Share your Austere August shave of the day for Wednesday!

  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    The Penultimate 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 (36)
    • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
    • Post Shave: Ralon – Original
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man

    Very nice shave this morning. I was comfortable already with the Weck and this ultra-high backbone brush before AA, but there’s something special about using a setup repeatedly for a month. This was my 301st shave with an open blade since opening this can of worms by borrowing u/VisceralWatch’s Feather AC shavette for Lather Games 2022, and my 55th shave with this particular Weck, but now, for lack of a better term, I feel expertise in every move. The same goes for this brush (80th use today). I just know I’ll have a great lather and a great shave before I even start.

    All that being said, I’m chomping at the bit take my new-to-me Fili 14 for a spin through my sample pile (Mount Smushmore) next month.

    I’m still a bit overwhelmed by yesterday’s surprise gift and feeling blessed 😊️

    #Monthofweckoning

  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    August 30, 2023

    • Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
    • Razor: Weck Sextoblade (Straight Shave 311)
    • Blade: Kismet (30)
    • 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
       

    2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.

    Kismet Blade - Losing My Edge
    #Monthofweckoning
    August Photos

    I’m traveling. I used @sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social’s Slurry Lather™ for a quick shave. I used slightly less water to make less mess, and that was just fine. A better-than DFS shave is my result.

  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    August 30, 2023

    • Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
    • Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
    • Razor: Greencult GC 2.0 II
    • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (29)
    • Lather: Abbate y La Mantia Marduk
    • Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large
    • Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm

    I wasn’t quite concentrated enough, and got myself a few weepers on the neck - the GreenCult is not (yet?) an autopilot razor for me.

    Have a good night!

  • bmac92@midwest.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    2023.08.30 SOTD (#UNCHALLENGE shave #30):

    • Prep: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Cleanser

    • Brush: AKA Brushworks Amethyst Watchman with 26mm AP Shave Co G5C

    • Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable

    • Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (4)

    • Lather: Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime

    • Post Shave: Stirling Mentholated Unscented Witch Hazel and Aloe, Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime Aftershave Splash, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Extra-Dry

    AA Day 30! Did a 3 pass shave. BBS, no irritation. Nice and smooth. One more shave before #RemoteLearningFriday. (would be using a Gem Jr, but USPS decided to send it to MA for no reason)

    #UNCHALLENGE

  • sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social
    1·
    1 year ago
    • Prep: Splash of Cool Water
    • Razor: Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb
    • Blade: Gillette - Nacet (Marathon) (528)
    • Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
    • Brush: Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL (53 uses)
    • Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
    • Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

    Austere August: Day: 30
    MRTNG’s Ultra Nightmare Mode
    Midnight Stag Challenge

    Gear Pic :: Video

    ䷀ General Notes

    Let’s do one of my standard bowl lathers.

    ䷀ Razor and Blade Notes

    (Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb ::: Gillette - Nacet - M ‹528 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 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… Working up a lather for me in my typical bowl-lathering fashion, which I don’t think I’ve done this month.

    Lather was pretty nice for this base. Not luxurious, and not excessively slick, but did the job fairly well.

    Hydration: Perfect (for me)

    • 4 sec load with a Lightly-Wet brush
    • 24 ml (4.9 tsp) added to build the lather
    • = 6 passes of lather

    Bowl: Roger Quintero 3D Printed Bowl
    I use the XL version of this bowl.

    ䷀ Brush Notes

    (Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL ‹53 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. I am generally using a hair dryer to gently treat the tips and age them just a bit faster than normal.

    Since today was about a more typical bowl lather for me, I sure felt the brush’s backbone more, since I spent more time in splay!

    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