05 Jun 2023
Fantastic early morning Monday shave, raining heavily, so it was not so cold today
48 hrs growth
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Face Prep: 3x 30 seconds Hot Water soaks
No Pre-shave available so I used some Perth Soapworks Bar Hair Conditioner and left this to soak while I lathered up
Gillette 50’s Rocket
Derby Premium (2)
T&H Sandalwood: < 1 ml scooped into the bowl still produced a huge amount of lather
Old Vulfix Super Badger
Timeless Razor bowl. Light, internal ridges, easy to grip, and it allows me to rest my longer brushes on the side without them falling in! One of life’s tiny little luxuries
Clubman’s Pinaud After shave. Nice enough, not sure I will order a full bottle
Jo Malone Orange Bitter Cologne lovely
Definitely needed 3 full passes with this milder razor and blade combo, with multiple touch ups to the strategically challenging areas
Damage: zilch, none, nada, zero, no blood, no skin loss, happy days
As previously mentioned here: skin stretching is very useful. I do this with my left hand dipped in lather, feeling for the rough areas ahead of the razor
Much smoother shave today, much more enjoyable, much better results. 80% BBS both ways. 20% super smooth one way, with some stubborn sandpaper left behind in the chin cleft and right lower neck. Strange how one does not find this while shaving but only afterwards.
Better results today because of....... 48 hours growth works better for me/Gillette works better for me than the Muhle Rocca 96 I used two days ago/Day 2 of the DE blade/home-made face prep (hair conditioner). The Gillette allows more strokes/passes over the challenging areas without removing any skin.
This morning's walk was shortened by storms and heavy rain, got properly soaked!
Focus for June:
1. Targeting on getting close to
@Trigger Mr Lather Master’s slick looking shiny lather
2. Still need to work out a strategy to deal with the stubborn sandpaper at right lower neck area
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