03/19 – Had to rush a bit to make a dentist appointment and got a nice nick out of it. Post routine did its job and everything cleaned up nicely. Ended up to be a DFS and at least a 4/5 on the scale. Growth: 1 day Prep: Shower; Proraso Green Pre-shave Lather: TSD Iced SubZero Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger Razor: Weishi MTO Blade: Croma Diamant (4) Post: Alum; Styptic; Proraso Green AS
I had to bust out the styptic today, too! Oh well it happens. The black handle SS I have has chopped me up pretty good. Still need to find a good blade for it maybe.
I was using a blade once that was cutting me up like crazy. It turned out to have a slight bend in one of the edges. I check them all out before I use them now. (It was a Voshkod)
Blade was doing great..... Until the doors started to open... All of a sudden it got real aggressive, until I realized what had happened.
Tabac Parker best badger Muhle R41 (Personna blue) Cold water rinse/Alum Captain's Choice Lime As always, a superb shave.
Number 1 "Get Better Soon!" Number 2 Vicks Vapor rub in the nostrils will open them up really well. Number 3 Eat some Chip's and Salsa that has Jalapenos in it......guaranteed to clear your sinus's among other things.
Thursday 19 Mar 15 Evening shave Gillette New deluxe PERMA-SHARP SUPER Liojuny finest Barrister & Mann Latha
Produces a great lather with very little being used. I'm a three pass shaver, so once the brush was loaded I have way to much.
March 20 Plans Stirling Sheep bath/face soap Merkur 37C slant bar razor Feather blade (day 1) Omega 10098 boar brush Stirling Naked and Smooth shave soap Two passes Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter This set up is giving me near-BBS shaves with no nicks or irritation almost every morning. I finally got the hang of lathering the Stirling thanks to the great advice I received here. It has been a great week for me, and I hope yours has been too!
Fourth day with the Famex - a most excellent shave. Maybe it was due to the ABC handle I put on it - I think it looks really neat and it felt great during the shave. Razor: Famex Blade: Rapira Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Soap: Cella A/S: Myrsol Agua Balsamica