So......a shave journal.
I'm not sure how often I'll post about my daily shave. I'm rather boring in that respect. Mostly with the same two soaps. Often with the same two razors. Always with the same two blades. But ah....I've been visited my the ghost of shavings future....@spider and he has gifted me with many soaps....and (shockingly) aftershaves!!! I'm not sure how my face will handle the newness....the differentness.....the variety. (I can be dramatic, can't I?)
But here we go....A look into the new and widening world of Heysi's face. I'll try to keep it fun. I try to keep it entertaining. I'll try to keep it brief. (probably not)
I'll occasionally veer off into the goofy thoughts and the philosophical thoughts...but mostly I'll stick with the idiosyncratic way I write, with lots of ......'s and occasional ( )'s
Today's Journal:
So I already messed up the February 3017 Williams challenge by actually shaving with a puck of Williams mug shaving soap on February 1st. Guess the point was to start on Mr. Williams birthday of February 2nd. Oh well, who ever follows the rules?
The shave, for what it's worth, was fantastic. I'm using a vintage puck I've been hanging on to for about 7 or 8 years and is from the late 1970's. It was still wrapped in its Bicentennial mug offer and still had its $0.49 price tag on it. I bloomed it up a few days earlier to make sure it hadn't lost its bloomability and sure enough.....this morning it worked like a charm. Smelled like I remember. Felt like I remember. Shaved like I remember. It was like I was back in high school. The only difference between back then and now is that after loading the brush, I moved to a bowl to create my lather. Back in the day, I used to face lather. I've found that the bowl produces better, more consistent lather for me (your mileage may vary) plus I think the hammered tin bowl looks very cool.
I used my British pre-war tech with a Wilkinson Sword blade. I've added an extra long, heavy brass handle to my tech. I first learned to shave with a long handled Black Beauty and I prefer the longer handles. The extra weight pairs nicely with the balance of the long handle and the precision of the tech head. Makes the shave nice and smooth and really easy.
Today....I tried one of the aftershaves that KJ gifted to me. It's the Proraso Liquid aftershave (it has a white label...and its in italian, that's all I know). It has a nice clean scent and since its more like a lotion than an alcohol based aftershave, it was very soothing. I've never used aftershave before. Never seemed like I wanted to take the time. I'm really going to try all the ones that KJ brought me.....including the Lilac Vegetal. I know that it's an acquired taste (or rather, scent) but I smelled it right after he gave it to me and I didn't find anything wrong with it. My wife even thought it smelled nice.
Well, there's Journal entry number 1. I'll try to add photos next time. (hey, I'm new at this.....)
See ya later!
I'm not sure how often I'll post about my daily shave. I'm rather boring in that respect. Mostly with the same two soaps. Often with the same two razors. Always with the same two blades. But ah....I've been visited my the ghost of shavings future....@spider and he has gifted me with many soaps....and (shockingly) aftershaves!!! I'm not sure how my face will handle the newness....the differentness.....the variety. (I can be dramatic, can't I?)
But here we go....A look into the new and widening world of Heysi's face. I'll try to keep it fun. I try to keep it entertaining. I'll try to keep it brief. (probably not)
I'll occasionally veer off into the goofy thoughts and the philosophical thoughts...but mostly I'll stick with the idiosyncratic way I write, with lots of ......'s and occasional ( )'s
Today's Journal:
So I already messed up the February 3017 Williams challenge by actually shaving with a puck of Williams mug shaving soap on February 1st. Guess the point was to start on Mr. Williams birthday of February 2nd. Oh well, who ever follows the rules?
The shave, for what it's worth, was fantastic. I'm using a vintage puck I've been hanging on to for about 7 or 8 years and is from the late 1970's. It was still wrapped in its Bicentennial mug offer and still had its $0.49 price tag on it. I bloomed it up a few days earlier to make sure it hadn't lost its bloomability and sure enough.....this morning it worked like a charm. Smelled like I remember. Felt like I remember. Shaved like I remember. It was like I was back in high school. The only difference between back then and now is that after loading the brush, I moved to a bowl to create my lather. Back in the day, I used to face lather. I've found that the bowl produces better, more consistent lather for me (your mileage may vary) plus I think the hammered tin bowl looks very cool.
I used my British pre-war tech with a Wilkinson Sword blade. I've added an extra long, heavy brass handle to my tech. I first learned to shave with a long handled Black Beauty and I prefer the longer handles. The extra weight pairs nicely with the balance of the long handle and the precision of the tech head. Makes the shave nice and smooth and really easy.
Today....I tried one of the aftershaves that KJ gifted to me. It's the Proraso Liquid aftershave (it has a white label...and its in italian, that's all I know). It has a nice clean scent and since its more like a lotion than an alcohol based aftershave, it was very soothing. I've never used aftershave before. Never seemed like I wanted to take the time. I'm really going to try all the ones that KJ brought me.....including the Lilac Vegetal. I know that it's an acquired taste (or rather, scent) but I smelled it right after he gave it to me and I didn't find anything wrong with it. My wife even thought it smelled nice.
Well, there's Journal entry number 1. I'll try to add photos next time. (hey, I'm new at this.....)
See ya later!
