shaved.
hello all from tahoe. i am up here spending the weekend with a group of friends in a really nice villa. good stuff, very relaxing. anyway, part of my relaxing vacation was trying out my new shaving tools!!! i skipped my lunch hour on friday so i could go pick up the box from the post office. i was really tempted to give it a shot friday night once we got to the villa, but i decided to hold off until the next day once my beard had grown out a little bit more. so, after doing a bit of snow shoeing in the morning, i gave it a shot yesterday. i filled up the sink with hot water and put my brush and mug in there to start soaking and warming up. after my shower, i washed my face down with my pre-shave soap. it has a light lime smell, and my whiskers felt pretty soft afterwards. i then pulled the brush and mug out of the water. as expected, the brush smelled terrible. wet badger. nasty stuff. apparently it takes about a weak of use to finally start smelling nice. anyway, i put a tiny bit of shaving cream in the mug and got to work on making a lather. i really like the smell of the shaving cream i chose. at first i was worried it would smell too old manish, but it has just a very manly fresh smell. unfortunately the mug i was using (i just found it in the kitchen here at the villa) was a bit small, so it wasn’t too easy getting a good lather. i might have to invest in wide mouthed mug. but after some trying i got a nice wet lather going, and i applied it to my face. the badger stink was mostly covered by the cream, but not completely, so that was a bit unfortunate. once i got the lather worked up nice on my face, it was time to go at it with the razor. i am using the indian derby blades since i was told those are good for beginners. the shave felt nice and smooth. it took a bit of time since i was concentrating on keeping the blade at the right angle and not applying any pressure, but i got through one pass without any problems. unfortunately then i was disturbed by someone who wanted to use the bathroom. this was a bit frustrating for me, since i had explained to everyone what my plan was. so then unfortunately i only went through a second pass, and it was a bit rushed. i rinsed off with cold water and then applied some aftershave balm. even with the rushed second pass, it felt pretty good. just as close as i had ever gotten with a mach3. no nicks or razor burn. all in all, it was pretty good. everyone says that the closeness and comfort will improve with time and practice, so i plan to keep on it. maybe someday i will achieve the legendary baby butt smooth shave. i will be sure to keep you all updated.
anyway, thought i would just share that with all of you (plus tangerine requested it, so i thought i would be a nice guy). sorry for the dearth of posts lately. i will work on it.