The absolute middle;
Today I opted for a shave in the 20 or so minutes I had over my lunch, having failed to shave this morning before work. As I've recently purchased a duplicate of the shaving cream which is a hot topic in these parts, I opted for the Gentleman's Face Care Club shave cream. It has a subtle, sweet sandalwood scent and plenty of slickness when dialled in. My 26mm 2-band badger brush did a great job, though I've realised of late it harbours a bit of water in towards the base of the knot. Not an issue however as it means I don't overdo it on the water front!
I paired my Thomas Clipper SS DE with a new Nacet blade and set to work. A WTG-XTG hybrid followed by another in a slightly varied direction left me nice and smooth. I'm a big fan of these Nacet blades. They're tremendously forgiving and close. I think I've done myself a service by starting off with SR's and Feather DE blades when crossing the bridge to the DE world. It makes some particularly sharp blades feel far more managable, as any faults in technique were well-and-truly highlighted to me before. I've a slight tingle either side of my Adam's apple, as per
@Blademonkey's shave this morning, but, as with the infamous BM, some BBA PSB sorted me right out! I dabbed a little more Tom Ford Black Orchid (copy) oil on my wrists and set back off to work. Job done.
Onto the next cracker, chaps!