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Graduation
Four strangers are starting to become familiar friends. Even shaky times with handle failure, vendor dispute, animal funk, belligerent stiff hair, animal funk, belligerent stiff hair, a serious amount of fun. I am far from being a brush connoisseur or expert. I do have a better understanding of brush parts and how to knot a brush if I had to. Half my goal. End game is the other half. A six brush rotation, a Zenith Chubby boar and Horse will complete the group. My present shave schedule will use two brushes per month. The variation and performance parameters of the brushes will keep me interested and challenged. The initial breaking in, conditioning with numerous hand lathers delivered positive spin offs. There is an achievable zen with hand lathering. Looking at or picking up any of the four brushes there is a comfortable familiarity. I have already auditioned their strengths and weaknesses before first use. Early days transitioning to DE shaving brutally taught me, comfort above all else. I believe all my brushes are at an excellent starting point to deliver increasing comfort. Did I mention I love had lathering but only for brush conditioning.
I shave every fifth day. Six shaves a month. Three shaves on a brush and soap before rotating both. I’m on the Zenith horse right now. My first shave with a new brush will be mid May. The steady attention on the brushes has helped me improve my overall maintenance and care for all brushes. Using the same brush and soap for three shaves gives me a better opportunity to learn and explore their performance. Shaving each of the three open comb razors with the same brush and soap, will help me improve my technique.
I do not feel I have too many balls in the air. Compared to where I was random everything on every shave, except for razor. I’m thinking now coincidentally when consistencies improved BBS shaves fell into place. Go figure. Everything is in place for me to put full concentration into technique improvement. This is the first time since I started DE shaving that I feel relaxed and riding a comfortable wave. I guess a fixed four is the next level. I need to sort out razors and soaps. Every shave with an open comb draws me closer to them. Open combs like lather and so does my skin.
Four strangers are starting to become familiar friends. Even shaky times with handle failure, vendor dispute, animal funk, belligerent stiff hair, animal funk, belligerent stiff hair, a serious amount of fun. I am far from being a brush connoisseur or expert. I do have a better understanding of brush parts and how to knot a brush if I had to. Half my goal. End game is the other half. A six brush rotation, a Zenith Chubby boar and Horse will complete the group. My present shave schedule will use two brushes per month. The variation and performance parameters of the brushes will keep me interested and challenged. The initial breaking in, conditioning with numerous hand lathers delivered positive spin offs. There is an achievable zen with hand lathering. Looking at or picking up any of the four brushes there is a comfortable familiarity. I have already auditioned their strengths and weaknesses before first use. Early days transitioning to DE shaving brutally taught me, comfort above all else. I believe all my brushes are at an excellent starting point to deliver increasing comfort. Did I mention I love had lathering but only for brush conditioning.
I shave every fifth day. Six shaves a month. Three shaves on a brush and soap before rotating both. I’m on the Zenith horse right now. My first shave with a new brush will be mid May. The steady attention on the brushes has helped me improve my overall maintenance and care for all brushes. Using the same brush and soap for three shaves gives me a better opportunity to learn and explore their performance. Shaving each of the three open comb razors with the same brush and soap, will help me improve my technique.
I do not feel I have too many balls in the air. Compared to where I was random everything on every shave, except for razor. I’m thinking now coincidentally when consistencies improved BBS shaves fell into place. Go figure. Everything is in place for me to put full concentration into technique improvement. This is the first time since I started DE shaving that I feel relaxed and riding a comfortable wave. I guess a fixed four is the next level. I need to sort out razors and soaps. Every shave with an open comb draws me closer to them. Open combs like lather and so does my skin.
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