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Austere August: Day: 13
MRTNG's Ultra Nightmare Mode
Midnight Stag Challenge
Gear Pic :: Video
䷀ General Notes
Today's shave is sponsored by Greg's Face Lather Co. I try a face lathering method /u/gcgallant told me about.
䷀ Razor and Blade Notes
(Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb ::: Gillette - Nacet - M ‹511 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. 4 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... Today's lather was inspired by Greg. He mentioned his method and I tried it today, as best as I could. I did overload, and it affected a few iportant things about the shave, so don't hold that against him.
Relatively short load with just a damp brush.
Use froth from puck to work into your face, adding water to make it really slick.
Work thick lather on face with brush, adding water by tip-dipping from a cup/sink. Paint in water at the end.
What I liked about it:
It started your face off with a really slick kind of preshave.
It didn't overload soap (though I inadvertently did this time, not knowing that 7 seconds on my soap would pick up so much)
It lets you keep some raw materials separate in the knot, for use in latter passes. This prevents good stuff from being easily wasted.
This lather was a bit slower at times, than my slurry lather, but this is a bit more complex, and will take more work/experience to tweak it to your preferences.
Hydration: Perfect (for me)
Bowl: No Bowl
䷀ Brush Notes
(Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL ‹36 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.
During this use, though, the work done when the lather was in a more concentrated form made the brush splay and feel softer than it actually is. It was quite luxurious, though a bit drying.
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