-> 1-pass head and face shave. A bit too rough thanks to a fresh GEM blade…
So today I also wanted to try Old Strathcona again. @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social was so generous and sent enough of a sample for 5+ shaves, I reckon. I still had a good bit left in my old wooden lid.
However, I wanted to give the Leaf a well deserved break and use another razor today - so I had to put a fresh blade into my MMOC, as the old one caught rust. Needless to say, when the alum block is listed in my Post-Shave routine - you know that it didn’t went well. 🫤
I usually have a blast using the MMOC, but some of the fresh GEM blades have an edge that makes them feel like shaving with a carpet knife. In total, one big weeper and five blood spots on the scalp. Six blood spots around the face. Bless the french shaving heavens for Osma alum, as without it I’d look like I got into a fight with a cheese grater. The Thayer’s toner and the PSC balm handled the rest. To say it with a meme-ified movie quote: “I shaved… but at what cost?!” 🤔
Memo to myself for the future: don’t use a razor you haven’t used in a while with a soap that’s unfamiliar to you, especially not with a fresh blade. Don’t think you can manage a full head and face shave with just a tiny amount of a soap sample. Also, get yourself a proper small shaving mug or bowl for your sample shenanigans.
Now I really look forward to tomorrow’s shave. Hope you fine folks had a great weekend!
22.09.2024 - bloody Strathcona
-> 1-pass head and face shave. A bit too rough thanks to a fresh GEM blade…
So today I also wanted to try Old Strathcona again. @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social was so generous and sent enough of a sample for 5+ shaves, I reckon. I still had a good bit left in my old wooden lid.
However, I wanted to give the Leaf a well deserved break and use another razor today - so I had to put a fresh blade into my MMOC, as the old one caught rust. Needless to say, when the alum block is listed in my Post-Shave routine - you know that it didn’t went well. 🫤
I usually have a blast using the MMOC, but some of the fresh GEM blades have an edge that makes them feel like shaving with a carpet knife. In total, one big weeper and five blood spots on the scalp. Six blood spots around the face. Bless the french shaving heavens for Osma alum, as without it I’d look like I got into a fight with a cheese grater. The Thayer’s toner and the PSC balm handled the rest. To say it with a meme-ified movie quote: “I shaved… but at what cost?!” 🤔
Memo to myself for the future: don’t use a razor you haven’t used in a while with a soap that’s unfamiliar to you, especially not with a fresh blade. Don’t think you can manage a full head and face shave with just a tiny amount of a soap sample. Also, get yourself a proper small shaving mug or bowl for your sample shenanigans.
Now I really look forward to tomorrow’s shave. Hope you fine folks had a great weekend!