Day 27, Shave 27. Same setup as before.
Unlike last week, this week's shaves were very eventful.
In my rush to work on Monday, I didn't prepare my skin properly and shaved haphazardly. It was a bloodbath. I was driving and suddenly felt an odd wetness on my neck. I rubbed the back of my hand just above the Adam's apple and my hand came away bloody.
It was so wet that when I pressed a tissue to it, it just stayed in place. I got in the office and someone remarked that it looked like someone had cut my throat with a razor. That made me laugh because it was literally true. Anyway, I was left wondering if the blade had finally gone "off".
On Tuesday, I thought about skipping that morning's shave and/or tossing the blade. But, I vowed to shave everyday in February with a fixed setup and, dadgummit, I was going to keep my word! So, I took my time hydrating my skin, making a really slick lather, and shaving carefully and precisely. I focused on proper technique and performed 2.5 passes (WTG, ATG, XTG on cheeks only). I rinsed with cold water and wrapped a cold towel (soaked in cold water, squeezed out) around my neck and performed my other daily ablutions. Then, I applied the Nivea Sensitive ASB.
That day, I felt no further irritation. Problem solved? We'll see on Wednesday.
Wednesday morning arrived, I stayed with the same routine as Tuesday and was reward with an excellent shave.
Thursday, same story, except that I suffered a tremor in my right hand and nicked myself just under the lower lip. Styptic pencil to the rescue!
So, it looks like I'm still on target for 29 in 29.
Unlike last week, this week's shaves were very eventful.
In my rush to work on Monday, I didn't prepare my skin properly and shaved haphazardly. It was a bloodbath. I was driving and suddenly felt an odd wetness on my neck. I rubbed the back of my hand just above the Adam's apple and my hand came away bloody.
It was so wet that when I pressed a tissue to it, it just stayed in place. I got in the office and someone remarked that it looked like someone had cut my throat with a razor. That made me laugh because it was literally true. Anyway, I was left wondering if the blade had finally gone "off".
On Tuesday, I thought about skipping that morning's shave and/or tossing the blade. But, I vowed to shave everyday in February with a fixed setup and, dadgummit, I was going to keep my word! So, I took my time hydrating my skin, making a really slick lather, and shaving carefully and precisely. I focused on proper technique and performed 2.5 passes (WTG, ATG, XTG on cheeks only). I rinsed with cold water and wrapped a cold towel (soaked in cold water, squeezed out) around my neck and performed my other daily ablutions. Then, I applied the Nivea Sensitive ASB.
That day, I felt no further irritation. Problem solved? We'll see on Wednesday.
Wednesday morning arrived, I stayed with the same routine as Tuesday and was reward with an excellent shave.
Thursday, same story, except that I suffered a tremor in my right hand and nicked myself just under the lower lip. Styptic pencil to the rescue!
So, it looks like I'm still on target for 29 in 29.
