I've had a ridiculously busy last couple of weeks, both at work and at home, so I can't be stuffed taking a photo, sorry. I do want to give some feedback on my recent purchases.
On Monday I received my Squadron "The warden" soap and discovered that there is a positive to having to wear masks everywhere. I was getting fantastic wafts of the fabulous scent of the soap for the next hour or so as it was trapped behind the mask. I'm so glad I read all the good feedback on here about this soap as it's fantastic. The lather was amazing, and I'm still learning how to get it right. I'm just using a cheapo brush from Woolies until my new ones arrive. Once that happens I can't wait to see what I can do.
Yesterday my Blue Devil Strawberry Patch arrived. I used it this morning and learned an important lesson. This stuff lathered up so beautifully and smelled so amazing, I'll probably have to refrain from using it early in the morning when I'm still half asleep so that I don't mistake it for some sumptuous Strawberry and Vanilla yoghurt or dessert! Just because it looks and smells like it would taste great, that doesn't mean it will...
Again, the performance was fantastic. I did lots of research and bought MWF as my first soap when I started this caper, and I find it excellent. After my last few shaves with these two local products, I think the MWF is going to last me a long time!
I also had a Eureka moment this morning. Craig included a tuck of Voskhod blades - thank you very much - and I used one in my RR German 37. At first, I found it quick tuggy and not very pleasant, and I was thinking about changing blades after the first pass WTG. I decided to at least finish the shave to be fair. The second pass ATG wasn't great either, but when I came to the touch-up I was very pleasantly surprised at how I was able to work over my neck area and clean it up, and it still felt good. I'd come to the point of almost accepting that my neck was always either going to be irritated or not shaved smooth because of my experiences so far. I had to go to work so I didn't have the time to get it perfect, but it was very good, and I had no irritation at all. Woohoo! I'm now thinking that I need a fairly mild razor with a very smooth blade for the touch-up work after doing the heavy-lifting with the 37.
I also need some more Squadron and Blue Devil soaps, and I've got my eye on some Salt Lake ones too. Then there's the aftershave... Bloody rabbit hole!
On Monday I received my Squadron "The warden" soap and discovered that there is a positive to having to wear masks everywhere. I was getting fantastic wafts of the fabulous scent of the soap for the next hour or so as it was trapped behind the mask. I'm so glad I read all the good feedback on here about this soap as it's fantastic. The lather was amazing, and I'm still learning how to get it right. I'm just using a cheapo brush from Woolies until my new ones arrive. Once that happens I can't wait to see what I can do.
Yesterday my Blue Devil Strawberry Patch arrived. I used it this morning and learned an important lesson. This stuff lathered up so beautifully and smelled so amazing, I'll probably have to refrain from using it early in the morning when I'm still half asleep so that I don't mistake it for some sumptuous Strawberry and Vanilla yoghurt or dessert! Just because it looks and smells like it would taste great, that doesn't mean it will...
Again, the performance was fantastic. I did lots of research and bought MWF as my first soap when I started this caper, and I find it excellent. After my last few shaves with these two local products, I think the MWF is going to last me a long time!
I also had a Eureka moment this morning. Craig included a tuck of Voskhod blades - thank you very much - and I used one in my RR German 37. At first, I found it quick tuggy and not very pleasant, and I was thinking about changing blades after the first pass WTG. I decided to at least finish the shave to be fair. The second pass ATG wasn't great either, but when I came to the touch-up I was very pleasantly surprised at how I was able to work over my neck area and clean it up, and it still felt good. I'd come to the point of almost accepting that my neck was always either going to be irritated or not shaved smooth because of my experiences so far. I had to go to work so I didn't have the time to get it perfect, but it was very good, and I had no irritation at all. Woohoo! I'm now thinking that I need a fairly mild razor with a very smooth blade for the touch-up work after doing the heavy-lifting with the 37.
I also need some more Squadron and Blue Devil soaps, and I've got my eye on some Salt Lake ones too. Then there's the aftershave... Bloody rabbit hole!
