Share your Austere August shave of the day for Monday!
The Twenty-Eighth Day Of Weckoning is upon us
- Brush: Rubberset 400-3 with a 26 mm unbleached Zenith boar knot at 56 mm loft
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade Med Prep
- Blade: Kismet Rostfrei, Polymer beschichtet (34)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
- Post Shave: Ralon – Original
- Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man
The final Austere August Monday is here, time for a few early Weckonclusions:
- Djudging by the number of complaints, the Weckoning was a much more difficult challenge than the MMOC challenges of years prior. Many got comfortable with the Weck format, but by far not all.
- The Weck is scary: 19 would-be Weckonistas started the challenge, and a quarter of them immediately gave up after one day. Only 2 more gave up since, with a round dozen still in the running. I feel a weirdly misplaced sense of pride for those 12 to stuck to it. (Granted, with @Old_Hiker@sub.wetshaving.social, @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social, @EldrormR@sub.wetshaving.social and @myself, at least one third were Weckerans already).
- I made a good choice with my software: I’m still enjoying that whiff of Oceana, Ralon, and Island Man every morning.
- The speed Wecking trend that briefly flared up has died down again without any injuries (at least publicly), for which I am very grateful.
Three passes, good shave, this week can start.
#Monthofweckoning
Why so many abandon?
Is the angle hard to find?
@sgrdddy
The angle is easier to find than on any other shavette I’ve tried because the blades are very sturdy, yet the spine is thin (think geometry of a DE shavette with blade quality of a Feather AC shavette). It’s really as close to a hollow ground as you can get, arguably even better, depending on your preferences (the coated blades glide better than a straight ever could, if that’s important to you).@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
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@sgrdddy
I think it’s because they are open blades. The learning curve is real and the nicks are of a different “quality” than when learning safety razors 😅@djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
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cool. thanks!
August 28, 2023
- Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade (Straight Shave 309)
- Blade: Kismet (28)
- Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Soap
- Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
- Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Kismet Blade - Losing My Edge
#Monthofweckoning
August Photos
Not a lot to say today. I added a microscope image of the center of the blade. You compare this to the last one I made which was after 12 shaves.
August 28, 2023
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
- Razor: Greencult GC 2.0 II
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (27)
- Lather: Abbate y La Mantia Marduk
- Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
The blade is still going strong, and I’m wondering if I should push it further than 30 uses. I had thought that horse brushes do not break in, but it seems to me that the zenith brush is fanning out more than at the beginning of the month. I must have used it around 50 times by now.
Have a good night!
I should push it further than 30 uses.
Yes, further! 😈
- Prep: Splash of Cool Water
- Razor: Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb
- Blade: Gillette - Nacet (Marathon) (526)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
- Brush: Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL (51 uses)
- Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
- Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag
Austere August: Day: 28
MRTNG’s Ultra Nightmare Mode
Midnight Stag Challenge䷀ General Notes
After trying some variations on the Slurry method over the last few days, I go back to old faithful, original Slurry, and was rewarded with that next-level luxury slickness again.
䷀ Razor and Blade Notes
(Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb ::: Gillette - Nacet - M ‹526 uses›)
Same: First pass has some tugginess to it. But no irritation that lasts longer than a little tuggy stroke. Latter passes feel fine and give a reasonably close shave. 3 pretty quick passes.
Razor and Blade Performance/Comfort Rating: 2 out of 5 (Okay)
䷀ Soap Notes
(Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - White Label)
I just love all the aspects of this scent!
Scent Strength: 6/10, nicely present during shaving.
Lather… Slurry lather. 10 swirls.
With needing to take longer load times when on a drier soap (because I tested leaving the cap off), I wondered if the slurry lather would be a good approach to smaller load times, even if your tub was almost empty.
It worked great.
Was a superb slurry lather today, and was back to the old super-top-notch kind of slickness.
I did not have to load as much as I did.
Hydration: Perfect (for me)
- 3 sec load with a Very Wet brush
- = 6 passes of lather
Bowl: No Bowl
䷀ Brush Notes
(Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL ‹51 uses›)
Same: Comfortable soft tips that do flex some, but that are supported by a base with strong backbone. As with all young boars, I look forward to the tips splitting with more uses and getting softer with use.
During the Shave Feel:
Cheeks: Felt blade but comfortable
Neck: Felt blade but comfortable
After the Shave Closeness:
Cheeks: Close Shave
Neck: Several hairs are showing some tip length (still a pretty good shave)
Ending of Blades Ledger - entry form and the data spreadsheet
