- Joined
- Tuesday July 17, 2018
- Location
- Bonnybridge
Tuesday 3rd August 2021 PM
Pre: Warm rinse then Proraso red pre-shave cream
Soap/Cream: ESC Citrus Kiss cream
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow synthetic
Razor: OneBlade Genesis
Blade: Despined GEM (changed halfway through)
Post: Warm/cold rinse, Thayers Unscented, Floid Vigoroso aftershave then Barts Balm Amber & Moroccan Jasmine balm
EdC: Alvarez Gomez Agua be Colonia
This evenings shave did not deserve to give me the BBS result it did.
Having bought ESC’s Citrus Kiss cream earlier today I was keen to see how it performed. It came as no surprise that it was flawless with a super rich thick creamy lather giving excellent protection. If it wasn’t for this I think I would be in a lot more discomfort.
The weapons of choice were simple as I knew they would perform flawlessly. However…half way through my 2nd pass (XTG) the blade fell off the edge of a cliff. It was its 4th outing which I wouldn’t class as pushing it, but thinking I could finish off the shave with this blade was a mistake.
At the end of my 2nd pass I could feel the discomfort on my neck building, so ditched the blade and replaced it with a fresh despined GEM. It glided no problem though my neck was feeling delicate.
Rinsing off I could feel the heat building which was amplified with the splash of Floid. Soothing Barts Balm came to the rescue though I do have a red dotted neck. Hopefully it’ll calm as the evening goes on, but eff me it’s tingling.
Think I’ll give tomorrow night a miss.
May your shaves be great folks (not like mine this evening!).
Pre: Warm rinse then Proraso red pre-shave cream
Soap/Cream: ESC Citrus Kiss cream
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow synthetic
Razor: OneBlade Genesis
Blade: Despined GEM (changed halfway through)
Post: Warm/cold rinse, Thayers Unscented, Floid Vigoroso aftershave then Barts Balm Amber & Moroccan Jasmine balm
EdC: Alvarez Gomez Agua be Colonia
This evenings shave did not deserve to give me the BBS result it did.
Having bought ESC’s Citrus Kiss cream earlier today I was keen to see how it performed. It came as no surprise that it was flawless with a super rich thick creamy lather giving excellent protection. If it wasn’t for this I think I would be in a lot more discomfort.
The weapons of choice were simple as I knew they would perform flawlessly. However…half way through my 2nd pass (XTG) the blade fell off the edge of a cliff. It was its 4th outing which I wouldn’t class as pushing it, but thinking I could finish off the shave with this blade was a mistake.
At the end of my 2nd pass I could feel the discomfort on my neck building, so ditched the blade and replaced it with a fresh despined GEM. It glided no problem though my neck was feeling delicate.
Rinsing off I could feel the heat building which was amplified with the splash of Floid. Soothing Barts Balm came to the rescue though I do have a red dotted neck. Hopefully it’ll calm as the evening goes on, but eff me it’s tingling.
Think I’ll give tomorrow night a miss.
May your shaves be great folks (not like mine this evening!).