Thursday's shave
Pre-shave - Hot shower, Aloe Vera soap, followed by warm water splash and Village Barbour Pre-Shave Oil.
Razor - Rocnel SE-G.
Blade - GEM SS (day 6).
Soap - OSP Sicilian Lemon Grove Shaving Cream.
Brush - Simpsons Chubby 2 - Best Badger.
Post shave - Myrsol Agua de Limon After Shave Lotion, followed by Ibiza Aloe Aloe Vera Gell.
EDT - Hierbas de Ibiza
@Blademonkey - tagging you to give an update on how I'm getting on with the Rocnel GEM.
A lemon and Ibiza themed shave this morning
I played around with the angle on the Rocnel GEM a little more today, keeping the head of the razor, closest to the blade, reasonably flush with my skin. Good results - first time using the Rocnel GEM with no post shave irritation.
A 2 pass shave - WTG, followed by ATG on the face and XTG on the neck. I needed small touch ups today, possibly due to day 6 with the GEM blade. The blade still has a good feel - no tugging. Skin feels BBS, clean and relaxed (no tightness).
For me, I feel that the Rocnel GEM can be used as a daily razor. I have seen some comments on the web indicating that this may be a go to razor when there is 3 - 4 days growth to be dealt with. I still feel unsure about the angles and how to get the optimum angle consistently, with the slight curve in the razor's face. Any tips - feedback would be appreciated.
The OSP lemon shaving cream, combined with the lemon Myrsol was an excellent combination - I appreciate that YMMV. If you can get hold of the Ibiza Aloe - Aloe Vera Gell, I would highly recommend doing so. This stuff is the best Aloe Vera gell that I have come across, it almost disappears into the skin.
I am going to try and make some time this weekend to put up some decent pictures of the Rocnel.
All the best,
Chris