SOTD Thu 21 Dec 2023
A nick in time saves nine (or something)
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Refreshment - Hokey Cokey (so THAT’S what it’s all about, hey?)
Prep - shower, Imperial Leather face wash
Cream - Palmolive Classic
Bowl - glass
Brush - Yaqi Sagrada Familia synthetic
Razor - Fatip Piccolo OC
Blade - Derby Extra (6)
Post - lather remains face wash, cold rinse, alum block, Forest Fresh ASL, Nivea ASB, Mastermind Vintage EDT
Trying out my PIF razor (cheers
@ATG) used the Derby on it’s 6th outing (thought maybe a slightly blunt blade might temper the oc aggression, not sure if that worked). Following the sound advice of
@Johnny Bravo and
@OrangeSport (thanks guys) I took my time, tried to use no pressure and to let the weight of the razor do the work. To begin with it felt not that dissimilar to my Merkur 34c in use but way more efficient, only needed 1 full pass and some tidying but did manage to nick my neck just below the Adam’s apple (ouch!) otherwise not a bad shave, with a bit more practice and a better blade I think the Fatip will be a great addition.
Well, it’s hurtling towards Christmas so thought I’d send you all a card (just the one, not one each!) I have several prints by one of my heroes, Peter Brook, Yorkshireman, artist, walker and Border Collie owner. They are all winter scenes of the Dales and feature him and his dog. If I have a bad day with my arthritis or eyes or tremors or just feel down, I spend some time just looking at them and the sense of peace and gentle companionship engendered by them is tangible. Hard to explain, but, works for me! So I thought I’d share one with you all here.
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Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Best wishes from Rip my flesh and Woofles
(also known as Ken and Bella)