Pre: Hot shower and warm water splash
Razor: Fromm Hair Shaper (minis the guard)
Blade: Fromm Teflon Coated Stainless Steel
Brush: Vulfix 376S Super Badger
Soap: RazoRock Napoleon's Violet
Post: Cold water rinse and home brewed A/S splash
I did my usual prep of a hot shower followed by a warm water splash before jumping on in. I performed a three pass with the grain/against the grain/across the grain shave and finished up with a cold water rinse. I also decided to experiment with a recipe that I found online for some home made after shave. Glycerin, witch hazel, and essential oil for scent. The result was a BBS shave with zero nicks, zero irritation, and very little effort. The Fromm was kind of unwieldy the first time I used it, but I seem to have gotten the hang of it. It glided along smoothly and easily and made for an effortless shave. I removed the guard and used it with a bare blade, but I would be curious to see how it shaves with it on. The small scales actually seemed to work in my favor in a few tight spots, but I would still like to see how it does when rescaled with a more traditional set. The RazoRock continues to live up to its lofty reputation and made me happy with excellent lather and a nice clean after scent. The Vulfix is a bit floppy, but good. Its soft hair make it comfortable, even for folks with sensitive skin and it gathers up water and soap like a camel preparing for a long haul. The home brewed A/S splash still stank, but instead of just smelling like witch hazel it smelled like lime scented witch hazel...ugh. it did relax my skin and leave it feeling nice and smooth, but there has got to be a better way. In spite of the witch hazel stink, I was very happy with the shave, and looked forward to continuing with this set up, it is an excellent way to close out the month.
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