Still in.
Today I was not having a good day. Then I shaved, and thought of nothing but the shave, and came back to the world in a much better frame of mind.
I used a large kamisori. It is still Big Razor Month, after all, even though I used a small kamisori on my trip, because I could not bear to risk the loss of any of my large razors.
Also, I used, for the first time, Aqua di Parma. It says it's a shave cream, but either mine had dried a bit (not likely, the way it was sealed), or it's really a soft shave soap that lathers quickly.
Good:
Nice, pleasant scent
Easy to make rich lather
Not so good:
Not a fan of menthol, and either there's some in there, or something else like it to make my skin feel menthol-y, just a little.
Dilute it as I might, I couldn't get it to stop providing a cushion, which is not a good thing when shaving with an SR. Also it was less slick than I wanted. I suspect that both of these were related, and that there is some way to get it to do what I want.
Despite a very comfortable shave, other than a bit of sticking on the cheeks, I've got some redness, not from the action of the razor as far as I can tell. It seems like my skin is voting "no" on this one.
Today I was not having a good day. Then I shaved, and thought of nothing but the shave, and came back to the world in a much better frame of mind.
I used a large kamisori. It is still Big Razor Month, after all, even though I used a small kamisori on my trip, because I could not bear to risk the loss of any of my large razors.
Also, I used, for the first time, Aqua di Parma. It says it's a shave cream, but either mine had dried a bit (not likely, the way it was sealed), or it's really a soft shave soap that lathers quickly.
Good:
Nice, pleasant scent
Easy to make rich lather
Not so good:
Not a fan of menthol, and either there's some in there, or something else like it to make my skin feel menthol-y, just a little.
Dilute it as I might, I couldn't get it to stop providing a cushion, which is not a good thing when shaving with an SR. Also it was less slick than I wanted. I suspect that both of these were related, and that there is some way to get it to do what I want.
Despite a very comfortable shave, other than a bit of sticking on the cheeks, I've got some redness, not from the action of the razor as far as I can tell. It seems like my skin is voting "no" on this one.