Week 4 (Anything Goes)
Feb. 26 Episode 26: “What Has Two Thumbs and Keeps Drawing Blood? This Guy!...”
Gillette Flare Tip
My smoothest, mildest shaver--a joy to use. Not normally a fan of mild shavers, but I’m a
huge fan of the Flare Tip
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Week 4, Day 5 Gear
- Blade: Feather (1)--my first time with a Feather blade. For close to 8 years I have heard the hype. Did it live up to it? Yes and no. Did my beard, with one look at the Feather, throw its hands up in the air and walk off my face? No? Did I experience that (for me) mythical scenario where I have to check my face to see if my razor was actually cutting anything? No. BUT--did I wind up using less pressure than I have ever used in a shave? Yes. Am I BBS/DFS after 2 1/2 passes? Yes. Am I sporting ZERO irritation? Yes. Takeaway--Feather blades are not magic, but they are pretty darned good. I still have to assess whether performance outweighs price.
- Brush: Kong
- Soap: Soap Commander “Drive”
- Enhancements: Stirling Frost Drops
- AS: Clubman Original
- Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented.
The Shave
A very pleasant shave this morning. 1st pass (WTG) went very smoothly.
2nd (ATG) pass also went well. The rebel hairs along the goat-zone were putting up resistance, so I switched to XTG which helped, and went after the unruly zone a 3rd time (ATG). I decided to back off with the buffing and let the baby do whatever the heck it wanted--I’m done pulling hamstrings chasing that little critter.
Somewhere along the way I took a little slice off a tiny blemish on my upper lip, but didn’t feel or see the evidence till my shave was just about ended. Without blood this would be a Comfort: 5, Closeness: 4 shave--one of my best shaves this month. With my highly unrealistic ‘Dead Is Dead’ rule, a zero. Honestly, I won’t be using the scores to make my decisions; they’re tainted.
Tally
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It looks like a film for one of the driver’s ed courses I had to take in high school… so much blood
Fantastic shaves, though. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your HUMP DAY!!!!

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