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Share your Austere August shave of the day for Monday!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

2023.08.14 SOTD (#UNCHALLENGE shave #14):

  • 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 14! Chasing the dragon of my perfect Saturday shave has resulted in a smooth, yet irritated neck :/ I'll be taking it easy the next couple of days as a result. A poor craftsman blames his tools, and this issue was all me.

#UNCHALLENGE

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

August 14, 2023

  • Preshave: Cold Water
  • Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
  • Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (13)
  • Lather: The Goodfellas Smile Amber Fougère
  • Post Shave: Old Spice After Shave

After an exhausting day trip yesterday,I was too tired to shave. My skin continues to be on the dry side.

Have a good day!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

August 14, 2023

  • Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
  • Razor: Weck Sextoblade (Straight Shave 295)
  • Blade: Kismet (14)
  • 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. Excellent shave.

Kismet Blade - Losing My Edge
#Monthofweckoning


Not much to say. I tried another slurry lather along with my normal 2-pass pattern, but no dawdling. 10 minutes from start to EdP. Very comfortable.

I added another microscope shot to the album. This shows that the edge is pretty much the same. I will say that it is getting more difficult by the day to get a good focus point near the apex. That generally happens when the edge is not uniform. I continue to think that I feel slightly less sharpness when shaving.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not complaining about my software choice, but I am a bit jealous of your SV AA :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As you know, I did this to celebrate a correlation of 70th anniversaries. However, using SV daily only improves my appreciation for its quality. Even though I feel like I'm approaching Avogadro's number of soaps, and should use them all, I'm seriously considering just staying with 70th until it is done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even though I feel like I’m approaching Avogadro’s number of soaps

That's my "problem" too, so many nice soaps, and all of them take forever to use up :D

I’m seriously considering just staying with 70th until it is done.

That's 75% of u/EldrormR's Big Brain Bowl Bonanza. You'll need that [REDACTED] brush to speed things up ;)

(useless side musing: Avogadro's number of soaps would weigh in at about 60 Yg, while Earth's total biomass comes to 3 Eg. It's time to get that space exploration going, I want space tallow)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Avogadro’s number of soaps would weigh in at about 60 Yg

I may have exaggerated a little bit.

You’ll need that [REDACTED] brush to speed things up ;)

I love that thing. Can't wait to learn the details.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I may have exaggerated a little bit.

maybe. I still want space tallow, though :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know, much of my engineering career was spent working on big budget, one-of-a-kind spacecraft programs. Amazingly, space tallow never came up :) If we're talking 60 Yg, orbital mechanics will be interesting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did not know that about your career! You're only the third NASA (or NASA-adjacent?) person I've met.

orbital mechanics will be interesting.

Yup, and we better figure out a space elevator before landing that tallow

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have worked on some NASA programs, but most of my work was oriented towards national security.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now I think of you as Gene Hackman doing this 😆

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, you thought that was fiction!? 🤨

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After double-checking with my old friend Rayleigh to estimate the aperture size necessary for this, your interest in orbital mechanics of huge masses makes more sense 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hah! Indeed! 🤣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Fourteenth Day Of Weckoning is upon us - It's Flipping Time

  • 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 (20)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
  • Post Shave: Ralon – Original
  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man

I flipped the blade around today to get the presumably less used heel to take over as the new toe, and I felt 🥁🥁🥁🥁 no difference. These Kismet blades really hold up well. Wow.

I now have a daily shave inspector. Djunior has started the habit of examining my chin and then to djudge it in one of two categories: 1) "Bisschen katzt" (toddler German for "scratches a little") or 2) "Nein katzt" (toddler German for "does not scratch). It's a bit intimidating.

#Monthofweckoning

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Come on! You cannot djust say that you got inspected and not tell us the results! What was the rating for today?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where are my manners!?

I got my shave inspection before the shave yesterday, so it was a clear "bisschen katzt" 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
  • Prep: Splash of Cool Water
  • Razor: Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb
  • Blade: Gillette - Nacet (Marathon) (512)
  • Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
  • Brush: Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL (37 uses)
  • Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
  • Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

Austere August: Day: 14
MRTNG's Ultra Nightmare Mode
Midnight Stag Challenge

Gear Pic :: Video

䷀ General Notes

So I"ve been reducing load time, as the soap retains moisture... and today is to shave with just two swirls of the brush!

䷀ Razor and Blade Notes

(Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb ::: Gillette - Nacet - M ‹512 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... 2 swirls of loading, if you can believe that.

Today was a test to see if that would be enough loading. And it was plenty for 3 passes! I even had that luxurious wad of lather still in the brush that was available for a great finish.

Hydration: Perfect (for me)

  • 1 sec load with a Very Wet brush
  • = 4 passes of lather

Bowl: No Bowl

䷀ Brush Notes

(Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL ‹37 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 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)


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