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A new ritual?

20.09.2021 by Andrew

  • Prep: Hot Shower
  • Razor: Razorock – Lupo Aluminium
  • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
  • Brush: Yaqi – Lucky Dice
  • Lather: Wife’s Homemade Soap – Sweet Cakes Bay Rum
  • Post-shave: Proraso – Alum Block

After a fairly uneventful or productive day, I thought a nice shave would be a good pick-me-up. Did it have the intended effect, somewhat, although not to the degree I was hoping.

I flipped back to using my wife’s homemade soap. I built a creamy lather before working it into the 3 day old stubble. I didn’t have the thin soap at first like last time, seems I need a slightly drier brush until it starts creaming up.

The first pass of a two pass shave brought down most of the stubble to an acceptable level, but still need a second pass to tidy up.

A shaving ritual is slowly coming back, although maybe not as quick as I would like.

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