Lather: Declaration Grooming - After the Rain - Soap
Post Shave: Combe Inc. - Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Talc: Pinaud Clubman
I have not used this soap since the July Lather Games. It felt a little on the dry side so I bloomed it, then lathered as I normally would. Great result.
For quite a while now, I have felt that shaves with a straight razor leave my skin feeling better then shaves with a blade that is ground by an automated process (DEs, SEs, GEMs). I don’t know if it is a difference in edge condition or whether it relates to the additional freedom I have in controlling blade angle when using a straight. I don’t feel much difference when applying an alcohol splash (don’t use alum), nonetheless, my skin feels less raw when I use a straight razor.
My anecdotal evidence in support of your theory: my skin has been fine for all of BBS November, except on the second day of the the AutoStrop, when I started feeling like using moisturizer. After switching back to straights (the Thiers Issard), I dropped it again
November 26, 2023
Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow
Lather: Declaration Grooming - After the Rain - Soap
Post Shave: Combe Inc. - Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Talc: Pinaud Clubman
I have not used this soap since the July Lather Games. It felt a little on the dry side so I bloomed it, then lathered as I normally would. Great result.
For quite a while now, I have felt that shaves with a straight razor leave my skin feeling better then shaves with a blade that is ground by an automated process (DEs, SEs, GEMs). I don’t know if it is a difference in edge condition or whether it relates to the additional freedom I have in controlling blade angle when using a straight. I don’t feel much difference when applying an alcohol splash (don’t use alum), nonetheless, my skin feels less raw when I use a straight razor.
My anecdotal evidence in support of your theory: my skin has been fine for all of BBS November, except on the second day of the the AutoStrop, when I started feeling like using moisturizer. After switching back to straights (the Thiers Issard), I dropped it again