Hello world! I am new to the Journals and Diaries section, but not new to wet shaving anymore. Here is a little background on me. And here is a bit more recent stuff.
I like all the formats of safety razor shaving, vintage and modern, and am not a collector. And yet, I have a collection! 18 months or so ago, I had 5 razors, 5 brushes and three soaps. Now, let's just say I have A LOT! (For me that is. There are some folks here that probably would call my horde meager, lol!)
How do I plan to use this space? Well, to record my musings on the obsessions we share on this forum! Besides double and single edge razors, I like fountain pens and have started down that path. And sometimes I just want to blabber on about stuff. That is the plan, anyhow. I hope to read more and participate a bit here, as I see many names I recognize and enjoyed exchanging posts with.
Today's Shave
Let's start with a recap of yesterday, shall we. I had an unexpectedly rough go with my Yates 921-M and a seasoned blade. My cheeks and chin were tingling after rinsing, which is not a good sign for me. I almost used a different razor this morning, but being kind of slow on the uptake, I decided to use the Yates again! And it was wonderful! Work has been stressful for months now (community pharmacy) and my eating habits are horrid at work. Having rosacea, I can get flared up with too much fried, salty, fatty, or chocolate covered foods. Oh the inhumanity of it all! I think I was experiencing a flare and I was hitting all those little pimple-like bumps I get when flaring. Today's shave was smooth sailing and just a joy.
Today's Kit: The Yates 921 with a Personna Platinum Chrome (5), Ethos Clean soap, and an APSCo cashmere knot.
I like all the formats of safety razor shaving, vintage and modern, and am not a collector. And yet, I have a collection! 18 months or so ago, I had 5 razors, 5 brushes and three soaps. Now, let's just say I have A LOT! (For me that is. There are some folks here that probably would call my horde meager, lol!)
How do I plan to use this space? Well, to record my musings on the obsessions we share on this forum! Besides double and single edge razors, I like fountain pens and have started down that path. And sometimes I just want to blabber on about stuff. That is the plan, anyhow. I hope to read more and participate a bit here, as I see many names I recognize and enjoyed exchanging posts with.
Today's Shave
Let's start with a recap of yesterday, shall we. I had an unexpectedly rough go with my Yates 921-M and a seasoned blade. My cheeks and chin were tingling after rinsing, which is not a good sign for me. I almost used a different razor this morning, but being kind of slow on the uptake, I decided to use the Yates again! And it was wonderful! Work has been stressful for months now (community pharmacy) and my eating habits are horrid at work. Having rosacea, I can get flared up with too much fried, salty, fatty, or chocolate covered foods. Oh the inhumanity of it all! I think I was experiencing a flare and I was hitting all those little pimple-like bumps I get when flaring. Today's shave was smooth sailing and just a joy.
Today's Kit: The Yates 921 with a Personna Platinum Chrome (5), Ethos Clean soap, and an APSCo cashmere knot.