August 11, 2023
- Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade (Straight Shave 292)
- Blade: Kismet (11)
- 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
Today I decided to see what u/sgrdddy's slurry lather could do to provide me with an efficient 2-pass shave. I put my synthetic brush in a mug of water, looked at my phone to get the time then turned the phone to hide the display.
I opened the soap, loaded my slurry, and shaved. I completed my full-face shave including aftershave and EdP 10 minutes later when I looked at the phone again. After this, it took almost 3 minutes to clean up, though, so I need to figure out how to make less of a mess.
Nonetheless, I'm completely happy with this. A 2-pass BBS shave in 10 minutes with no nicks or irritation is totally acceptable with a straight razor. With the Weck, I don't need any cleanup on my neck and I don't need to take chances and be Weckless (u/djundjila) to achieve this this result.
And there are definitely areas for improvement in this process. Perhaps I can cover more facial area between rinses. Maybe I can modify my patterns so I change hands less often. This will be fun to play with.
I spent a lot of time looking at the blade with the microscope today; comparing edge condition with previous photos. I am seeing very slight wear on the edge overall but this is in areas that I haven't imaged before. The heel, center, and toe sections of the blade look very similar to past photos. There are now 10 areas of noticeable degradation, albeit very small. Until today, there were 8. I cannot feel any of this during the shave.