How can I get things so wrong
so quickly? Yesterday [Wednesday] half asleep, changed too many variables at once - blade, soap for cream, first use of alum block etc. Coupled with an attitude of "I've been DE shaving for two [ :!: ] whole weeks now, I know everything I need to know about it" :roll: , and certainly too much pressure with the razor = the mother of all razor burn, but a very
very close shave
. Some might even call it "flaying" rather than shaving. As the soreness lasted all day, it gave me plenty of time to contemplate my stupidity
Still, today [Thursday] - a chance to make amends, although I was slightly wary of getting anywhere near the razor.
Pre-shave:
shower, then facewash with aqueous cream
Shaving gear:
Men-u pure bristle brush
BS Macca Root Cream
Merkur 33
Astra Superior Platinum
Post-shave:
Alum block
Aqueous cream (again!)
While quoting the mantra "watch the angle and
no pressure", I did 2 x WTG and a little XTG where it was rough to touch. Bingo! Certainly not BBS - BTW, does BBS = razor burn?? - but an acceptable shave, and
comfortable. Hopefully, I've fallen off the " I know it all" curve, and I'm back on the learning curve again. At the very least, I have learnt some humility - well, until the next time!
Paul
