August 5, 2023

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: AKA Brushworx- 26mm Boar
• Razor: Weck Hair Shaper
• Blade: Kismet (5)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag

A little more time this morning so I really focused on angle. Slightly better results than the first couple days, but still not anything to write home about. Day 5 and still no blood from anything more than a minor weeper or two though. #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin

Aug. 5, 2023
Brush: Omega 10029
Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Personna GEM
Lather: MWF - - Soap
Post Shave:* Moon Soaps - Havana - Balm

Day 5 still #RawHoggin

The brush now splays like a gymnast and the scritch feels great. Losing about a hair per shave so way down from the start. Brush is turning better by the shave

Brush album

Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

AA SOTD 05-Aug

• Brush: Semogue - Owners Club Taj (5)
• Razor:  Shield - Predator
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Ariana & Evans - Tobacco Road
• Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Tobacco Road AS
• Fragrance: Ariana & Evans - Tobacco Road EDP

Day 5 of AA and #RawHoggin, another improvement today, I still don't think it's the brush but the balance of water here, tomorrow should see it sorted. 

What forgot to do was to take pics of the soap post use from day 1, I'm curious to see how much Soap I go through in the month so might start tracking that. Curious to see how it compares in terms of uses vs K2E. 

Pre-Shave 

Post-Shave

Hope everyone has a good one. 

Cheers

Marc

#RawHoggin

2023-08-05 - Day Five

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade
• Blade: Kismet
• Brush: Omega Pro48 (third shave)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - War
• Aftershave: Lucky Tiger Splash
• Balm: Nivea Cooling Balm

Austere August:

• Day: 3MRTNG's Ultra Nightmare Mode
• #RawHoggin - Brush Pics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• #MonthOfWeckening

Dear u/PrideTwo

As the battle rages on in this #MonthOfWeckenoning, I find myself losing the ability to smell the battlefield, a sign that I am becoming fully immersed in the trials of this #WAR. While I have heavily focused on my Razor, Soap, and Blade, today I will delve into something different.

In the realm of the Razor and Blade, I experienced a near identical, mirrored wound today. Setting my razor against my skin under the left ear, I inadvertently placed it directly into a crease, resulting in an immediate bloodshed. Much like yesterday's incident, the wound quickly disappeared, leaving no visible trace once the shave was complete.

Regarding my trusty Omega Pro48 brush, there have been no noticeable changes today. However, one of my fellow soldiers pointed out the presence of at least one "backwards" hair in the brush, suggesting that I consider removing it for optimal performance.

Today, I wish to pay tribute to the unsung heroes in this war - Nivea cooling balm and Lucky Tiger aftershave splash. The Nivea balm has proven to be a true ally, cooling any irritation or burning induced by the Weck. It serves as a constant reminder to take care of myself in the midst of this battle. However, the real superstar is the Lucky Tiger splash. Unscented and alcohol-free, it has played a pivotal role in preventing the typical skin irritations one might expect from daily shavings with the Weck. As a result, I find my face feeling better on this Day 5 than it did before I embarked on this month-long challenge.

As the fifth day concludes, I realize that there are many elements to consider in this battle beyond the Razor, Soap, and Blade. The camaraderie of battle buddies and the support of essential aftercare products have become indispensable. Until tomorrow, my journal, I shall continue to uncover the hidden facets of this #WAR and press on towards the ultimate victory.

-- As Always... Thank you... I hate you!

Sincerely u/absenth

August 5, 2023

• Brush: AP Shave Co Gold Flakes with Oumo 30mm Boar
• Razor: Diane Hair Shaper – Patent 33095 78145
• Blade: Fromm Hair Shaper Blade (5)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Sheep
• Post Shave: Declaration Ghosting – Unscented Aftershave Liniment

Busy day today. Learning the weck is a challenge. #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin #unscented

August 5, 2023 – Month of Austerity Day 5

• Brush: RazoRock 506U Olive Wood w/ 26mm Natural Boar Bristle
• Razor: RazoRock Game Changer .76-P
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue Super (5)
• Preshave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented
• Lather: Catie's Bubbles – Le Nude
• Post Shave: Zingari Man – Unscented Balm
• AA Tags: #RawHoggin #unscented

Today's Shave/Brush Update: 15 min soak/15-count tub load/face lather/2 passes (WTG & ATG). Getting better with how much and when to add water, resulting in slick drippy lather. Also getting better with how to use the backbone/splay when lather-building. Minimal smell and no hair shed today. BBS but too many weepers for my liking so will change blades tomorrow.

