I do one pass all over and then a touch-up pass on my neck and jaw. My upper face is smoother after one pass than my neck. My face can't handle multiple pass shaves each day.
Two Pass Shaving Routine... Hot Water prep & Massage with Argan Oil Puma Solingen Extra Full Hollow 6/8th Hans Baier Silver Tip Valobra Tallow Soap Logona Mann Balm I Had a Belter of a Shave Today with My Puma Solingen 6/8th..A Very Thin Grind & a Very Keen Edge..I Just Love the Design & Look of these German Panzer Tank Camo Lookalike Scales..Wunderbar.. Billy..
I think the difference will be in whichever soap is the slickest. With creams I just need the one pass and, like you, do the neck-jaw touchup, but after my Williams experience I can see how the soaps will make the face feel softer.
24 October 2016 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Iridium Super * Epsilon 2-Band + Doug Korn Briarwood C7 * Sapone Di Paolo Terroso * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Prep - Noxzema / Hot towel Pre shave - Proraso Razor – ‘The Rock’ (Rockwell 6S – #2) Blade – BIC Chrome Platinum Brush - The 'Americana' (Shavemac 24/48 D01 2 Band) Soap – Reef Point Submariner Post - Witch Hazel, Jojoba oil. Well, straight out of the box, I could tell that The 'Americana' was going to be a wonderful brush, and it did not disappoint... dense, with outstanding 'presence' (backbone)... Yeah, right up my street. The Reef Point was literally whipped into submission, and the BIC was a great match with the #2 plate. Awesome shave.
Monday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gentleman Soap: Coate’s Sandalwood Cream Razor: Gillette Fat Boy Blade: 70’s Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade NEW Chromium (23) Brush: Plisson #12 Badger-22mmx56mm Aftershave: Burberry Brit EdT WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Coate’s Sandalwood Cream today. 10 seconds to load the Plisson Badger. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Wilkinson Light Brigade still in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Burberry Brit EdT. Bob
Route 66 A Perfect Gent soap B-400 Brush by Tom Stahly razor on a Weber Bulldog handle Gillette Silver Blue blade Alum Lucky Tiger Ogallala Bay Rum Have a great week!
Oct. 24/2016 Mon. Razor: Personna Flexhead Injector Blade: Gillette Twinjector (3) Brush: Not shown - Unknown Brand Lather: Hibco Nag Champa Pre Shave Oil: Hibco nag Champa AS: Hibco Nag Champa Newspaper Date: July 23,1945 A 3 pass shave, WTG/ ATG and an ATG/XTG. The 3rd pass was for a detailed clean up, which yielded a Dolphin smooth shave (hooray) The Twinjector (double blades) is, I think the prime reason for these terrific shaves. So smooth, no matter which direction you stroke. Still must work on my lathering skills (in the tins), Proraso is so simple, even I can`t mess it up. Here`s hoping a BBS or better for all. Bill
Just a simple, clean, comfortable, close, smooth...shave. Unknown soap. Nice and slick and no scent at all. My first time using a Russian blade(Vaskhod). Shave #3 and still feels good. Walmart had a 50¢ coupon attached to the AV musk, so I finally picked up a bottle.
