Shave 3 was rough. I didn't make much progress and I was still struggling with my angle. I don't know what was wrong, but it just wasn't cutting the hair. The good thing about this shave was the lather. I finally think I got it down to be a rich, creamy lather. I only lathered half of my face and then lathered the other side when I was done. This prevented my lather from disappearing on my face.
So I took a day off from shaving. My face was irritated and I was getting frustrated.
Shave 4 was amazing. I finally felt as if everything had clicked. My face felt great to start, the lather was great, and the straight razor was working well. I still wouldn't say it was gliding, because it wasn't spectacular, but it was a huge improvement from before. my sideburn to jawline passes on both sides cut close. Probably not DFS, but getting pretty close. I got the right side of my neck some, but it was patchy in some spots. The left side was a little worse. Under the jawline is untouchable. I'm not very confident in the angle or direction. I left that for a different day. No reason to go to the ER tonight. Especially since I'm snowed into my apartment haha. I got my mustache very well, but it wasn't cutting well below the lips.
Stropping is great. I'm confident that I am doing it right and it is working well and sounding like it should.
Overall, today was a great refresher. I feel like there is hope for me now lol. I start class tomorrow, so time available for shaving will be significantly decreased. I am going to do my best, but I will probably ending up shaving every other day. This actually might be a good thing, because shaving every day hasn't worked well for me so far. Okay, I'm done rambling. Have a great day, and stay safe in all this snow (just for the northerners).
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