Monday February 18 - Favourites February shave #6?!!!
Rockwell 6S on plate 3 / Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
Supply Co Silvertip Fiber synthetic 24mm brush
Arko shave stick
Alum and TSD Bay Rum Milk Aftershave and Thayers WH
I haven't been doing too well on the daily shaving this month. My last shave was last Monday, I think, so I had a week's worth of stubble to whack. I decided on a shave stick and was going to use Palmolive. However, when I blindly grabbed under the sink, I ended up with the pill bottle with the Arko stick in it instead, so that's what I used. Either is fine...
Favourites February is both easy and tough, because I have 12 brushes and 15 razors in my "ready - to -use" racks, and 11 of the brushes and all of the razors are "favourites". I can grab anything at random and have a "favourite" in my hand. Same with the numerous soaps and aftershaves I have -- anything that I really don't like has already gone out the door or into the garbage, leaving only various grades of "favourites". Thus, Arko instead of Palmolive was perfectly fine for a "favourite".
I backed my Rockwell 6S down one plate from 4 to the 3 I used to use all the time. Either gives me a good shave but I find 3 just a touch pleasanter without any real loss of efficiency. So back to 3 it is. I have a couple sample tucks of the Rapira blades, just as I did with the Sharp Stars. I found the Sharp Stars gave me a sharp but slightly rough shave and crossed them off my list of blades to buy. The Rapira by contrast are both sharp and smooth. Today was no exception -- two easy passes removed the hayfield and left me DFS without any drama. Then the TSD Bay Rum finished it off with a great scent.
One thing I noticed -- I got a fair amount of burn or tingly feeling from the TSD Bay Rum milk aftershave today. I don't get that sensation from the Lavender, Vanilla or Sandalwood versions, so I think it must be the Bay Rum EO that causes it. I did notice that my palmful of aftershave was thicker and greasier today than usual. I hadn't used it for quite awhile, forgot to shake the bottle before dispensing, and I think the ingredients may have separated slightly with the EO floating to the top and giving me a double or triple dose of it. I later shook the bottle and tried applying a bit more -- no burn...
After I was finished my shave and admiring my DFS smooth face, I noticed that I had zipped along today so quickly that I had missed a couple small patches of visible whiskers in the crease beneath my nose and just along my jawline. I took a leaf from
@wchnu Fuzzy's playbook and applied a bit of witch hazel to use as a moisturizer for a buffing pass. The stray whiskers were all removed without incident that way, leaving me with a true DFS DFS.
Hope everyone had a good weekend and are heading into an excellent week!
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