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Discovery Adventure Week 6 Bolzano Revisit.
Discovery Adventure Week 6 Bolzano Revisit. Shave number 3 on the Bolzano revisit this morning. A good shave with a weird finish. I did my usual three pass shave and went to rinse my face clean. I felt a sharp sting, like when you are picking up broken glass and a small shard sticks to your skin and when you brush it off it nicks your skin and cuts you. I looked at my face and I had a bleeding nick on my chin just under my lips. Really weird as the blade was nowhere near my face at the time. Anyway the shave was good just a confusing finish.
Date | 30.11.2022 |
365 days of shaving | 337/333 (100%) |
GRUME | 30/30 (100%) |
NOCvember | 30/30 (100%) |
Discovery Blade Adventure | Bolzano 2/3 Timor 2/3 Eddison 2/3 |
Passes | 3 |
WXTG (2) | CB Curve (1) (NW-SE curving to NE-SW | cheeks and neck) Gillette Slide (2) (NW-SE | cheeks & S-N | neck) |
ATG | Straight & Slanted (S-N | cheeks) (SW-NE | neck) |
Razor | Blade | Brush |
Timeless Ti95 SC | Eddison (10) | Omega 632 Super Badger |
Pre-shave | Soap & Bowl | Post-shave |
Cold splash Proraso Geen | Proraso Green Proraso bowl | Cold splash Floïd's The Genuine (AS) Nivea Sensitive (Balm) |
Efficiency | Quality |
9.5/10 (~15 minutes) | 9.5/10 (Tiniest weepers on the) |
Effectiveness | Comfort |
9.5/10 (Marble-) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
Notes to today’s shave: |
Discovery Adventure - Timor Stainless - Blade #2, Shave #2
TL;DR: Nope, yesterday's ordeal was no fluke, as the blade continues to struggle
Equipment: Gillette Gold Tech, Timor Stainless(2), Palmolive Classic Shave Cream
The Shave: After yesterday's rough go, I held out hope that maybe the blade would smooth out for Shave #2. Nope, turns out, this Time blade is just not up to the task (or doesn't pair well with a Gillette Tech). The Palmolive Classic made a nice lather base, and the Tech was at the ready. The shave was rough and a bit painful, but no weepers or lasting irritation. Binning this Timor blade after 2 shaves. Hopefully we've cut through the worst of it and make it back onto the trail tomorrow.
PS: Happy upcoming anniversary, @Guido75!! Great milestone!!
After PS: @BigJ, the renovations are going well, gutted one of our bathrooms (we have 2, thankfully) right to the timbers, leveled the floor and walls, rearranged things a bit, and are now starting the drywall. Doing most of the work myself after getting home from my regular job. I actually like the carpentry and electrical part (I'm slow but like that type of work). The demolition and plumbing are not my forte.
I'm not very good at hanging drywall nor mudding and taping it, but all the contractors in my area are fully booked up for months. I keep at it and before long, we'll be into painting and flooring.Congrats on the progress! One thing I learned during a similar situation is that drywall is not my favorite job!!
I love these, also, and have a blast participating in them. @Space_Cadet and @AnimalCatcher have been so amazing finding these blades and very generous providing them. A "secret message" that I found carved into a mystical rock that I passes by mentioned that a portal to yesteryears top-tier blades had been accessed by those two and that 2023 will start off with a couple of...well, I don't want to give too much away.Thanks so much again to @Grundi and @Space_Cadet for a wonderful blade adventure that lasted almost seven weeks! These blade challenges have been a blast and I do hope they continue.
Date | 01.12.2022 |
365 days of shaving | 338/334 (100%) |
GRUME December | 1/31 (100%) |
Discovery Blade Adventure | Bolzano 2/3 Timor 2/3 Eddison 2/3 |
Passes | 3 |
WXTG (2) | CB Curve (1) (NW-SE curving to NE-SW | cheeks and neck) Gillette Slide (2) (NW-SE | cheeks & S-N | neck) |
ATG | Straight & Slanted (S-N | cheeks) (SW-NE | neck) |
Razor | Blade | Brush |
NEW Improved | Timor (3) | Omega Proraso |
Pre-shave | Soap & Bowl | Post-shave |
Cold splash Proraso Geen | Dutchy Bergamot Kox Enamel Face lathering | Cold splash Proraso Green (AS) Proraso Green (Balm) |
Efficiency | Quality |
9/10 (~20 minutes) | 10/10 (Clean) |
Effectiveness | Comfort |
9/10 (BBS) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
Notes to today’s shave: |