”May 23--In the Mix-it-Up-of-Mystery May”
Shavette Shave #75--
"It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Best of Times”
Traded blows with my back yard all morning long--neither of us won. It looks slightly better (kumquats and grape vines are now manageable), and I’m looking slightly worse (scrapes and scratches mostly). I wanted nothing more than to get cleaned up and enjoy a successful shave...
Gear
- Razor: Max Headroom Focus R21 Shavette
- Blade: Gillette Rubie--I was very impressed with this blade
- Brush: Semogue Boar
- Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple & Texas on Fire (chilled with ice water, 4 Frost Drops added)--at least twice as much ToF as IP gave me a wonderful smoked pineapple vibe; I hit the perfect ratio today.
- Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
- AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue (2 Frost Drops added--treat yo self!)
- Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented
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The Shave
Awesome. Shave. Today. Everything fell into place: the semogue boar whipped up the perfect amount of a perfectly hydrated lather--a lather that was perfectly chilled and perfectly blended from two different soaps; the perfect amount of menthol added; and the Gillette Rubie performed perfectly. This is a blade to chase with. I didn’t (tomorrow is a designated chase day), but by gadfrey did I ever want to.
The plan: 3 pass shave (WTG, XTG, and ATG) with no touching up or chasing. The Rubie let me follow the plan to the letter, but I could easily have caught the critter were I so inclined to do so. I can only imagine how wonderfully awesome the results would have been had the blade been paired with my Flare Tip, Slim, or Lupo.
Three smooth and efficient passes left me BBS on all my face save the southernmost point on the chin and two small spots on the outer edge of the upper lip. Those two spots, as well as along the hollows of my throat were DFS. No irritation.
Have the best weekend ever!
75 down, 25 to go!
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