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Well, I broke down and tried the Yardly charcoal soap for my shave today. It worked, but I'll not make it a habit.
I treated it like I treat all shave sticks and wound up with a thin watery lather that dissipated quickly. That made it more difficult to see where I had already shaved or not...
Nothing really special. I keep seeing guys talking about the new Cella Bio, so when WCS had their free shipping the other day I grabbed a tube. I couldn't resist $8.05 out the door.
By the time that guy got his brush loaded I'd already have my first pass done. There's no way I'm going to spend that long building a lather. I did pick up a bar of this a few months ago with the intention of using it as a preshave face wash. I just never got around to trying it. Activated...
I've never tried a hand/bath soap before. I am awfully tempted to try Kirk's castile soap though. It lathers like a demon when I bathe. My grandfather used regular old Dial soap.
I imagine Arko is cheaper than Dove, so that's what I would go for if price was the main consideration.
SHAVE NO. 18
3 days growth
Preshave: Warm shower with Kirk's unscented castile bar soap
Razor: SLOC
Blade: Kai
Soap: Palmolive stick
Brush: Stirling Pro Handle Synthetic
After: Clubman classic vanilla
I took a break from the Kai blade and used a Derby Premium for two shaves. The Derby's...
Nice PIF, great razor! Not In.
When we got married the wife had hair down to her butt. It took about two weeks, but I finally convinced her to shave her back!
The wife hates when I tell that. She did have really long hair when we got married, but some fool kept laying on it in the bed and...
SHAVE NO. 17
3 days growth
Preshave: Warm shower with Kirk's unscented castile bar soap
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Kai
Soap: Palmolive stick
Brush: Stirling Pro Handle Synthetic
After: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Not as smooth today. I think this blade is approaching its event horizon. Maybe...
SHAVE NO. 16
3 days growth
Preshave: Warm shower with Kirk's unscented castile bar soap
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Kai
Soap: Palmolive stick
Brush: Stirling Pro Handle Synthetic
After: Stirling Gentleman
Nothing new to report other than another smooth shave yesterday. BBS, 2 1/2 passes, no...