Late shave report:
Saturday December 07 (early morning) (I think - it "might" have been early Friday morning instead) - Decadent December
Prep: Hot shower with Aleppo olive oil soap w/ 20% bay laurel oil (traditional anti-acne)
Razor: Supply 2.0 matte black stainless steel injector w/ SE open comb "nick-proof" plate / Supply Black Label (about 8)
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Key Lime shaving soap (stick)
Brush: Jason's 30DC LE maple cashmere
Lather Bowl: None
Post: rinse, alum, rinse, Jeeves of Hudson Street Key Lime splash -- and then the styptic pencil
Last shave: Tuesday morning - 4 days (or 3 if this shave was actually on Friday)
The setup:
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I repeated my first Decadent shave of December -- my favourite injector razor and a brush made for the 30DC crew by Jason
@jtspartan paired with the seasonal Key Lime soap and splash offering by the now defunct Jeeves of Hudson Street.
Overall, two passes to an almost great result. I was DFS near BBS with silent alum. Then, after I was all finished and had done the splash - I noticed a welling drop of blood on my left upper lip. The rinses and alum rub hadn't sealed it, so I had to dig out the styptic pencil! I may have nicked a pimple / ingrown hair there -- or I might just have screwed up on my last shaving pass. Not sure which. But a quick swipe with the dampened styptic pencil rubbed out the problem.
I think I will continue using the Key Lime soap sample turned "shave stick" this month until it's gone. The soap's scent has virtually disappeared but the shave performance and post-shave skinfeel are still completely present, which makes for a pleasurable shave experience. I will then move on to one of my full Jeeves of Hudson Street tubs.
Hope the weekend has treated everyone well. Here in Saskatoon, we enjoyed a freezing rain today that turned the heavy snow still on the streets and sidewalks into deep slush. And now the temperature is dropping. By tomorrow, everything is going to be a rutted icy hell with cars stuck and people slipping and falling everywhere. Joy....
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