Here's my shave of the day, as well as being my first DE shave in nigh on 44 years. Sorry, no pics.
The prep: Some body shop face wash thing, sample, name unknown, smelt botanic. Applied in shower.
The brush: Vulfix 404
The razor: EJ De89bl
The blade: Derby Extra (came with the EJ)
The Soap: Nanny's Gentlemen's shaving soap (lime :hungrig :hungrig :hungrig :hungrig :hungrig )
The follow-up balm: Gillette Series Sensitive.
The experience? Revelatory! Not the closest shave ever, but I wasn't expecting it. I had to remind myself to take time, particularly when building the face lather (just didn't have a bowl handy). Seems I also have to unlearn some bad habits, mainly the whole multi-pass without relathering thing I tend to do with a cartridge (but those days are past. Past I say!) I could really feel the lather thicken and smooth on the face
I was quite nervous before starting, expected something far more difficult. In the end, it was SUPERB. The smell of the soap (Nanny, genius!) The glide of the razor, the slight tickle of the brush.
I think I'm hooked already :lol:
Happy Shaving!
Ainslie