ATG Questiion at the bottom if you want to scroll down

I had my best shave with a straight so far today. This is the first shave i have had where i could just relax and listen to NPR while i did my thing.

I usually dont have a shower before, but i'm heading up to columbus for a bacherlor party and it is my last chance for a shower

I washed my face with an olive oil bar and massaged it into my beard for about 1 minute. really seemed to soften up the hair more than normal


..but on to the shave.. i'm babbling.


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SuperLather - Cheap VDH soap that "improved" by melting, adding glycerin/essential oil & Proraso

1 Pass WTG
1 Pass XTG
1 pass just on the chin/neck area going XTG the opposite direction.
Cold Water/Witch Hazel/Lotion

This was the best shave i have had so far. I think i did a much better stropping and the razor cut cleaner. Used a more aggressive angle(probably closer to 30 for once). Really concentrated on making sure every area i shaved was strechted.

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Q: My shave today would probably be considered a good shave and fine for work. It was not BBS. Is it possible to achieve BBS without ATG? I am not going to attempt it until i can almost shave blind WTG/XTG

Thanks again, sorry about the novel. i need to improve my writing skills.