Here's the Day 5 just before and immediately after the shave brush pictures. Still tracking for Raw Hoggin' Challenge and Unscented Challenge. With blade change tomorrow, Ultra Nightmare Mode is dead and AA Extreme Mode is the new target.

AUGUST 5, 2023

• Brush: r/wetshaving Zentih MOAR BOAR 31mm
• Razor: King C. Gillette Chrome
• Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Smash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Smash Splash
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Smash Balm

Happy Saturday! Woke up to a quick 8 mile loop on my road bike then a shave! I don’t work today so it’s nice to decompress a bit. Surprisingly the hog scent is dwindling faster than I thought so that’s nice. Ya’ll have a good one!!

RawHoggin

MammothMafia23

Raw Hoggin’ My Way Through August - Day 5

• Brush: Zenith B16
• Razor: GEM Flying Wing
• Blade: GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Crown & Crane - Green Tea soap
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Spearmint splash
• Post Shave: Crown & Crane - Green Tea balm

#rawhoggin

Nothing better than starting a summer day on the beach with some sun, a long walk and some saltwater therapy and then coming home for a nice relaxing shave. The B16 is breaking in nicely as you can see from the pre- and post-shave pics. It's super soft and splaying nicely. We'll see how much soap this thing ends up eating at the end of the month.

Have a great day all!

8/5/23

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/ 24mm Maggards Premium Boar
• Razor: MMOC
• Blade: GEM (8)
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
• Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Aftershave Lotion

I forgot to get a "before" shave pic of the knot. Oh well, though. I have been using Tabac in the mornings before leaving for work. Today I was stanking up the place. Mrs. Pudding still is not on board.

Knot progress:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

#RawHoggin

Aug. 5, 2023
Prep: Splash of cold water
Brush: Zenith Unbleached 506U XSE 27mm
Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (yellow) (5)
Lather: Noble Otter - Firefighter
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Firefighter

Oops! I forgot to take a picture of my brush before I dipped it in a mug to soak. I linked an "after" picture up at the top of my post instead. I'm getting down near the bottom of this tub of Firefighter, so I smushed it all down flat on the bottom to make it easy to load. No hairs shed off of my brush today. #RawHoggin

August 5, 2023 - Austere August Wecked Mammoth Hog

• Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
• Razor: Weck Hair Shaper Glitter Scales
• Blade: Kismet Rostfrei (5)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder Splash
• Daily Tags: #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23
• Passes: Face - wtg/atg Neck - xtg up and down
• Music: Dave Brubeck - “Take 5”

Brush before shave 5

I told my wife and daughter that there was no blood from today’s shave. My daughter said, “That’s because you didn’t shave your legs.” In the first 5 days that is just 4 nicks so far. I thought I was going to slash my neck tonight when I slipped, but somehow I stopped before the blade did a bunch of damage.

Busy day today. I got up, made breakfast for the family. Then I got some ribs going on the smoker. I tried a Costco rub I picked up this summer. I combined it with a glaze of peach bourbon bbq sauce. I should have made a Smash cocktail to go with it. Before dinner, we hit the community pool to cool off. The shave was a bit later than planned, but that coolant in the splash is feeling really nice tonight. Especially since I didn’t get much of a burn from the splash. Still loving Sonder, but after that dinner, was really tempted to get Smash out.

The brush is getting more split ends, but has a ways to go before I’d say it us soft. I can’t comfortably splay the brush, so I’m having more success with painting the lather once it builds up. When I try circular motions, it is like the brush pulls the lather off my face, but a couple paint strokes puts it back. Tonight I did get a better hydrated lather than the previous shaves this month. Might be able to take more water, but getting closer.

August 5, 2023 – We keep on a rolling

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Dundy” Maggard Boar 26mm
• Razor: Marianna #310 Hair Shaper
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (5)
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi

I went for a run by our local small town zoo today and ran by the Camels, Ponies, and the Zedonk (and here’s a video that you won’t watch of our actual zedonk) and as I ran by I smelled Dammusi. I can’t place it, but, something about Dammusi has an animal smell to it and it’s in all the best ways. Don’t think “stinky farm animal,” think “happy memories around farm animals.” It’s a compliment – Dammusi is such a rich and interesting scent that’s been fun to unpack.

