Monday 15th April 2019 PM
Pre-shave:- Warm rinse / Nivea Sensitive Face Wash / Proraso White Pre Shave cream
Brush:- Stirling Soap Co. Finest Badger
Soap/Cream:- OSP Barber Shop cream
Razor/Blade:- RazoRock Hawk V2 with Claymore Handle / Feather Professional (3)
Post-shave:- Thayers Cucumber / Epsilon Blue aftershave
An evening when a great shave was just what was needed!
A thoroughly enjoyable shave with things just clicking. I had a reasonable amount of growth having not shaved since Saturday so I took my time preparing. A good amount of hot water then a good scrub with the Nivea face wash. Rubbing in the Proraso pre shave cream I could feel my stubble softening. A great start.
Going with a barber shop theme I went with the OSP cream which whipped up to a lather in seconds. It's an enjoyable scent but as to my barber shop it has to be Arko.
However the OSP cream gives a lovely creamy lather which gives good cushion and glide. A decent scent but nothing overpowering or offensive.
My first 2 passes were incident free with there being very little blade feel. I'm unsure if the blade has sharpened or dulled slightly, but either way it was a different shave to last week when I used the same weapons of choice.
Going against the grain I had a couple of weepers on my chin but that was totally down to my technique, when I didn't quite tighten my skin enough. It was nothing major and they disappeared when I rinsed with cold water.
Rinsing off then washing my face with the excess lather I could feel it was a BBS result.
On with the Thayers then a few seconds later on with the Epsilon Blue. No dramas, no sting, just fresh and cool.
I'd say this was an 8 out of 10 shave.
Have a great night folks! [emoji1303]