”May 6--In the Mix-it-Up-of-Mystery May”
(Yeah, you read that right!)
Shavette Shave #60
Much thanks to Charlie
@wristwatchb for the generous PIF of his winning raffle prize which allowed me to get a wonderful sample of all kinds of razor blades. I reached into "Paul" today for my In-the-Mix razor selection and drew...
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Gear
- Razor: Utopia Care Shavette--there are some things I don’t like about this shavette: it has exposed edges, but they aren’t nearly as bad as I initially thought, and I haven’t had any problems. It also has a very thin profile which can be difficult to control at times. That said, it offers me one of the most shallow cutting angles I’ve ever shaved with--that I can appreciate.
- Blade: Treet Platinum (1)--honestly, a shavette is a horrible way for me to gauge blades, so I won’t. DE’s with their fixed positions take all the variables out, so I'm holding judgement on blades; however, I don’t mind saying that today’s shave was fantastic. Surely the Treet Platinum had something to do with that, right?
- Brush: Semogue Boar
- Soap: Iced Iced Glastonbury--Mix-It-Up May today featured Stirling Iced Pineapple and Glastonbury chilled in ice water. I figured it would play well, but it went beyond that. It was awesome! The bergamot and lavender really accentuate the pineapple by taking some of the sweetness out of it, but the real magic happens after all the top notes burn off and Glasonbury’s mutton-tallow laced fougere-like notes start to step up. Of all the mixes I’ve tried so far, this one will be repeated throughout the year.
- Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
- AS: Pinaud Citrus Musk (1 Frost Drop)--it’s so easy to go too heavy with this, and I overdid it a bit today.
- Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented
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The Shave
The boar whipped up a metric ton of chilly, yogurty lather. I was scared at first, because I used a lot of water, and it started off with huge bubbles at first that eventually got worked into the nicely hydrated micro-bubbles that I really should insist on for shaves. I love the feel of this brush, as well as how it distributes the lather. Of my two brushes, boar and badger, I’m having the most success with the boar. It was touch and go for a bit there, but I’ve got her figured out now. The greedy badger, on the other hand, seems to want to hang on to the lather rather than let my face have any, but I’ll get it sorted out yet.
3 passes (WTG/XTG/ATG). The first pass was uneventful. Like yesterday, I went ATG over the area where I had a set-down mishap from a couple days ago. No issue, and I’ll probably be able to shave it normally tomorrow or the next day
XTG still is tricky on parts of my cheek, but went pretty well. I did manage to get a weeper on my upper lip though, and got another on my chin on the 3rd pass. They were baby weeps, and didn’t require the styptic, so it’s all good.
I didn’t initially feel like chasing on my chin, so I took the remaining, wonderfully chilly, lather and applied it to my face while I cleaned up. But when I got ready to rinse it off, I thought I’d give the chin another once-over. Glad I did!
Very close to BBS on the chin today, and no irritation for my efforts. Wonderful, wonderful shave, almost epic in scope, but so much work went into it that I don’t feel comfortable using that word. If I can get the same results with greater ease, then that truly will be an epic shave--still, an awesome 60th shavette shave!
The greatest of hump days to you all!
60 down, 40 to go!
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