Jan. 31
Pretty fantastic shave today. I decided to give my February 30DC focus shave style a dry-run today: 3 YouTuber (long and smooth, but for me, less effective) passes along the cheeks and neck. Light touch, and no going back where it's been shaved (even if there is "residual slickness"). 3 short stroke passes along the goat-zone. Light touch, no buffing, & no residual slickness touch ups. Light touches permitted around the mouth, because I need to be able to think about other things throughout the day, and monomania makes that difficult.
BBS along the cheeks, DFS along the jaw and upper lip, CCS on the chin, and DFS along the neck. Overall I'd call it a DFS. Some slight irritation on upper lip, corners of mouth and parts of the jaw, which indicates that I should probably be using an even lighter touch on my passes.
- Razor: Flare Tip w/Personna Blue blade (6)
- Soap: B&M's Cool
- Brush: Kong
- AS: Tsuka
- Balm: Nivea Sensitive Cooling
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I was inspired by Jason's use of B&M's Cool, and thought it would be a fantastic way to finish the work week. Love. That. Scent. Lathered flawlessly, and easily provided enough for 3 passes with some leftovers to reapply during gear clean-up. The Tsuka splash that follows complements Cool quite nicely. I was pleasantly surprised, considering just how different these two scents are from one another.
Speaking of Tsuka, it gave off a nice, warm burn this time that in NO way resembled the inferno I experienced yesterday (other than it fades fairly quickly). I still don't know if the mild irritation from my shave produces this effect, or if it's the AS itself. I actually applied a 2nd helping after the 1st dried down just to tempt fate. Again, warm burn that fades to nothing. Kind of enjoying the effect.
I'm avoiding menthol this upcoming month to better keep in touch with how my face is reacting to each shave. I want super-accurate scoring for my challenge. It is a sacrifice--I enjoy a little menthol. Because of this, I stole my son's Nivea Sensitive Cooling shave balm. I have
never felt any more cool using it than when I use their regular formula, but it's still a wonderful balm.
Feeling like today is going to turn out to be a fantastic Friday. Hope all of yours turn out that way too

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