Share your Austere August shave of the day for Friday!

  • bmac92
    4·
    1 year ago

    2023.08.18 SOTD (#UNCHALLENGE shave #18):

    • Prep: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Cleanser

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

    • Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable

    • Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (3)

    • 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 18! So after having a breakthrough yesterday did I follow through with my guide? No! I was planning on taking it easy with just a 2 pass shave, but my hubris go the better of me. Did 2 passes then a lot of touch-up passes just because. Turned out okay, but would’ve rather just stuck with 2 passes and called it a day. Neck is fine, but still.

    #UNCHALLENGE

  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    August 18, 2023

    • Preshave: Cold Water
    • Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
    • Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
    • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (17)
    • Lather: The Goodfellas Smile Amber Fougère
    • Post Shave: Old Spice After Shave

    Last day of Amber Fougère. Another attempt of slurry lather, and a less slight frag burn than yesterday. It’s time to move on to another soap, and leave the rest for the next vacation.

    Have a good night!

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

    August 18, 2023

    • Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
    • Razor: Weck Sextoblade (Straight Shave 299)
    • Blade: Kismet (18)
    • 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

    I used my normal lathering method today but I tried a new, cross-handed pattern for my first pass. Of course it felt awkward, and I’m not certain of any benefits, but it is something to tinker with.

    I was in the mood for a 3-pass shave today and obtained a super silky BBS result. I do think that I’m feeling less sharpness in the blade. I added an image of the edge near the toe. You can see a tiny bit of edge wear but the photo won’t show any rounding of the apex. I think it is rounded, though, because it is very difficult to get focus there.

    I wondered if my issues with focus might be due to a dirty lens in the microscope. Yesterday I took it apart and cleaned it. After cleaning, the lens surface appeared shinier but I don’t see any improvement in photo quality.

  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
    2·
    1 year ago

    The Eightteenth Day Of Weckoning is upon us - A 5 minute Wecking

    • 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 (24)
    • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
    • Post Shave: Ralon – Original
    • Fragrance: Tom Ford – Tobacco Vanille

    Nice three-pass shave today. Today’s our wedding anniversary so I switched up the frag (after checking with the #Monthofweckoning rules, which only regulate razor, blade, brush, lather, and post shave, but not frags).

    We’re in the beginning days of a heat dome in central Europe, and Switzerland is sitting right in the middle of it. Usually, the thick stone walls of our 1902 building (over 1 m of masonry) keep the heat out for a few hot days, but today we have 27°C in the home office already at 08:00, so the next few days will be unpleasant 🥵☀🌡