The Final Day Of Weckoning is upon us
- 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 (37)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
- Post Shave: Ralon – Original
- Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man
And that's a wrap, another Austere August in the books. A summary:
- This blade held up really well, and I got a nice last shave from it.
- The Weck is a total autopilot razor now.
- The Rubberset and a Zenith in a tight Colin Ferrule are a dream team: I love the strong back/soft tips combo. This is the Brush I broke in during last year's AA, btw
- Oceana in Soft Hearts was great. I like the scent, and this base rocks. I did not get close to killing this tub, but the remaining soap layer has become thin enough to be translucent.
- Ralon is great, but I noticed that I use comparatively huge amounts of it. There's no flow restrictor, so that should not have been surprising. The smell lingers for approximately 37 seconds, but even in this short window, Ralon got me multiple compliments from my wife this month.
- Island Man was a good choice for AA. It's pleasant and unintrusive. Perfect for a daily frag.
For my first AA, I did the MMOC challenge, broke in a Zenith boar and used a Sea Spice Lime trick hole. Last year, for my second AA, I started AA with that same razor and GEM blade (which had 69 shaves on it by then) to make it to an even 100 by the end, and I raw hogged an unbleached Zenith. Both of these felt like real challenges at the beginning, but turned out to be easy in hindsight.
This year, I deliberately took it easy with just the Weckoning challenge, and I enjoyed it just as much.
#Monthofweckoning