2018 shave #144 (DE:28 SE:45 Str:68 Cart:2)
Merkur 38c w/ Voskhod (2)
Shannon's Soaps Valley Parkway
RasoRock Plissoft 24mm
Witch Hazel & Alum
Nivea post shave balm
L&L After the Rain
Similar shave to yesterday to check out another of Shannon's scents. This one was supposed to be woody/floral/green grass. I didn't get that. I got metallic. As I was mixing I even looked into my bowl looking for little spots of rust, because it smelled just like that. Go figure. I'm used to soaps not smelling like the description, but at least they need to be enjoyable. This was just, interesting.
The blade did mello out a bit from yesterday. I would have to compare them close to each other, but I think I'd still rate the Wilkinson as smoother. I still ended up with a
little rough patch behind the jaw angle, but to be fair, I didn't check for BBS after the 3rd pass and didn't do any clean up. There was no alum burn again, so all in all, I'm happy I revisited these guys. I may or may not pick some up. Having Russian blades is still pretty cool, but I'm not sure that I have a slot in my shaving wheel that needs filled.
Funny, I'm finding I get more little stuff done around the house when my wife is gone. I'm thinking it's because I don't have anyone just to chill out with. But maybe it's because I want to be sure she doesn't come home and think I just sat around the whole time!
Merkur 38c w/ Voskhod (2)
Shannon's Soaps Valley Parkway
RasoRock Plissoft 24mm
Witch Hazel & Alum
Nivea post shave balm
L&L After the Rain
Similar shave to yesterday to check out another of Shannon's scents. This one was supposed to be woody/floral/green grass. I didn't get that. I got metallic. As I was mixing I even looked into my bowl looking for little spots of rust, because it smelled just like that. Go figure. I'm used to soaps not smelling like the description, but at least they need to be enjoyable. This was just, interesting.
The blade did mello out a bit from yesterday. I would have to compare them close to each other, but I think I'd still rate the Wilkinson as smoother. I still ended up with a
little rough patch behind the jaw angle, but to be fair, I didn't check for BBS after the 3rd pass and didn't do any clean up. There was no alum burn again, so all in all, I'm happy I revisited these guys. I may or may not pick some up. Having Russian blades is still pretty cool, but I'm not sure that I have a slot in my shaving wheel that needs filled.
Funny, I'm finding I get more little stuff done around the house when my wife is gone. I'm thinking it's because I don't have anyone just to chill out with. But maybe it's because I want to be sure she doesn't come home and think I just sat around the whole time!