What did we learn from our last shaves?

The Personna Red is my new favorite, it may be better for me than GSB. I'll be doing a back to back comparison at the end of the month

 

I realized I am rather fastidious about my handlebar 'stache, but not as punctilious as Poirot.

 

That a one pass with touch-ups shave with an injector gets me a closer shave than the same passes with a DE. This month's focus might be pushing me towards more and more injector usage......

 

First try with Kyle's Prep last night. On first try, I didn't notice much difference from my normal pre-shave routine. It will, however, help me to get through all of this software a little bit faster. 6 months into my sabbatical, and per my calculations I still have 1 year's worth of soap left. I'm also going to start investigating laser hair removal on my scalp to combat my recurring folliculitis. If I end up doing it, then I'll likely need to shave my head much less often, which means I may have enough soap left for the next 5 years...

 

I am on some blues right now I will be trying the reds soon, then maybe buying a hundred, hell

 

This: NB '16 ?

 

That holding my soap container upside down when I'm loading my brush produces fabulous results.

 

That the 2013 R41 with Spitfire cap is far and away my best single-pass face shaving razor.

 

See step 5 http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/lathering-tsd-soaps.27563/

 

That a Pal Injecto-Matic is just as easy to use with my non-dominant hand.

 

Unscented witch hazel smells quite bad. and the Cooper MonoBilt may be one of the easiest DE razors to shave with.

 

I used to think the same, the scent actually grew on me a bit, I don't mind it anymore. I just learned that Mike's natural soap is top notch in all categories, I thought it would be good, but it was even better.

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I find the witch hazel a necessary step, and miss it when I am out.

 

I learned that my scratch-and-dent Maggard razor and a crappy old unplated handle can provide an amazing shave.

 

The new to me Aristocrat will be a regular in the rotation.

 

I learned two things: 1) Razorock Don Marco is a very good shave soap. Very close and comfortable shave with it today. 2) I need to give my Omega 10005 beech wood boar brush more lineup time because it's a great performer.

 

Add some essential oil. If you like citrus I add grapefruit EO to my Thayers, smells fantastic. I'm going to be making another bottle with a spice base to go with my new Route 66 Barbershop Hop and Twisted Tweed. I just need to figure out which one to use.

 

Or you could pick up some scented witch hazel. Thayers and Humphries both offer a few scented options. Or you can get some from the TSD Shop with any scent they offer...

 

I learned that the king cobra has a very different angle of shaving. Ouch....


Fellowship of cold water shavers

 

That Palmolive shave stick makes wonderful creamy, slick, sweet smelling lather.