Friday March 2 - first blood on the shavette
Parker SRX / GSB (1)
30DC LE Maple Cashmere synthetic brush
My Italian almond frankensoap
Alum and Lucky Tiger and styptic pencil
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Did my first shave with the SRX tonight. (Had previously done one with the Magic). The 30DC LE did a great job of whipping up a lather and then face lathering. The Italian soap mixture was wonderful as always. And then things sort of went downhill from there.
I did one WTG pass with the SRX. Really concentrated on skinstretching and just barely wiping off the lather with the blade. Cheeks went well, neck went well, upper lip went well, bobbled the chin a bit and ended up with three weepers. Overall result was a CCS closer to DFS with the alum quiet except on the weepers. They all bled through the rinse, alum, and rinse and needed the styptic pencil to shut them down.
The Lucky Tiger provided a pleasant orange-scented finish to the shave. Although I may add some Nivea Sensitive Balm as well since my chin feels a bit raw now.
Did I enjoy the shave? Not especially. Even when I was learning safety razors, I found the process soothing and meditative. So far at least, I can't say the same for shavette. I sort of figure that if men were meant to go through this nonsense, safety razors would never have been invented... I will stick with the shavette but am definitely in the agnostic camp where they are concerned.
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