I plan to spend this last 30DC month as "Do Whatever You Want December". And since my last shaves in November worked so well, I think what I want to do is use that same set of gear for December -- probably not a strict Rule but more a self-imposed Focus:
Wednesday December 3 (evening) - Do Whatever You Want December
Prep: Hot shower with Aleppo olive oil and 20% bay laurel oil soap (traditional anti-acne); followed by cold water pre-shave face rinse
Razor: Matte black stainless steel Supply 2.0 injector with "nick-proof" SE comb plate / Supply White Label (house-branded Personna)(5)
Soap: TOBS Lavender shave cream (croap)
Brush: Simpson's Chubby 2 Synthetic
Lather Bowl: None
Post: rinse, alum, rinse, TSD Lavender Shave Milk splash
Last shave: Wednesday November 26 (evening) - 7 days ago
The setup:
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Since my last two shaves went so well, I just repeated the setup and the steps - with one exception: I used Lavender instead of Vanilla Shave Milk for the finish.
Overall, I got the same excellent result as for my last two shaves.
Two passes of the razor had me back from a 7-day scruff to cleanshaven. First pass was WTG everywhere and second pass was XTG on the face and ATG on the neck. I avoided doing a third pass to get to BBS as that is one pass too far and will be the one that results in mild razorburn.
Once again, I paid special attention to skin stretching, especially on my neck. The result was a very smooth shave with no nicks, blood spots or razorburn. The alum was completely silent at the end.
The TSD splash provided a pleasant finish with a bit of moisturizing for the current dry cold weather.
Hope the week is going well for everyone!
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