12/10/15
Gillette New LC
Rapira Super Stainless (3)
Vulfix Super Badger (660)
WSO (Wet Shave Obsession) Signature
Pinaud Clubman Original
Second day with WSO Signature and the Rapira Super Stainless in the New LC.
I put about a tablespoon of warm water on the top of the soap to soften it a bit while I soaked my brush. Today I used warm water in my scuttle instead of hot. Afterwards, I poured the little that was left from the soap container into my scuttle. I squeezed out my brush, then went to the soap container to load up. I swirled the brush until I had a great deal of product. I had a timer going. Although I already had plenty of product loaded, I decided to keep going until I hit 1 minute.
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I took the brush to the scuttle and began to build the lather. I added water from time to time as it needed it. After a bit I was rewarded with a mountain of slick and creamy lather.
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When I took the brush to my face, it was very different than yesterday. The lather went on nice, creamy, and thick. After I finished applying the lather for my first pass, I still had plenty on the brush. I left it out to see if the lather would dissipate.
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2 full passes: Pass 1 XTG. Nice reduction. Rinsed and used what was already on the brush for my second pass. The lather had held up fine and I did not feel or see any difference in what I had to work with. Pass 2: ATG. I did small amount of touch up where I could feel stubble and this left my face near BBS. A cool water rinse and some touch up in my trouble spots and it seemed like I had caught the baby. I took the lather that was remaining in the scuttle and got it on the brush. There was plenty of nice slick lather remaining after everything was finished. Perhaps enough for three more passes.
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A nice BBS from the WSO Signature and the Rapira Super Stainless in the New LC. The WSO lather was really nice today. I followed the suggestions of @
clint64 and @
Drygulch to use plenty of product and it paid off. The Pinaud Clubman surprised me because it stung a little on my cheeks, but not on my neck.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday.
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