February 20th, 2026
Shave 28 of the brain bowl
February 20th, 2026
I've been trying to crack the code on this razor for way too long, and although I'm not quite there, today was easily the best shave I've gotten from it. Still a little bit to be desired, but using a flatter angle made a big difference in comfort. Closeness is totally fine, but nothing to write home about.
SOTD - 2026-02-20
1st pass WTG, touch up XTG on chin and neck. Taking down 5 days of growth. Resulted in a socially acceptable but not super close shave.
This was my first time using the Game Changer. I wanted to do an apples to apples comparison so I used my favorite blade in my current favorite shave soap instead of trying all the new stuff I got. I like this razor a lot! It is maybe slightly more efficient than the Stirling razor and certainly much less irritating/aggressive feeling (for me). I did have a small amount of tugging on my chin hairs which I mostly attribute to poor technique. The XTG felt way better than XTG feels with the Stirling razor so maybe I will try a full XTG pass next time :)
A lovely Friday shave. Almost to the weekend!
Theme soap brand today. I killed my IRM aftershave last Moose Monday. I used Irisch Moos aftershave today to compare the homage to the OG. The scent is really nice. Stirling did a great job, but the OG is better.
Atlas TLC Scorecard
| Category | ∑ | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| DT Soap (6) | 0 | 0 |
| DT Brand (4) | 40 | +4 |
| DT Scenter (3) | 0 | 0 |
| Half of the scent notes (2) | 0 | 0 |
| Airbudding the day | 5 | 0 |
| Cross posting | 15 | +1 |
| Snitching | 0 | 0 |
| Snitching incorrectly | 0 | 0 |
| Engagement Booster | 15 | +1 |
| Total | 75 | +6 |
Have a good FRIDAY!
