Still in.
The irritation pre-shave is still there, but is definitely not related to any products. How's this for annoying, it's my water. Our water here is pretty hard, apparently steaming hot in the shower, no big deal, out of the sink at normal temps, not so good. Or maybe I just couldn't see it in the little mirror in the shower with poor lighting. That seems more likely since normally hot would just make it more of an issue.
Anyway, for today's shave we featured the ever wonderful Gillette 40's style Super Speed and the delightfully sharp but economically priced Treet Platinum. There was no pre-shave product. Some cool water splashed on my face for a bit before starting my lather was the only prep.
The silky smooth and fluffy lather was provided by DR Harris Sandalwood cream and the soft but scrubby Simpson Trafalgar 2. The Bed Bath and Beyond ceramic bowl mostly contained the explosion of white delight.
I took particular care to not use a steeper angle than necessary and as little pressure as possible without the razor not being in contact with my face. The Treet is a fairly aggressive blade but did a stupendous job of giving me a gentle DFS shave in three standard passes and the usual cleanup spots. It's amazing how much less blade feel I get when I go for a shallower angle than I seem to default to and really work to control the pressure. I know, just let the razor do the work. That's a nice theory but obviously doesn't work in all positions and I tend to have a bit firmer a hand than I should in a few of them. I'm getting better though.
Post shave duties were performed by an alum stick, rinsed off and then followed by Barrister & Mann's exquisite Waves splash.
Despite the irritation issue right from the start, zero nicks, weepers or other issues. To be honest, the alum was more to reduce potential burn from the aftershave.
No fresh image today.
Most likely I'll be back on my plan for testing blades tomorrow. I may just skip straight to distilled water to see how well that handles things and work backwards from there. But I'm glad to know that it wasn't the pre-shave or soaps. If doing my pre-shave routine with distilled water or just not our tap water does the trick, I'm good with that.
The irritation pre-shave is still there, but is definitely not related to any products. How's this for annoying, it's my water. Our water here is pretty hard, apparently steaming hot in the shower, no big deal, out of the sink at normal temps, not so good. Or maybe I just couldn't see it in the little mirror in the shower with poor lighting. That seems more likely since normally hot would just make it more of an issue.
Anyway, for today's shave we featured the ever wonderful Gillette 40's style Super Speed and the delightfully sharp but economically priced Treet Platinum. There was no pre-shave product. Some cool water splashed on my face for a bit before starting my lather was the only prep.
The silky smooth and fluffy lather was provided by DR Harris Sandalwood cream and the soft but scrubby Simpson Trafalgar 2. The Bed Bath and Beyond ceramic bowl mostly contained the explosion of white delight.
I took particular care to not use a steeper angle than necessary and as little pressure as possible without the razor not being in contact with my face. The Treet is a fairly aggressive blade but did a stupendous job of giving me a gentle DFS shave in three standard passes and the usual cleanup spots. It's amazing how much less blade feel I get when I go for a shallower angle than I seem to default to and really work to control the pressure. I know, just let the razor do the work. That's a nice theory but obviously doesn't work in all positions and I tend to have a bit firmer a hand than I should in a few of them. I'm getting better though.
Post shave duties were performed by an alum stick, rinsed off and then followed by Barrister & Mann's exquisite Waves splash.
Despite the irritation issue right from the start, zero nicks, weepers or other issues. To be honest, the alum was more to reduce potential burn from the aftershave.
No fresh image today.
Most likely I'll be back on my plan for testing blades tomorrow. I may just skip straight to distilled water to see how well that handles things and work backwards from there. But I'm glad to know that it wasn't the pre-shave or soaps. If doing my pre-shave routine with distilled water or just not our tap water does the trick, I'm good with that.
- there is no need and you can do this at a later time.
- you know you want this! You are very nearby, this is for the better.
ALL AVENTUS AUGUST
