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103rd outing (95th full SR shave).... another decent result
This shave was last night. Closeness was again reasonable - not my best, but still decent results. I had some irritation that was highlighted by the alum, but it resided quickly after post-shave balm application. Overall, it was another solid result.
Still 3017ing the Haslinger & using the Stirling Executive Man post-shave balm, 40 laps on the WD Poor Man's strop, and the WD Silvertip. Haslinger lather & post-shave were great as usual.
Used my normal strategy (as best I could) - 3 passes (mostly WTG, mostly XTG, mostly ATG; no real focus on grain direction.)
Cheeks, upper/ lower lips were again - mostly DFS w/ a few spots that were BBS. Neck area was OK (mostly CCS or slightly better.) There was a spot or two along my jawlines where my touch was just awful. I had no irritation in those spots, but I think it was because I didn't effectively get the razor's edge on the skin there at all. In those spots, it felt like I hadn't even shaved there. Fortunately, they were only a couple of small spots & I could get away with it, but it was a little frustrating. My irritation levels were elevated all over (so even though I was concentrating on using a light touch, my angles must have been a little off.) But they were still moderate at most & subsided quickly.
Distraction level was pretty mild.
So.... a decent shave shave with manageable irritation ==> another success. That's 28 acceptable/ decent/ good SR shaves in a row. But still chasing the consistent DFS/BBS results I get w/ the DE.
The journey continues....
This shave was last night. Closeness was again reasonable - not my best, but still decent results. I had some irritation that was highlighted by the alum, but it resided quickly after post-shave balm application. Overall, it was another solid result.
Still 3017ing the Haslinger & using the Stirling Executive Man post-shave balm, 40 laps on the WD Poor Man's strop, and the WD Silvertip. Haslinger lather & post-shave were great as usual.
Used my normal strategy (as best I could) - 3 passes (mostly WTG, mostly XTG, mostly ATG; no real focus on grain direction.)
Cheeks, upper/ lower lips were again - mostly DFS w/ a few spots that were BBS. Neck area was OK (mostly CCS or slightly better.) There was a spot or two along my jawlines where my touch was just awful. I had no irritation in those spots, but I think it was because I didn't effectively get the razor's edge on the skin there at all. In those spots, it felt like I hadn't even shaved there. Fortunately, they were only a couple of small spots & I could get away with it, but it was a little frustrating. My irritation levels were elevated all over (so even though I was concentrating on using a light touch, my angles must have been a little off.) But they were still moderate at most & subsided quickly.
Distraction level was pretty mild.
So.... a decent shave shave with manageable irritation ==> another success. That's 28 acceptable/ decent/ good SR shaves in a row. But still chasing the consistent DFS/BBS results I get w/ the DE.
The journey continues....