6 August 2024
1st Week of August Setup
Face brush-washed with Van der Hagen Natural brush and Personal Care Shea Butter soap
Gillette Slim, settings 7 and 9
Baili Super Stainless blade, shave 2
Gillette Foamy Lemon-Lime cream
Stirling Pro-Handle synthetic brush
Gabel's Lime Menthol after shave lotion
METHODOLOGY: Dispensed the Foamy into a shave bowl, added water, and rebloomed the lather.
Full-face WTG; chin-only XTG; full-face ATG; second ATG pass below jawline
SHAVE CLOSENESS: Excellent BBS closeness after I opened up the Slim to setting 9
SHAVE COMFORT: Excellent
NICKS/IRRITATION: None
SHAVE LONGEVITY: Shave looked good 12 hours later
FRAGRANCE LONGEVITY: I really slathered on the Gabel's today, and the fragrance lasted a whopping 90 minutes.
OVERALL: I'm very pleased with the Baili Super Stainless blade so far, and wish I had more than just the one that came with my new Baili 176T razor. I can't seem to find them on Amazon, and they're expensive on eBay.
COMMENTS: This was my first-ever use of Personal Care Shea Butter soap, and it made for a great brush wash. It did not come close to making shave-worthy lather, but sure did set me right up for a great shave! The skincare was very nice indeed.
I got a couple of the last cans of Foamy Lemon-Lime a couple of years ago when Gillette pulled it from the North American market. I first shaved with this particular brand-new can just a few days ago, and it's really disappointing how much the fragrance has faded in a relatively short time. My last can of Foamy Lemon-Lime packed an intense lemon-lime punch, and was absolutely delightful to use. This can is just "meh" and not much more fun than regular ol' Foamy. With Barbershop Fresh nowhere to be found locally, this is probably the last-ever can of Foamy to take up residence in my Shave Den.
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