Tuesday evening 19:00.
No music. No drink - I'm going out shortly.
Hot Towels
Nuage Men's Pre-Shave Oil
Ingram's Shaving Cream
Pure Badger Brush
Merkur 500C Progress
Personna 'Lab' Blade
Hot Rinse. Cold Rinse.
Witch Hazel
Old Spice
First go with the new Merkur 500C Progress (thank you to Dobbo25) and a Personna 'Lab' blade (again, thanks to Dobbo25).
I got a good shave, setting 3.0 WTG, 2.0 XTG and 1.0 ATG. I got a couple of nicks on my neck, one an ingrower that I'd not spotted under my chin and the other just in a complicated bit. Whether it was the new razor or the new blade, I don't know ... I enjoyed the blade and will try it out in my Merkur 23C. I enjoyed the adjustable and found that I got a better first pass WTG using it dialled open to 3.0. In hindsight, that might have been a little harsh for a first run, but I like to live dangerously ...
Two things that are now absolutely confirmed to me: first, I love menthol; second, I love witch hazel as a toner after a cold rinse. I've got it in mind to make up my own toner, which I think I'll keep really simple: witch hazel, juniper floral water and a couple of drops of tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint and lavendar.
Right, time to go and play with a different blade ... I'm off fencing.
Have a good evening, all.