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30 Day Rule (Recap)
- Brush WCS “Lantern” Silvertip *Note- It’s actually the “Torch” model... original post is incorrect
- Soap Stirling Scots Pine
- Razor Herder #77
Pre/Post (so far/may vary)
- Pre-Shave Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap scrub and hot water rinses, post-shower
- Post-Shave Cold rinse, Alum rub, AS Splash, followed with AS Balm, re-up on the balm 2-3x through the day as desired
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3/1 Shave #8 fell short of expectations. Bummer! Trouble spot today was upper lip, left side. Same problem through both WTG passes. Final result is SAS- not a failure but a disappointment nonetheless.
Issue #1- I can’t decide on skin flattening method for the upper lip... whether to stretch out my lips in a smile/grin or to purse the lips.
Issue #2- I’m not following a process/sequence though my passes. This presents a problem because I find myself deciding which hand to use in certain areas instead of naturally flowing through the pass.
Issue #3- Combination of preceding issues caused a stall. An unnatural pause in which I was trying different approaches instead of
confidently knowing exactly what I’m doing. And I ended up with a cluster of weepers and a partially painful and disappointing portion of the shave.
Strategy-
I need to do some dry runs and map out my strokes. Figure out which hand does what and when. Try a few different sequences maybe. See what feels good; where do I have the most control and which angles preserve or improve visibility.
So what I’m going to do is tape my edge and lather up for some blanked-edge passes, using the actual 30DR razor. This ought to give me perfect opportunities to repeat strokes and try alternate approaches, so I can figure out my sequences and make my passes more natural.
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