Last night (yes I shave in the evenings) I had the most wonderful shave I can ever remember, and to be honest I don’t think I’ve had one quite like it. It was a 3 pass shave WTG,XTG,ATG and after the cold water splash at the end I had no, and I mean NO irritation and a BBS finish, and I don’t know why????
Normally I get mild irritation around my neck and sometimes my upper lip and I thought it was going ATG that did this, but last night I got absolutely nothing, no redness, no stinging, no lumps, bumps, it was simply amazing, the Alum block didn’t even sting………..now I’m worried, I’m worried in case I never get another shave quite like it.
Recently I have procured a Merkur 39C slant and a Muhle R41 but I didn’t use either of these, here’s what I used.
Merkur 38C - that I've used for years.
Lord Stainless Blade
Palmolive lather shave cream
Simpson Colonel X2L 2 band.
Now, I’m not sure what has changed because I think I have used this combination before….or have I???? I did try to replicate the barbers razor strokes after having a wet shave at the barbers the other day, he used a Straight of course, but the strokes he took were very small, and he did a 3 pass shave too….then I thought it may have been the cream because, it’s only the second time I’ve used the Palmolive and it’s cheap ($3 NZ) over here…maybe it was the cream, saying if it was the cream and all the other products sitting in the cupboard are now wasted……
And what about blades, I got the lords (100) for so cheap it’s quite frightening, I have a shed load of Derbys but they have never given me a shave like this.
My mind is going over time…so what could it be??????
Maybe I’ll have to start slowly swapping one item out for another, while trying to use the same technique ……..I’m excited, but scared all at the same time…..I want a shave like that everytime!!!!
Normally I get mild irritation around my neck and sometimes my upper lip and I thought it was going ATG that did this, but last night I got absolutely nothing, no redness, no stinging, no lumps, bumps, it was simply amazing, the Alum block didn’t even sting………..now I’m worried, I’m worried in case I never get another shave quite like it.
Recently I have procured a Merkur 39C slant and a Muhle R41 but I didn’t use either of these, here’s what I used.
Merkur 38C - that I've used for years.
Lord Stainless Blade
Palmolive lather shave cream
Simpson Colonel X2L 2 band.
Now, I’m not sure what has changed because I think I have used this combination before….or have I???? I did try to replicate the barbers razor strokes after having a wet shave at the barbers the other day, he used a Straight of course, but the strokes he took were very small, and he did a 3 pass shave too….then I thought it may have been the cream because, it’s only the second time I’ve used the Palmolive and it’s cheap ($3 NZ) over here…maybe it was the cream, saying if it was the cream and all the other products sitting in the cupboard are now wasted……
And what about blades, I got the lords (100) for so cheap it’s quite frightening, I have a shed load of Derbys but they have never given me a shave like this.
My mind is going over time…so what could it be??????
Maybe I’ll have to start slowly swapping one item out for another, while trying to use the same technique ……..I’m excited, but scared all at the same time…..I want a shave like that everytime!!!!
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