Changed multiple things and had a great shave..

[kingfisher]

Yesterday's shave was a little rough (some razor burn, especially on the right side of my neck).

So, for this morning's shave, I tried to make sure I would not get any burn. I know you're supposed to change one thing at a time but I changed about four.

1) I applied canned goo in the shower and let it sit on my face for about 3 minutes before rinsing it off.
2) I used two drops of KoS preshave oil.
3) I lathered my VDH Deluxe using Josh's method, which I have never done before (for those who don't know, it's taking a wet brush to the puck and wasting lots of foam down the drain, continuing to lather on the puck for a long time until you get a good consistency of lather; I want to use up my VDH soon anyway, so I can open my Provence Sante Green Tea soap).
4) I face lathered the result of step #3 (I usually bowl lather).

Bottom line? Awesome shave.

Only problem is now I don't know what did the trick.

I guess I'll continue to Josh-lather my VDH so I can get it used up.

 

[JPM]

Well, congrats on the good shave. Good luck on figuring out what did it.

 

[Go West Young Man]

Josh is the new Zack?

 

[sodajerk]

Congrats on the shave!! You'll figure out which ones(s) soon. I hold the soap in my hand and catch the runoff in my bowl so I don't loose any.

 

[col conk]

Very interesting.
For myself, Pre shave and face lathering made the biggest difference. Never tried building lather on the puck.

 

[Greybeard]

Josh is the new Zack?

One of the apostles.




- Peter

 

[kingfisher]

Josh is the new Zack?

D'oh! You're absolutely right. I meant to say Zach. I've never tried that method of lathering because it seems so wasteful. Well, I have a good reason to be wasteful now, because I really want to move on to other soaps, so I gave it a try.

Sure did waste a lot of soap. I figured I probably got one shave out of the amount of soap that would normally give me at least FIVE. At least.

But, I got a good lather.

 

[Mr. Imperial]

But, I got a good lather.

That's the key. I don't consider it a waste if the shave was great!