Finally, I returned home after my professional activity. Normally, it makes me feel weird so long I've been gone. Until next time, because it is not known what Monday will bring.
Today I decided to shave richly. In a sensual, not economic sense. Below:
Before: Hot shower
Razor :
Muhle R41 Rose
Razor blade:
London Bridge (1)
Brush: Zenith B 29 oro
Soap: MdC
Aftershave: Pitralon Polar
I started shaving very planned by choosing a set. I thought about every part of it,
taking into account not only the result I wanted to achieve, but also the time in which I will enjoy this result. I also tried to choose the set a esthetically. As you already realized, I had time. I started by pouring hot water into the shavebowl, and leaving the brush in it to soak it. During this time, I took a hot, 10-minute long shower, which allowed me to remove dust and dust from the Polish borderlands. I was getting rid of this dirt with some relief, and the mere awareness of its transience made me feel good. When my skin was soft with the hot water and the stubble on my face was under the weight of my hand, I decided to end the reconnaissance phase and proceed to operational activities on the offensive. I put about 3 g of MdC soap into the shavebowl. I choose this shavebowl soap with a wooden ice-cream stick. It is a hard soap and its plasticity in terms of molding is difficult. At the bottom of the shavebowl, I crushed these 3 grams with my fingers and poured a little hot water over it. At that time, I attached the London Bridge razor to the Muhle R41 razor.
It is a highly professional and effective combination. London Bridge razor blades are considered one of the best in the world and have honestly earned their reputation. There is no need to write much about Muhle R41. When the water in the shavebowl turned milky, I poured it over my hands and rubbed it on my face. These suds are a kind of preeshave. Then I took the dripping brush from the bristles and, without shaking it of the remaining water, began to knead the foam in the shavebowl with twisting movements of the wrist.
Here are a few words about the shavebowl. I bought it in Greece at a market. It is the equivalent of the Polish so-called dragon bowls. While at first I was delighted with its qualities, its disadvantage soon surfaced during use. Inverted trapezoid shape. It seems to be a natural shape and we do not pay attention to it, but when kneading the foam, it is this shape that causes the excess to fall out of the shavebowl . You have to focus so as not to splash the bathroom. I have a second shavebowl from Mruk, the shape of which is much more practical because the side walls are perpendicular to the bottom, not at an angle. Take note of this as you will ever be guided by the choice of the shavebowl.
The Zenith B29 Oro bristle brush is one of my favorites because of the quality and the fastening of the wick. Despite their resilience, the tips are delicate, which allows for very good grinding of hard and dense facial hair. Badger hair such as silvertip or soft synthetics will not work in this case. In addition, what is important to me, this brush perfectly stores foam that does not fall off the tip of the wick, and then willingly gives it back when applying to the face.
When the foam tightly framed my face and the substitutes contained in the soap began to affect the stubble prepared for cutting, I picked up a Muhle R41 razor armed with an LB razor blade.
Beginners, I warn you right away that this is a demanding set. The razor is aggressive and the razor blade is really very sharp. This set does not forgive mistakes and shortcomings in mastering the technique. I made the first run with the hair . I moved the head at the right angle, which in this machine is forced by the head and set it, intuitively moving it over the cheeks and neck, relying only on its weight and not interfering with the pressure on the face plane. You could feel the razor blade, which is natural in this razor, but it felt pleasant as the cutting edge of a hydrofoil glided over the slippery surface of the protective filter made by foam, collecting the stubble above the level of the skin. The first pass, with the hair, is the safest and requires the least attention.
The second pass allowed the cutting edge to be tidied up on stubble elements that had somehow escaped their fate while shaving with hair. This happens because the lather can stick the stubble to your face. This is prevented by the application of foam and massage before the second takeover, which lifts and detaches the so-called. skin laggards. The third cut against the grain is the most difficult for technical and psychological reasons. You read the mental ones so well. After two passes, our psyche tells us that we are shaved and the third pass is just a formality. Nothing could be more wrong.
Third Passageagainst the grain can leave us unpleasant souvenirs in the form of reddening and bloody dots. It is the result of our nonchalance and self-confidence. Remember that in the third pass you are cutting stubble that has resisted the first two attacks of the cutting edge. It cannot be underestimated, it means that the places where it happened are somehow special on our face. After many years of shaving, I have already mastered it and I just intuitively stretch or unclip the skin in these places in order to expose the remaining stubble to the cutting edge. Remember not to try to tighten the head in such cases, because irritation is guaranteed.
Removing the facial hair from my face went smoothly and with no surprises. I really like using soaps that have high caring properties. This avoids the skin tightening effect. After shaving, I used Pitralon Polar water. I would lie as if I wrote that nothing was too stingy. I always smell aftershave after shaving with this set. It is not a burning or stinging sensation in an uncomfortable sense, but a sensation that confirms the effect of a disinfectant and caring agent.
I won't bother you anymore with the maintenance items for the razor, brush and razor blade, so thank you for your attention.
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