2018 shave #136 (DE:23 SE:44 Str:66 Cart:2)
Weck w/ Personna (5)
L&L After the Rain
RasoRock Plissoft
Witch Hazel & Alum
L&L After the Rain post shave balm
L&L After the Rain AS
I went into the bathroom thinking I could use a mild shave after my two straight shaves in a row. They do take a toll on my neck. Well, my male lizard brain overruled the logical choice and went with a straight again. I guess I figured I wanted to build on the progress of yesterday. I would say overall, this shave was very similar to yesterday. Thought about light pressure and there wasn't stalling or anything. Maybe I was subconsciously trying to make sure the whole blade was making contact before. Anyway, I would
n't say Murphy bit me, because I did it to myself, but I did get the calling today. I was trying to figure out a simple down stroke on the first pass because my nose was getting in the way of my hand, and I put the blade to my face without it being in motion and felt it dig in a bit. I thought I got away with it for a while, but then the beads of red started to grow. Once all was said and done, I could see it wasn't just a cut that will close up, but a little flap of skin was actually hanging from an end. It's not very big, but it'll be visible for some time.
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Weck w/ Personna (5)
L&L After the Rain
RasoRock Plissoft
Witch Hazel & Alum
L&L After the Rain post shave balm
L&L After the Rain AS
I went into the bathroom thinking I could use a mild shave after my two straight shaves in a row. They do take a toll on my neck. Well, my male lizard brain overruled the logical choice and went with a straight again. I guess I figured I wanted to build on the progress of yesterday. I would say overall, this shave was very similar to yesterday. Thought about light pressure and there wasn't stalling or anything. Maybe I was subconsciously trying to make sure the whole blade was making contact before. Anyway, I would
n't say Murphy bit me, because I did it to myself, but I did get the calling today. I was trying to figure out a simple down stroke on the first pass because my nose was getting in the way of my hand, and I put the blade to my face without it being in motion and felt it dig in a bit. I thought I got away with it for a while, but then the beads of red started to grow. Once all was said and done, I could see it wasn't just a cut that will close up, but a little flap of skin was actually hanging from an end. It's not very big, but it'll be visible for some time.
![](https://theshavingcadre.com/XF/data/attachments/0/997-77402c87f69b9bbcb8685fdb46c83f99.jpg)