First post in this thread!
Greetings 30DCer's! I've just wandered in, my previous TSD habitat was the "Straight Shave of the Day" thread, but as a newbie DE shaver, I'm looking for a new place to hang my hat <leans back on two chair legs, puts feet on table, crosses arms on chest>. Lucky You! I recognize some of you troublemakers from the SSotD thread. Nice to see some familiar faces
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Here's my deal. I've been straight shaving for years. My straight technique is <ahem...> if I may say, pretty darn good. DFS++/BBS- in two passes with a little buffing. Fast too. ALWAYS ZERO irritation, redness, weepers, or nicks. My DE technique? Thus far into my experience, my awesome straight technique has not crossed over to my efforts to obtain a comfortable, irritation free DE shave. So my DE technique is, shall we say...developing
. My neck line is super sensitive to DE shaving. I'm super careful about angle and pressure, but still struggle with irritation along my lower neck. I've tried mixing up prep, using a pre-shave product, cold water shaving and a variety of other techniques, but still pay the piper come alum time. ATG with a straight along my neck? Like angel kisses. ATG along my neck with any DE and blade combo I've tried? Bring The Pain.
This is where you guys come in. After wandering in and reading through this thread (had a few hours to kill waiting for my daughter at the dentist...), it's tumbled to me that a hardline 30 day focus is what I need to get my DE technique sorted. Nicely coincidental to the purpose of this thread!
My hypothesis is this: With careful attention to detail and technique, and with a focus on consistency, I can attain shaves from a DE at the same perfect level of comfort that I can with a straight razor.
SO! In my quest to find the perfect daily driver (the RazoRock Baby Smooth has come closest so far), I have a Timeless Ti 0.68mm gap scalloped bar DE arriving Saturday. It's my hope that this razor can become my daily "Go-To" shaver.
With this in mind, beginning Saturday, I do solemnly swear to use only the following shave tools for 30 days: The Timeless DE with Voskhods and Arko lathered with an SOC boar. For post shave I'll use alum followed by a witch hazel splash and finished with Nivea Sensitive ASB. So help me God. I'm confident the tools are up to the task, and honestly expect that my Day 30 shave is going to be infinitely better than my Day 1 shave. I'm going to hone in on this DE technique thing, and you, Gentile Reader, shall be the unfortunate beneficiaries of my droning chronicle. I don't expect perfect results on Day 30, but I am hoping for significant improvement.
I do have some guilt about the whole "Adjustable August" thing. I currently have a lovely Slim, and a second Slim and a Fat Boy inbound from Delta Echo (anybody know the current turn-around time on his "made to order" razors?) but have a strong desire to turn this inbound Timeless into my DD, and this is a great way to dial it in. And I'm chomping at the bit to get this experiment under way, so Timeless it is!
Thanks for listening. This looks like a fun place to hang out. You guys are madmen. I feel at home already.
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