Oct. 31, 2026

• Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
• Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
• Blade: GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows (Glissant) - Puck
• Post Shave: Whole Hog - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Bowl: Georgetown Pottery - G20

I arguably helped make this brush. It is effectively a collab between a bunch of people on this sub, much like Rad Dino and Chiseled Hound. Considering its legendary status, I clearly should win the prize for today. Well, I’d have to share it with a few others. But still.

Hallows is clearly a fall and Halloween scent. It’s called Hallows, so, you know.

Oct. 20, 2026

• Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
• Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
• Blade: GEM PTFE (4)
• Lather: Golddachs - Classic - Puck
• Post Shave: Whole Hog - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Scuttle: [Redacted] - Travel Scuttle

Since I can’t win, I decided to use PIF day to honor one of former champions and all around good guy: /u/djundjila. DJ sent this soap all the way across the pond along with this [Redacted] Travel Scuttle. It sucks that [Redacted] makes this thing because it’s a really good piece of hardware. DJ bought it before he knew about [Redacted] and PIFed it to me because he doesn’t really use scuttles and didn’t want to own anything from [Redacted].

Anyway, many thanks to DJ for all he’s done for the sub, in particular, the portal. We tried to figure out how to do the LG without the portal and it was effectively impossible, so everything you see here this month really starts with his hard work there!

Oct. 9, 2026

• Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM14
• Blade: GEM PTFE (3)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows (Glissant) - Puck
• Post Shave: Whole Hog - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

Hallows was the first LE soap I ever got, and it’s long been one of my favorite scents. The Glissant base is better than I remembered.

The challenge was actually easier than I expected. I used the GUTL method but without water for the first load. Then proceeded to add water and load as normal. I think the GUTL is sort of a cheat for today, but, hey, I didn’t make this up.

Oct. 3, 2026

• Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
• Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
• Blade: GEM PTFE (2)
• Lather: Razor Emporium - Nordic - Puck
• Post Shave: Whole Hog - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

I didn’t intend on shaving with this today. I actually picked up a pack of Vanderhagen from /u/coco_for_cocoapuffs a couple months ago when I placed an order from his store and I had this day in mind when I did that so I had that sitting in my den for the past couple months. I intended to use it today, but when I pulled the box out and opened it up, quite frankly, it smelled like shit, absolute dog shit. It was like fake strawberry or some shit like that. I was absolutely unable to deal with so I found this Razor Emporium soap that someone had PIFed me quite some time ago and then I instantly lost. I found this the other day when I was going through my stuff and fortunately that means I didn’t have to use the shitty smelling strawberry Vanderhagen crap that I had purchased. The problem is while this smelled a lot less offensive than the Vanderhagen, performance was about as good as Soap Commander, which is pretty much my bar for unacceptable soap. Not a great shave, not a great smell, but all of my hardware is my most used hardware of the past 12 months so that was fun.

Oct. 1, 2026

• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM14
• Blade: GEM PTFE (1)
• Lather: Barrister & Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Puck
• Post Shave: Whole Hog - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

I was really torn about using this today. I’ve long said this is the nicest smelling unscented soap ever. But it’s also apparently tea scented. I don’t get the tea scent, but that doesn’t really matter since it says it on the webpage and that means the judges need to accept it.

Take that, suckers!

Now I gotta say something nice about /u/hugbckt. Well, he gave me this bottle of aftershave for free. That was pretty damn nice. I’ve met him twice and he’s actually nicer than he comes across online, which seems impossible but is true. He’s been a great help during the LG planning, and was instrumental in many of the changes we see this year. We’re lucky to have him!

Sep. 10, 2026

• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM14
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - I, Rich Moose (Sub Exclusive Mutton Base) - Puck
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20
• Tags: $photocontest $airbud

Love the sub moose.

Sep. 7, 2026

• Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM14
• Blade: GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Fanzine Saponifications - This Is Not A Test - Puck
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Aftershave
• Osma: Osma - Osma
• Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

Despite the MM14 being my AA razor, I’m still using it because it’s damn, damn good. Get your hands on one if you can.

$photocontest $air

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