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An Unexpected Journey: A Newbie's Walk In Wet Shaving
- Thread starter Blade-meister
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With a better night's sleep, this day was off on the right foot. I still almost just did a 2 pass quickie shave, but decided that I have nothing but time on my hands so there's no reason to skimp on the shaving passes.
Today's Shave: Shave #162
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Coconut Sandalwood
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 8 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. No mammoth painting today as this sample of soap doesn't really produce enough lasting scent to justify painting.
I decided to finish off my sample of this soap to free up the container to try the MW Windjammer. My lather was a little on the runny side this morning, but I found working the lather in more made it thicken up a little bit more when combined with rubbing the raw soap on the face prior to lather application. I'm dang close to just ditching the bowl lathering and going with face lathering at this point. I think I'd use less product and get a richer lather. I just need to commit to doing it for a week to see how I like it over a long stretch of time.
Today's shave was very nice. I did get a tiny nick though so you all better go out and buy a lottery ticket tonight! Being on several medications that thin my blood, that little weeper wouldn't give up for nothing but I finally blotted it dry. I did a nice 3 pass shave with some clean-up to get into the BBS realm. I find myself fooling around with the Kamisorit razor more and am half tempted to do a full shave with it while off to see how it goes. The only thing stopping me is the thinned blood, so maybe when I can get off all that I might just give it a whirl.
On the personal side, my PT lady was very surprised to see me walking around so good without a cane. That just made here want to inflict some pain, but it wasn't too bad. I find the less I complain the less she tries to inflict more pain. Probably the worst issue is that they disconnect one whole gluteous muscle from the bone when they replace the hip so that will be the slowest to heal. I also found out I have these really stiff stitches inside that will dissolve eventually, so no wonder there's swelling and pain still in there. Did not need the cane at all today, so that was real nice. I even felt well enough to fix our toilet this afternoon. It felt good to do something other than read and take a nap.
Today's Shave: Shave #162
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Coconut Sandalwood
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 8 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. No mammoth painting today as this sample of soap doesn't really produce enough lasting scent to justify painting.
I decided to finish off my sample of this soap to free up the container to try the MW Windjammer. My lather was a little on the runny side this morning, but I found working the lather in more made it thicken up a little bit more when combined with rubbing the raw soap on the face prior to lather application. I'm dang close to just ditching the bowl lathering and going with face lathering at this point. I think I'd use less product and get a richer lather. I just need to commit to doing it for a week to see how I like it over a long stretch of time.
Today's shave was very nice. I did get a tiny nick though so you all better go out and buy a lottery ticket tonight! Being on several medications that thin my blood, that little weeper wouldn't give up for nothing but I finally blotted it dry. I did a nice 3 pass shave with some clean-up to get into the BBS realm. I find myself fooling around with the Kamisorit razor more and am half tempted to do a full shave with it while off to see how it goes. The only thing stopping me is the thinned blood, so maybe when I can get off all that I might just give it a whirl.
On the personal side, my PT lady was very surprised to see me walking around so good without a cane. That just made here want to inflict some pain, but it wasn't too bad. I find the less I complain the less she tries to inflict more pain. Probably the worst issue is that they disconnect one whole gluteous muscle from the bone when they replace the hip so that will be the slowest to heal. I also found out I have these really stiff stitches inside that will dissolve eventually, so no wonder there's swelling and pain still in there. Did not need the cane at all today, so that was real nice. I even felt well enough to fix our toilet this afternoon. It felt good to do something other than read and take a nap.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Keep on heading in the right direction Mike. Sounds good !!
Those pain pills can really back ya up, huh?
Those pain pills can really back ya up, huh?
Dang man, you aren't kidding. All I can say is prune juice baby!!! Today is the first day I've gone completely without them and it was fine so I'm glad to say adios to the traffic jammers
Today's Shave: Shave #163
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Wind Jammer
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 8 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
This was my first go at the Wind Jammer scent. It lathered up as expected by the MW quality soap products, but during the lather I was picking up many floral tones that I just didn't like. Knowing this was an Old Spice clone I was initially disappointed with the scent. As I started working the lather into my face, the spice really started taking a step forward and I got that traditional Old Spice scent shinning through loud and clear. I really liked it. I really heavily favor the spice scented soaps and this did not disappoint me in the end. It performed as I expected it to with a 3 pass shave ending in BBS everywhere with a few areas on the neck coming in at DFS+
I know at least Nurse Dave is just waiting to hear about how it mammoth painted, so I'd give it a very loud trumpet of success. This scent paints well and lingers very well. I purposely skipped some Old Spice AS in order to test the painting ability and it did not disappoint. If you have the chest hair, paint away with this scent and you'll be that Old Spice man all day long and when the hot water hits the chest the next morning the scent will still be there!
On the personal side, I went all day without pain meds and was just fine so I'm really glad to kick them to the door. I'm still walking around without a cane and seem to be limping less than the previous days.
