A thousand thanks to XMan

Today I gave myself the closest shave yet!! by a MILE.

Yesterday, i had the good fortune to get to meet up with Xman and learn some of the finer points of honing and stropping a razor, and so I got to leave his place with an even sharper razor than I walked in with (thank you!!!)

This morning, I proceeded to lather up for the first time ever with T&H rose shaving cream. Previously, I had been using proraso, which is a fine cream, but I have to say there is no comparison. The T&H exceeded all expectations and created a rich, structured, and sublimely scented lather. I worked the brush around for a minute or two and then let it sit (patience, young padawan...), and then ran a with-the-grain pass followed by a re-lathering and a diagonal pass. I didn't have a chance to try shaving against the grain because my roommate needed the bathroom to get ready for work, but despite the two passes, the heavy growth I had been accumulating since tuesday morning MELTED Off my face.

I have NEVER felt my skin so smooth.

Thanks again X -- I owe you one! Can't wait to see how my friend reacts to his newly hair-popping razor :D

And just in case anyone thinks I was the only generous man in the room that day, gegtik brought over a fantastic bottle of Cognac for us to enjoy, after the honing. My wife's snifter finally got put to good use and I was drunk almost off the aroma alone. He's also a thoughtful guy. We talked about a lot of stuff, not the least of which were shaving and this great forum. :)

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Cognac well excussssss me. Talk about high falootin. X next you're going to using cavier as shave cream :D :D :D

Ok Xman,
If I'm ever in your neck of the woods,can I stop by for some classes? I'll be sure and bring some great cuban stoggies as well!!
Its really great to hear some of you guys actually get to hook up in person
as well as use this forum to learn the craft.