sahenders

AA24 - Day 5 - Monday in the Shire

• Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot

• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus

• Blade: Gillette Platinum [5]

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Splash

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 - Eau de Parfum

• Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord

Shire is such a beautiful scent! It was almost going to be an AA trickhole with Shire, and 🍀🐑Shepherd of Stirling🐑🍀changed all that. Luckily, I'm still able to use Shire for today.

Brush Break-In Progress Album

AA24 - Day 4 - Between Two Ferns

• Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot

• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus

• Blade: Gillette Platinum [4]

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)

• Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Florentine Fern - Aftershave Lotion

• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - No. 11 - Extrait de Parfum

• Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord

Two incroyable fougère scents. However, in spite the strong scent from Varen, the stank on this brush is getting worse, not better!

Brush Break-In Progress Album

Thank you! No, so far it's not been much of a sacrifice to use Varen and the Drakkant. The brush is still at full stank, but eventually that will go away too.

AA24 - Day 3 - Saturday Retreat

• Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot

• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus

• Blade: Gillette Platinum [3]

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)

• Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Retreat - Aftershave Lotion

• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Shilo - Eau de Parfum

• Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin

Really nice 🍀🐑Shepherd of Stirling🐑🍀 shave today with Varen and Retreat.

Brush Break-In Progress Album

AA24 - Day 2 - Fougère Friday

• Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot

• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus

• Blade: Gillette Platinum [2]

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)

• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Splash

• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Windy City - Eau de Parfum

• Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord

Brush Break-In Progress Album

A month of AG 1889 will be very nice.

AA24 - Day 1 - Shepherds of Stirling: Varen

• Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot

• Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus

• Blade: Gillette Platinum [1]

• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)

• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Splash

• Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord

I had everything setup this morning to join the Mammoth Mafia for another AA, but after u/hugbckt's call to join Shepherds of Stirling yesterday, I changed my mind at the last minute. A month of Varen and the Mutton base in support of a 4-H charity and a cool new flair was just too good an opportunity to pass up.

I've managed to take this razor with a Gillette Platinum blade to 23 shaves before, so I'll see if I can push past that number for all 31 days this month.

For u/EldrormR's Raw Hoggin' challenge, this new Zenith boar brush is unbleached, which is new for me, and the stank on this knot is potent. Right now the knot feels good. However, it's not very dense, so hopefully it won't become floppy during the break-in.

Brush Break-In Progress Album

Tub Weight: 201g

DbtR++

R.I.P. CTS

😂 No worries here

At the time, you really liked it. 😅

Bay Day

• Brush: Maritime Brush Co Box Puffer 24mm M5C Synthentic Knot
• Razor: Mühle R41
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [11]
• Lather: Noble Otter - Plunder - Soap
• Post Shave: Abbate y La Mantia - Laureato - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - El Caballero - Eau de Parfum

The R41, in combination with NO's lather, made quick work of the beard this morning. Plunder's smokey/fresh scent paired with Laureato's refined bay note made the shave very enjoyable.

Nice! Looking forward to seeing what everyone thinks of it.

Nice setup!