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Use it or loose it I guess. I kind of stopped shaving with a straight.... kept up the hot wet shave but using cheap disposable single blade razors, at around $0.25 a piece just tossed them after a...

Aaaannnddd... Back to square 1. Went on vacation for a week and then the next week back was crazy and i didn't have the time to put into shaving properly. So essentially 2 weeks away from SR...

Oh, so that's what shaving feels like.

Last nights shave was rather lacking not sure why, so today i decided I was just going to slow down and really really focus on each step as i went through...

Well, that was half of a post if I ever posted one. Anyway what I was saying was rinsed away the proraso, just wasn't happy with it and took a few minutes and worked up some very nice smooth lather...

Oops forgot to post after yesterday's shave. So wasn't able to shave directly from the shower last night so tried washing with hot water and applying hot face cloth for about 2 min. I definitely...

Shaving meringue.... got it. Or i thought i did. After a frustrating pass one i washed my lather away and made more. Second time was much better. First time it had the soft peak thing going on...

I definitely feel you on the classical, I go there or to newer instrumental arrangements quite often. But lately have really been loving the electro swing stuff it's just fun and enjoyable.

Thanks for the lather advice. I know this may be a question with no real answer... But when it comes to lather what sort of consistency am I looking for when it's ready. At this point my lather...

hmm... I did notice a bit of a burn towards the end of the shave when lathering with the williams but figured it was from new guy shaving technique rather than the soap. I will need to order some...

Okay, I had to laugh when I read this. This is very close to what I did today. Had a night out with friends Friday night and passed on the shave that night, and then due to that "day after a night...

Le sigh.....

Okay I know I'm only into this a week, and wow have i learned a lot, but the biggest thing i have learned is just how much i need to learn. At five shaves in I am frustrated, with...

Hopefully these daily updates don't get annoying for all of you but I like to reflect on my shave and this is a great place to organize my thoughts so here we go with what I learned today

1. Alum...

Things I learned today:
1. If i don't have at least 45 min (at this point) to dedicate to my shave, its probably best if I leave the Straight razor out of it.
2. I need to figure out what I'm doing...

Stropping question: watched several videos and obviously this is something I need to get proficient at. Today I pretty much just pushed or pulled the razor letting only the weight of the razor be...

Yeah definitely need to not rush things. But was nice to have a good first go. Have been re-reading through a lot of the beginner stuff and will continue to do so. Now a few hours after shave that...

Well, just Finished laying the straight razor across my face for the first time. Despite the title it was a smashing success. I'm not even bleeding anywhere. (beginners luck i am sure)

I...