SOTD by u/EldrormR

Austere August, Day 6 * Brush: Copper Zenith B36, bleached 28mm x 50mm * Razor: Ern 22 7/8 * Lather: Vintage Williams Tonsorial * Post: Proraso Red Aftershave * Frag: Ethos Mysore Santal

I've hit the long haul portion of the brush break in process. The noticable daily softening is done, for now, and we have entered the "it isn't soft yet, but still works" phase. If this is anything like my last B36, it'll stay like this for a while and then will start to soften up again in a week or so.

The razor continues to shave well. The soap would benefit from some warm water blooming, but that isn't possible with the scuttle, so it takes extra long to get the lather close enough to use. The one benefit of a larger diameter brush is if it blooms much more, it won't fit in the scuttle and I'll switch back to my Seaforth mug. Then both the soap and the brush can soak at the same time.

Required tags:

$Discord $Headless $Rawhoggin

[Austere August, Day 6](https://i.imgur.com/FWwlkNV.jpeg)
* Brush: Copper Zenith B36, bleached 28mm x 50mm
* Razor: Ern 22 7/8
* Lather: Vintage Williams Tonsorial
* Post: Proraso Red Aftershave
* Frag: Ethos Mysore Santal

I've hit the long haul portion of the brush break in process. The noticable daily softening is done, for now, and we have entered the "it isn't soft yet, but still works" phase. If this is anything like my last B36, it'll stay like this for a while and then will start to soften up again in a week or so.

The razor continues to shave well. The soap would benefit from some warm water blooming, but that isn't possible with the scuttle, so it takes extra long to get the lather close enough to use. The one benefit of a larger diameter brush is if it blooms much more, it won't fit in the scuttle and I'll switch back to my Seaforth mug. Then both the soap and the brush can soak at the same time.

Required tags:

$Discord
$Headless
$Rawhoggin