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Wind Jammer
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 8 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
This was my first go at the Wind Jammer scent. It lathered up as expected by the MW quality soap products, but during the lather I was picking up many floral tones that I just didn't like. Knowing this was an Old Spice clone I was initially disappointed with the scent. As I started working the lather into my face, the spice really started taking a step forward and I got that traditional Old Spice scent shinning through loud and clear. I really liked it. I really heavily favor the spice scented soaps and this did not disappoint me in the end. It performed as I expected it to with a 3 pass shave ending in BBS everywhere with a few areas on the neck coming in at DFS+
I know at least Nurse Dave is just waiting to hear about how it mammoth painted, so I'd give it a very loud trumpet of success. This scent paints well and lingers very well. I purposely skipped some Old Spice AS in order to test the painting ability and it did not disappoint. If you have the chest hair, paint away with this scent and you'll be that Old Spice man all day long and when the hot water hits the chest the next morning the scent will still be there!
On the personal side, I went all day without pain meds and was just fine so I'm really glad to kick them to the door. I'm still walking around without a cane and seem to be limping less than the previous days.
Today's Shave: Shave #166
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Wind Jammer
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 10 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
I had a couple of good shaves on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was a 2 pass shave so that Sunday could be a little more luxurious shave with having more stubble to shave off.
This morning I had a good 3 pass shave. I'm really liking the Wind Jammer scent. I had to go a little slower this morning because I got a little crazy with the clean-up yesterday morning. Overall, it was a BBS shave this morning.
One reflection I'd like to share that is linked to shaving and my surgery is that I really believe shaving every day was helpful to my recovery. Those first shaves were standing sideways in the walker and I'd be super tired afterwards. Shaving brought some sense of normality and feeling human to my day. When everything in your life is not normal, accomplishing a normal day task like shaving helped my mental state. Looking good, smelling good, and accomplishing something first thing in the morning set my day off on the right foot. Most mornings that my PT person paid me a visit it was early in the morning. It gave me a goal to be up, showered, shaved and have breakfast before she got to my house. That's what you need when you can't do anything for yourself......a goal that you can accomplish each day. I'd say wet shaving was a one of the things that kept my spirits up when things really sucked. My advice to all would be to not push the "easy button" in times like this by skipping shaving, but force yourself to do it no matter how hard it is.
On the personal side, I went to church yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks. I was walking almost normally and people there were amazed that 20 days after a full hip replacement that I'd be walking around without even a cane. Being young helps (if you can call 46 young!) Today my restrictions are lifted on bending over 90 degrees so I'm going for a nice mile run through the woods.......no not really, but I can sit at the dinner table finally and bend over to get things on the floor. I still have some pain and swelling, but am only on ibuprofen and a low dose aspirin and that's it! I'm feeling more and more like I want to get out and get some work done, but will take it easy for a few more weeks. Full on outpatient PT starts today, so I'm sure I'll be hurting tonight, but it's necessary for a full recovery.
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Wind Jammer
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 10 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
I had a couple of good shaves on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was a 2 pass shave so that Sunday could be a little more luxurious shave with having more stubble to shave off.
This morning I had a good 3 pass shave. I'm really liking the Wind Jammer scent. I had to go a little slower this morning because I got a little crazy with the clean-up yesterday morning. Overall, it was a BBS shave this morning.
One reflection I'd like to share that is linked to shaving and my surgery is that I really believe shaving every day was helpful to my recovery. Those first shaves were standing sideways in the walker and I'd be super tired afterwards. Shaving brought some sense of normality and feeling human to my day. When everything in your life is not normal, accomplishing a normal day task like shaving helped my mental state. Looking good, smelling good, and accomplishing something first thing in the morning set my day off on the right foot. Most mornings that my PT person paid me a visit it was early in the morning. It gave me a goal to be up, showered, shaved and have breakfast before she got to my house. That's what you need when you can't do anything for yourself......a goal that you can accomplish each day. I'd say wet shaving was a one of the things that kept my spirits up when things really sucked. My advice to all would be to not push the "easy button" in times like this by skipping shaving, but force yourself to do it no matter how hard it is.
On the personal side, I went to church yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks. I was walking almost normally and people there were amazed that 20 days after a full hip replacement that I'd be walking around without even a cane. Being young helps (if you can call 46 young!) Today my restrictions are lifted on bending over 90 degrees so I'm going for a nice mile run through the woods.......no not really, but I can sit at the dinner table finally and bend over to get things on the floor. I still have some pain and swelling, but am only on ibuprofen and a low dose aspirin and that's it! I'm feeling more and more like I want to get out and get some work done, but will take it easy for a few more weeks. Full on outpatient PT starts today, so I'm sure I'll be hurting tonight, but it's necessary for a full recovery.
Dude! In the brief moment it took to get from that sentence to the next I almost had a heart attack!
Very good point about having something to drive you and keep you feeling normal. I would be very easy to lay around in sweatpants and acknowledge you can't get up to do your normal things. No doubt did this help you recover so quickly. Plus, I'm sure your therapist enjoyed your scent over 3 day old sweats.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Glad things keep chugging in the right direction Mike
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
All caught up Mike. Really glad to see you’re moving right along with your recovery. Great shaves too!
