Sunday 23rd September PM
Pre-shave:- Hot shower, Nivea Sensitive Face Wash and Proraso Sandalwood and Shea Butter (red) Pre Shave cream
Brush:- The Executive Shaving Company Medium Jock Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- The Executive Shaving Company Natural
Bowl/Scuttle:- Bideford Pottery shaving bowl
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Fatboy / Gillette 7 O'clock Sharp Edge (yellow)(3)
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber & Superdrug Forest Fresh Aftershave then Barts Balm Amber and Moroccan Jasmine
Fragrance:- Next Code Red EdT
A quality shave this evening. Totally relaxing, soothing and unwinding. I've been working all day in my elderly parent's garden cutting down trees and ripping out bushes. My back and arms are a bit sore so a good shave was exactly what I needed.
A hot shower certainly found all the cuts and grazes on my arms after ripping out some thorn bushes. The amount of times I had to stop to pull out thorns as my gloves didn't make a blind bit of difference!
Onto the shave. The Proraso Red pre shave cream is really pleasant. The Sandalwood scent is obvious but not imposing. It just sets the mood. Likewise, preparing the ES Natural cream is simple. The rosemary scent is the one that I pick out easily every time. I do like this cream as it was the first I used when I started DE shaving. The lather is good and has always given me good razor glide and good slickness.
The razor and blade chose themselves. I've been spending lots of time cleaning and lubricating, lubricating and cleaning my Fatboy since I received it on Friday. The thing is gleaming and the clipper oil I've lubricated it with has all the moving parts moving like clockwork. Everything just oozes quality from this razor. I continued with the 7 O'clock yellow blade, now on its 3rd outing.
I did my usual 3 passes with nothing to report. This is what I class as a great shave.
After a final rinse and splash of Thayers, my skin felt fresh, smooth and soft. I had a good splash with Superdrug aftershave and the burn was fast and sharp. I let my skin dry off then the tiniest amount of Barts Balm was applied. The scent is lovely and helped me relax even more.
A really enjoyable shave this evening.
Hope everyone has a great week ahead! All the best.