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[-] bmac92@midwest.social 4 points 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

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 points 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.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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 🥵☀🌡

[-] gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

I can't exactly feel your pain. Here in Maryland it has been 32°C with 80% or above humidity for a while. Today our temp is a very comfortable 27°C with 48% humidity. I actually feel like spending the afternoon outside for a change.

5 minute Wecking++;

Congrats on your wedding anniversary!

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

32°C with 80% or above humidity

😱

East coast summers are brutal.

Congrats

Thanks!

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago

I imagine even once it cools off there's going to be a lot of latent heat in those walls.

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, it takes days. I don't know why, but my building is built like a medieval castle :)

They changed our central heating system last fall, and of course the new system failed at some point in January and heat was off for almost a full day. The outside temperatures were below freezing, but inside, it stayed just fine.

[-] bmac92@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Depending on how humid it is over there, a swamp cooler might do you well.

[-] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel your pain. Paris will fortunately escape the heat dome this time - but it's the deadliest capital in case of heat waves.

Yay to the future!

[-] djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 1 year ago

Ouch, I didn't know that about Paris😔

Yeah, the future of climate change scares me

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