Glad to see I got someone! Yes, my therapist was used to old people who shower twice a week but it didn't earn me any favor to smell nice and be showered. The first thing she said to me was that the hardest patients she has are guys my age because they are the biggest babies about things. Well, now that was a motivator to not complain about pain and to push it.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Then her "PLAN" worked................she played ya Dude
I thought i wanted to be a PT at one point. even volunteered for a few days one summer at the hospital my parents worked at. it was a great experience but i ended up changing my mind once i realized how many biology classes i was going to have to take. for whatever reason that was the only science class i ever found boring.
Today's Shave: Shave #167
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Leather and Smoke
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 6 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
A quick 2 pass shave was in order today. I turned my razor up to 4.0 to see if it cut a little closer and I think it did. I really liked the scent of the Leather and Smoke. I'm working off a sample, but got a nice bowl of lather with plenty left over for mammoth painting. I didn't do a whole lot of clean-up this morning. This soap didn't mammoth paint very well and smelled mostly like a soapy scent with some hints of the leather note coming through. Overall, DFS today with some areas in the DFS+ region. I'll take it.
On the personal side, potential bad news. I had a piece of a dental filling break off and I have to go get it taken care of. This is really bad for people who just got a hip replacement. Any infection in the teeth will go straight to the prosthetic device and since it is not connected to your tissues, your immune system cannot effectively fight the infection. They like for you to wait 2-3 months before doing anything in the dental department, but if I wait and the tooth gets infected it would certainly mean bad things for my hip implant. So I have to take a massive dose of antibiotics just prior to going to the dentist tomorrow and hope for the best outcome. It's not likely an infection will happen, but the possibility is much higher when you have dental work done too early. I'm hoping and praying that they won't have to drill into the tooth but can just repair the broken area. This would greatly reduce the chances of an infection.
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: Mystic Water Leather and Smoke
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 6 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. Every Man Jack AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
A quick 2 pass shave was in order today. I turned my razor up to 4.0 to see if it cut a little closer and I think it did. I really liked the scent of the Leather and Smoke. I'm working off a sample, but got a nice bowl of lather with plenty left over for mammoth painting. I didn't do a whole lot of clean-up this morning. This soap didn't mammoth paint very well and smelled mostly like a soapy scent with some hints of the leather note coming through. Overall, DFS today with some areas in the DFS+ region. I'll take it.
On the personal side, potential bad news. I had a piece of a dental filling break off and I have to go get it taken care of. This is really bad for people who just got a hip replacement. Any infection in the teeth will go straight to the prosthetic device and since it is not connected to your tissues, your immune system cannot effectively fight the infection. They like for you to wait 2-3 months before doing anything in the dental department, but if I wait and the tooth gets infected it would certainly mean bad things for my hip implant. So I have to take a massive dose of antibiotics just prior to going to the dentist tomorrow and hope for the best outcome. It's not likely an infection will happen, but the possibility is much higher when you have dental work done too early. I'm hoping and praying that they won't have to drill into the tooth but can just repair the broken area. This would greatly reduce the chances of an infection.
Then her "PLAN" worked................she played ya Dude
I kinda suspected that, but when she saw all the manly stuff around she knew I'd rather die than be called a wimp.
My wife went to school to be a PT Assistant and she loved it but couldn't find work locally. We have a great school here that cranks out 60 new PTA's every semester. She was such a great help through all this though. She was the best nurse a guy could ask for.
Today's Shave: Shave #168
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: WSP Black Vanille
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 9 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. WSP Black Vanille AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
Today was time for a nice 3 pass shave. Great shave on 3.5 with a little clean-up. I got in the BBS territory.
On the personal side of things, I went to the dentist and he felt that the risks of redoing the filling outweighed the benefits so he decided to postpone fixing the filling. The X-rays showed that just a bit of the side broke off and everything is still in tack pretty much so we will wait for another month or so. That's kinda a relief, but I still had to take the massive antibiotic dose so that's going to be a fun ride soon.
Razor: Parker Variant - Graphite handle / Chinese knock-off of Feather Kamisori Style (Top Lip Only)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Eric's Lignum Vitae Hand Turned Brush Handle, 22 mm Boss Knot
Soap: WSP Black Vanille
Bowl: Red Salsa Bowl (plastic)
Pre Shave: Wash with soap in the shower . Rub raw soap on face from the puck.
Total Razor on Face Time: 9 minutes
Post Shave: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel (Walmart Brand) face only, Cold rinse. WSP Black Vanille AS Balm on face only. Mammoth Painting.
Today was time for a nice 3 pass shave. Great shave on 3.5 with a little clean-up. I got in the BBS territory.
On the personal side of things, I went to the dentist and he felt that the risks of redoing the filling outweighed the benefits so he decided to postpone fixing the filling. The X-rays showed that just a bit of the side broke off and everything is still in tack pretty much so we will wait for another month or so. That's kinda a relief, but I still had to take the massive antibiotic dose so that's going to be a fun ride soon.