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Thursday 3rd January 2019 PM
Pre-shave:- Warm rinse / Nivea Sensitive Face Wash / Proraso Red Pre Shave cream
Brush:- Executive Shaving Company Medium Jock Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- Alvarez Gomez Barberia cream
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6c R3 / Gillette Green (1)
Post-shave:- Thayers Cucumber / Floid Vigoroso aftershave / Bart's Balm Amber and Moroccan Jasmine
This is one of the best shaves I've ever had! Words cannot describe it.
After my last shave I gave my face a few days to recover. This gave the razor plenty to attack when the blade touched skin.
I've treated myself to a few new additions and am now going to start trying them out one at a time. No more changing too much at once!
Tonight I followed my usual prep and returned to plate R3 with a Gillette green blade loaded fresh. I don't understand why I veer away from this combination from time to time as I always seem to learn the hard way - if it's not broken, don't try to fix it!
I also returned to the Alvarez Gomez Barberia cream. I've not used this in a while and again I can't explain why not....it is simply one of the best! An absolute joy to use. Thanks once again @Digimonkey! I forgot just how thirsty it is but once you've got the water right it rewards you with a luxurious lather. The scent is sublime.
My 1st pass WTG was like a hot knife through butter. The razor glide was so smooth it almost felt like I was still lathering up rather than shaving. The blade was almost unnoticeable.
Rinsing had me smiling from ear to ear. The slickness was smooth as glass and I was pretty much BBS over my face. My neck still needed a little work, so I couldn't lather up again quick enough.
The 2nd and 3rd passes were equally good with nothing to report. Everything has in harmony.
A rinse and face wash with the remaining lather. Lovely. A good cold rinse then splash of Thayers followed by my new addition - Floid Vigoroso. I splashed this on expecting a good burn....but nothing. I could feel the menthol kick, which seemed to last forever, but nothing else. A good inhale through the nose and job done.
Once the Floid menthol kick had gone I finished off with a small amount of Bart's Balm. Sublime.
This is one of those shave that confirms it was the right choice to move into wet shaving!
May all your shaves be as good as this one!
Have a great night folks and let's hope things continue like this through 2019!
Pre-shave:- Warm rinse / Nivea Sensitive Face Wash / Proraso Red Pre Shave cream
Brush:- Executive Shaving Company Medium Jock Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- Alvarez Gomez Barberia cream
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6c R3 / Gillette Green (1)
Post-shave:- Thayers Cucumber / Floid Vigoroso aftershave / Bart's Balm Amber and Moroccan Jasmine
This is one of the best shaves I've ever had! Words cannot describe it.
After my last shave I gave my face a few days to recover. This gave the razor plenty to attack when the blade touched skin.
I've treated myself to a few new additions and am now going to start trying them out one at a time. No more changing too much at once!
Tonight I followed my usual prep and returned to plate R3 with a Gillette green blade loaded fresh. I don't understand why I veer away from this combination from time to time as I always seem to learn the hard way - if it's not broken, don't try to fix it!
I also returned to the Alvarez Gomez Barberia cream. I've not used this in a while and again I can't explain why not....it is simply one of the best! An absolute joy to use. Thanks once again @Digimonkey! I forgot just how thirsty it is but once you've got the water right it rewards you with a luxurious lather. The scent is sublime.
My 1st pass WTG was like a hot knife through butter. The razor glide was so smooth it almost felt like I was still lathering up rather than shaving. The blade was almost unnoticeable.
Rinsing had me smiling from ear to ear. The slickness was smooth as glass and I was pretty much BBS over my face. My neck still needed a little work, so I couldn't lather up again quick enough.
The 2nd and 3rd passes were equally good with nothing to report. Everything has in harmony.
A rinse and face wash with the remaining lather. Lovely. A good cold rinse then splash of Thayers followed by my new addition - Floid Vigoroso. I splashed this on expecting a good burn....but nothing. I could feel the menthol kick, which seemed to last forever, but nothing else. A good inhale through the nose and job done.
Once the Floid menthol kick had gone I finished off with a small amount of Bart's Balm. Sublime.
This is one of those shave that confirms it was the right choice to move into wet shaving!
May all your shaves be as good as this one!
Have a great night folks and let's hope things continue like this through 2019!