Sunday 4th November PM
Pre-shave:- warm rinse, Nivea Sensitive Face Wash then Proraso White Pre Shave cream
Brush:- The Executive Shaving Company Medium Jock Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- Wickham Buddha Wood soap
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6c (R4)/Gillette 7 O'clock Green (4)
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber followed by Nivea 2 Phase then Nivea sensitive aftershave balm.
My first consecutive days shave in a while. Whilst I have ended up with a DFS, the overall shave was not as comfortable as shaving ever other day, and I'm not quite BBS (well not as close as I like).
I'm definitely going to try other Wickham soaps. The Buddha Wood is excellent in providing a lovely creamy lather which gives an nice scent and great cushion and glide. It is a joy to lather up.
A few weeper emerged during my final passes and I'm happy to concede that I was becoming a bit lazy. That along with Gillette green's 4th outing had a blood withdrawal written all over it. I know that these blades can go no further than 4 shaves for me....so I knew I was sailing close to the wind.
After finishing up I was planning on following my Thayers splash with Nivea Sensitive balm, but to ensure a clean result I threw on 2 Phase first. That gave a sharp eye watering burn which confirmed I had pushed things a tad too far this time round.
Today's lesson - shave every other day, don't push it when it comes to blade longevity, no pressure on the razor, the Rockwell 6c R4 plate and Gillette Green blades are a great combination for me.....and finally, if you have a crap shave be prepared for the aftershave burn [emoji33][emoji3062]!
This wasn't a terrible shave....just not a great one.
Have a great night and week ahead folks!