(This post was last modified: 09-05-2020, 02:56 AM by John Rose.)
A ’crathadh Dihaoine[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - Sept. 4[/font]
prep - shower with Caprina Fresh Goat’s Milk Original Formula bar soap
razor - Edwin Jagger DE87
blade - Shaverboy Super Stainless (14)
brush - Simpson Wee Scot ("Och, I could mak hundreds of sporran tassels wi' it")
soap - Stirling "Scots Pine Sheep" soap
post - warm water rinse, DSA “Pure & Natural” alum, cold water rinse
aftershave - Clubman Classic Vanilla, and lots of it
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]figurine: Royal Doulton HN 2361 "The Laird", 1967
tartan: Nova Scotia[/font]
music - streaming Tejano Tiempos Pasados - Always such happy-sounding music.
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This was one of the most difficult shaves I've had in weeks or months.
By way of experiment, I made it through all three passes without once rubbing my face to check my progress. I did it all from the memory of which areas typically require more work.
So difficult to resist the urge to hunt for stubble.
I used a variation of my new lathering strategy, adding water to the soap puck in the tub until I have enough (lots of!) lather, then transferring it to the floating lather bowl to keep it warm. Before I would have charged the wet brush in the tub, but added more water in the lather bowl.
Results: DFS. The only area that could've used a teeny bit more work was on either side of the tip of my chin.
We could be Heroes, just for one day.
- David Bowie -