Jan 21, 2016 - Day 1
Edwin Jagger DE89
Feather (1)
<-this number is how many times that blade has been used?
Omega 10066 Boar Shaving Brush
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Alum
, Pinaud Clubman, Nivea post shave balm
So I got a package in the mail today, all kinds of new stuff. If you haven't seen from other threads, I'm new to this. I started with some Van Der Hagen I picked up at King Sooper and Walgreen's. I've been working with that the last few days, trying to get the basics down. I couldn't get a very good lather going, but it was good enough. I got massive razor burn the first time, because I didn't read at all, and just dove in. Watched a ton of videos, and read a bunch, practiced, and was doing pretty good yesterday. I didn't want to start the 30 Day Rule until I got all this stuff though. So, I see there is a new thread each month, are you supposed to start new each month or carry over? Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong for this..
Anyhow, I like everything I have now better almost immediately. I don't think the VDH razor was too bad, I will hold on to it and try it again later, but I will stick with the EJ for a while. The Feather blades are far better then the VDH blades though. I know I'm supposed to stick with as much same as I can, but I got a sample pack, so I will need to try some others for a bit. So far, I love the Feathers though. I had read the VDH brush in the kit I got isn't very good, the other VDH kit is pretty decent. The Omega is noticeably better than the VDH I have. It's a Boar, so I understand it will be even better once I break it in. The Reef Point Soap is a lot better than the VDH too. I grant I couldn't make a great lather, and that could be the brush. I will try lathering the VDH soap with the Omega and see if it's better. But I will stick to the Reef Point soap for a while. Still not making a fantastic lather but I'm sure I just need practice. Dragons blood smells fantastic, really like it.
So lathered up, did a WTG, XTG and ATG pass, then a couple touch ups. Love the weight of the EJ, didn't feel any pull or roughness with the Feathers. Definitely was running out of foam in the brush at the end, think I need to load the brush a little better. I found that face pdf a few days ago and drew out my pattern, so I was using that, not north-south. This was the first time I used an alum block, was using witch hazel. Wet it, rubbed it on my wet face, dried the bar and set aside. hardly any sting, and I understand if I scrape or nick, this will let me know. I like how if feels though. Left it on a couple minutes and rinsed.
Splashed some Pinaud Clubman, which has also shown me some places I was being rough in previous days, and hardly any burn. Then a dollop of Nivea. End result was a really fantastic shave. I didn't achieve a BBS, but from my limited experience it is certainly a DFS, I wouldn't be too sad if I could just achieve this on a regular basis. There's a couple little lightly rough spots, especially Adam's apple and jawline. I have a goatee so some of the harder spots, like chin and upper lip I get a pass on for now.
Oh and I see I get to indulge in another hobby here as well! Love photography, haven't ever done any real product shots, so I get to practice that too! Bonus!
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