What did we learn from our last shaves?

1. That old English Gillette Techs still deliver a great shave.
2. Get in the bathroom before your daughter or wait forever!

Regards,
Chris

 

I'm still learning that I need to stop after 3 passes! Even if I'm in the "shaving groove" I have to stop at 3 passes. If I don't I'll rip up my lower left side of my neck, I'll most definitely get razor burn, and the alum block will scream at me. STOP @ 3..

 

So, I kinda had an aha moment today during my shave. My cheeks are sensitive to ingrowns if I shave too close but my neck couldn't care less, go fish. So I've been experimenting on my cheeks with number of passes and direction of passes but nothing really seems to work that well.

Today I tried a WTG pass on my cheeks using quite a bit more pressure than the wet shaving handbook recommends and I got a really close and smooth shave without having to resort to other directions that put me at risk.

Thought I'd pass it along.

 

I've learned that 2 x WTG before going to the XTG and ATG goes a long way when it has been many days since my last shave. That extra WTG really helps smooth out the remaining passes.

 

I learned this morning that with the MANLY scent of this new Suave product I have (Heritage Edition for Men, Body Wash and Shampoo), it's tricky to decide on a shave cream and AS that is about the same scent.

 

I learned that while Rise Super Foam doesn't have quite the scent of the 1950's Rise's, it still is great for "seeping moisture into your beard", as did the early ones.

 

Some weeks again after using Saponoficio Varesino I realised that soaps that were usually slick weren't any more.
I'm having the same problem again. I can't get any slickness from my soaps. Again in started again after using Saponoficio Varesino.
Maybe me and this soap should part ways.

 

Are you using something new? Brush maybe? Maybe you just need to figure out the water ratio again

 

I learned that while it was great to apply Bay Rum(Stephan), my shave itself could have been better. I'm beginning to think my Rise Super Foam may be better than Barbasol(I used the latter today in combo with the Bay Rum). More experimentation needed on this.

 

When a shave becomes so automatic you stop thinking about it you can bleed. Check the tightness of a three piece before starting. They bite!

 

I've definitely learned that I have a lot more patience than I thought and that DE shaving is a good way to relax and clear your mind from a hard day. Wish I would have switched to this 20 years ago......might not be divorced right now

 

I learned that overly complicated and intricate approaches to shaving are generally less effective and more expensive. Or put another way, that this:

The simplest solution is usually the best (sometimes called Occam's Razor)

Is more effective than this:

Sometimes ending one journey so another journey can be started is the most important part of one's travels in life.

 

Gentlemen, from my last shave...

FB on nine with Voskhod is the real deal.

 

As I await my Clubman Hair Gel order(maybe it'll come today, but no hurry), I learned the art of "squeeze a little out, rub in hands, apply on face&neck" with my Rise Cooling Balm After-shave. With previous Clubmen Hair gels, I would take more than enough out at a time, and apply it with my fingers, which puts more gel in some areas and not nearly enough in others. So, thank you Rise for showing me how to better work my Clubman!

 

Less is better (in my case).

 

I learned that I'm not a fan of VDH soap, no pressure goes a long way, and Personna Lab Blue blades seem to do great going ATG on my neck. Which is a danger zone for me.

 

Slants may not be for me.

 

This is often the case with some shavers.

 

I'm neither surprised nor dissapointed. It's all good.

 

I like my 37c much better with 3 shims added. But it's still no better than my wide open adjustables, and the shims are more work, so I don't use it much.