March 8
A Free-Shave
Woke up feeling a bit queasy this morning, and my body was fighting over which front to expel the invading hordes--north or south (south eventually won). Last night I was debating over whether or not to do free shaves on Sunday, or just stick with the Focus Rule until I logged my 100 shaves. But I could hear Keith
@Keithmax saying, "If you feel like you might throw up, put the razor down!" So I took it as an omen... I rest from the Focus Rule after the 7th day
Gear
- Razor: Razorock Lupo (aluminum)--Pulled this wonderful little shaver out of Andrew's @Linuxguile box of goodies, and couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised (a) to receive it, and (b) for how easy it is to shave with this light, aluminum razor. On the mild to moderate side of aggressiveness, and smooth! For me it's comparable to shaving with the Flare Tip... an absolute joy to work with.
- Blade: Personna Blue (1)
- Brush: Stirling Kong
- Soap: Stirling Glastonbury--I polished off my Stirling Sandpiper and was going to purchase more soap when I discovered that the puck of Glastonbury I gave my 2nd oldest son has been sitting unused in his drawer. He got Tea Tree for Christmas (which has a very medicinal smell to it), and the look he gave me when he first took a whiff of it made me feel guilty, so I pulled one of those "Oh, wait! I forgot your other soap," things and gave him my Glastonbury (ultimate sacrifice). Turns out, he really likes the scent of the Tee Tree soap now, and the Glastonbury... not so much. As in 'not at all.' Sweet! I get my soap back

- AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
- Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented
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Oh, that razor! Looking super-sleek in black
The Shave...
Honestly, even if I was feeling in perfect health, I probably would have skipped the shave today. I shaved in the afternoon yesterday, and was still pretty smooth. But, I wanted to take the Lupo out for a run, so I went for a 2 pass, chin-touch up shave.
1st pass XTG, and I found the sweet spot almost immediately. 2nd pass ATG, and I'm smooth everywhere but the chin. Touch ups caught that baby. A great Sunday shave.
I'll pull something else out of Andrew's box of fun next Sunday. In the meantime, hope your Sunday goes excellently well, everybody!

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