 204 lbs.???) now, which should be good but I still have some stubborn fat in some areas. I definitely lack some kind of cardio and some better nutrition, which I also want to work on in my current free time. Hope you all are doing well, thanks for reading! ✌🏻

September 13th, 2026

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts - w/Maggard SHD 30mm Badger
• Razor: Koraat 15/16 Full Hollow - Sub Exclusive 'Moarteen' (11)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Ozark Mountain - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Friends to the End - Aftershave

An ok shave. I'm posting it a day late because yesterday was incredibly jam packed with fun. My kid had his 4th birthday party at our house, then we went to a friends house for a cookout.