Dundy (named after a town in Nebraska, not the Michael Scott award) performs beautifully with the Mags Boar. I daresay this thing is better than some other boars I’ve used that were fully broken in and it has just 5 uses. One of these days I'll remember to take a picture before I set it in my soaking mug.

Am I enjoying the weck? No. Is it becoming serviceable? Yeah, kinda. The styptic really helps – I’m not walking around all night bleeding anymore at least. No new major cuts on my face tonight, a couple nicks on my neck that bled a fair bit but the pencil took good care of it. With the grain on my cheeks, upper lip, and top half of my chin has become quite easy. Across the grain is ok, against is still a challenge but doable – though I really don’t risk it on many spots. The neck, lower chin, and jawline are still a struggle for sure. Holding the blade at angles that are not straight down or straight up on all those curves is a big challenge.

I have been successful in shaving with both my right and left hand and surprisingly my left hand seems to be a bit easier – probably because I don’t have any prebuilt DE habits that need adjusting for the open blade.

Anyway, after nearly quitting 2 days ago I guess I’ll be sticking with it. I am improving, even if it’s just an eensy bit every day.

Tags: #Monthofweckoning #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23

Aug. 5, 2023
Brush: Zenith B-35
Razor: Karve CB C Plate
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Noble Otter - Rawr - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Rawr - Aftershave
Post Shave: Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

RawHoggin

Man! This brush is tough to figure out. Granted I really don’t have much boar brush experience to begin with. It seems like if I lather my normal amount the brush eats the lather and I can barely get enough out for a pass. Today I loaded my brush for 30 seconds and I couldn’t add enough water to get a non pasty lather. Also my puck is now showing the ring of death lol and I’m wondering if I have enough soap to finish the month! Challenges…..challenges….

Day 5 pic. At one week I’ll show new compared to a week.

https://imgur.com/a/IobrQUC

Aug 5, 2023 - A Wecked Mammoth August

• Prep: CeraVe - Hydrating Facial Cleanser

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps Grant w/Maggard 26mm Boar

• Razor: Weck Sextoblade

• Blade: Kismet Hair Shaper

• Lather: House of Mammoth - Dammusi

• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Sonder Balm

• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Sonder

Not much to report today, my dumbass cut myself on the cheek when setting my blade down on my face. Would’ve been a cut with any razor so not a Weck problem. I only did a simple WTG & XTG pass without worrying about what i left behind. Not a smooth shave at all but also not much irradiation thankfully!

Raw Hoggin album

Daily tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia23 #MonthOfWeckoning

August 5, 2023

• Brush: Zenith B15
• Razor: RazoRock Game Changer 0.84 OC
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (5)
• Lather: Saponificio Varesino - Desert Vetiver
• Post Shave: Lucky Tiger - Lucky Tiger
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Original Liniment

I'm getting the feel of this soap. I start with all the water shaken out of the brush, load until it gets pasty, then dip the tips in sink and continue loading. I added water to the brush 3 times during loading. I painted the proto-lather onto my face. Then, I dipped the tips of the brush in water and work it into the proto-lather using painting strokes about 3 times on each side until it starts to thin. From there, I worked the brush, and added water a few more times until I got it hydrated.

I don't know how many ways I can say this, but this brush is fantastic. It's become easy to splay. The backbone is medium strength. The size is perfect.

#RawHoggin

August 5, 2023 - Day 5 AA

• Brush: Omega Pro 48
• Razor: Weck Med Prep
• Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (5)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - War
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - War
• Post Shave: Zingari Man Sego Balm
• Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Tres Matres EdP

Brush break-in album: Daily Progress

Days of disapproval: 2

Day 5 - Just another day of Weckoning in the trenches of War. Nothing eventful aside from hitting the same raised spot on my face from a few days ago. Today was the second time my wife said something about the scent and we are only on day 5 and I had to remind her it's here until the end of the month and I PROMISE it's gone. I did offer to move my shaves to the guest bathroom and she said no so any suffering beyond this might be on her. So I think I'm just gonna add a counter for the number of days that I've been told I disappoint my spouse with my life choices this month.

Tags: #RawHoggin #monthofweckoning

August 5, AA 2023

• Brush: Semogue 2000
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Sonder
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Sonder splash

Use Progression: Unboxing, New, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Early morning shave today, not exactly what I want to do on Saturdays. The brush continues its positive trend, but I miss my bowl already and its only day 5. Other than that a nice smooth shave.

Tags: #MammothMafia23 #RawHoggin