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Decided to bump this because this was a near BBS including mustache and chin. Standard prep, shower with Neutrogena face scrub, J&J Baby Shampoo, conditioner fromHampton Inn. Lathered with Col Conk...

A little later --

Had a pink-lather day last Tuesday. I had shaved the previous 2 days with a Dovo Best Quality 6/8. It wasfrom a vendor not SRD, but was supposed to be shave ready. Nowhere close,...

Shave 7

Yesterday. Same prep, used Thiers-Issard Spartacus 6/8. WTG, XTG full face. ATG all except chin and upper lip. Cheeks were almost worthy of faceturbation. Still need to work out angles...

Shave 6

Went back to the W&B meat cleaver. Put it on the plain leather strop, 25 laps. Looking more closely, it is a smiling wedge. WTG all over, XTG above jawline, S->N hybrid XTG/ATG on neck. No...

Slowly slowly catchee monkey. Tried to place the sharp bits on skin like a butterfly landing. Wasn't the greatest shave, but goal was for comfort only today. That Sheffield wedge from Whipped Dog...

Shave 5

Prepped with Face Scrub. Lathered with ColC Lime and Neutrogena foam. Used Sheffield wedge again, WTG only. Couple of weepers at site of earlier cuts. Comfortable, laid the wedge almost...

Shave 4

Same prep as normal, used 11/16 vintage WhippedDog Sheffield near wedge, good shave, nicks at same places as yesterday, usually shave every other day, this 3 days in a row to check new (to...

Shave 3

Same prep, new (to me) W&B meat cleaver; WTG, partial XTG and ATG. Couple of nicks, couple of weepers, my fault, did not fully appreciate full width of the blade. Overall comfortable,...

Day 2

Same prep as before, lather didn't come as before. Couple of nicks, one on cheekbone on downstroke, one under jawline on ATG. Some weepers, all closed with styptic. ATG on upper lip was...

I think the next step will be, initially, the hardest. Grip on the razor, maneuvering around the neck, the correct skin stretching, and the lip-beard border are all unlearned skills right now. Will...

With my beard ATG is necessary for a BBS and largely with XTG. In my younger days, hair started under my eyes and continued to my toes. At almost 69 hair is not as dense. Could have gotten a job as a...

It's been a while since I posted my initial shave attempts. Today with WTG and XTG managed a Socially Acceptable Shave with a Thiers-Issard Spartacus 6/8, ColC Lime glycerin and Neutrogena Shave...