Definitely, even though it's hard I try to help as much as I can. We're mostly RNs left, most assistant nurses are either on sick leave or vacation ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
DaveWave94
joined 2 months ago
15.09.2025
- Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Derby Premium half DE
- Lather: AYLM - Blu Tobacco
- Post-Shave: Lavera - Men sensitive ASB lotion
- Passes & Info: single pass WTG head shave. Not bad, not great - simply OK.
Back from the dead - or, at least, back after a bad cold had me on low energy levels after work. Yeah, I had to work regardless; too many sick colleagues already and we were already short staffed.
Not my greatest head shave, but it was a good start to ease back into it. Since a lot of the hobby is scent-focused for me, I usually only trim when my nose is stuffed and I can't appreciate the smells.
One early shift down, 5 more to go this week with only one day off on Thursday. Currently feeling a bit disappointed with everything; hope it clears up soon.
05.09.2025
- Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
- Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle
- Blade: Willy's Premium
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Cuir et Epices
- Post-Shave: Alverde - Men ASB
- Passes & Info: 2 passes on the head, 1 on the neck. Good shave.
My only day off this week, so this shave was to put a good finish to this day.
I still remember back when DG was all the rage, nowadays it's seemingly less popular. Milksteak is still a good base though and this scent is very great. "Leather and Spices" if I'm not mistaken and it's exactly that: like an expensive leather bag full of delicious spices. Got this one a few years ago by the recommendation of sahenders, who said it might fit well with TF Oro Valley and it surely does. But also shines on its own - I really like it. The blade today is yet again made in India, but it's better than The Gentleman's and Parker Premium: really solid first shave, I'm indeed impressed.
Weekend shifts are usually pretty calm, so I don't really dread working tomorrow and Sunday. Plus it's just 6h shifts, so I should even be fine after work. Everyone else: have a nice weekend!
03.09.2025
- Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Derby Premium (half DE)
- Lather: Wholly Kaw - Transition
- Post-Shave: Lavera - Men sensitive ASB
- Passes & Info: single pass only on the head again. A little bit of burn once I applied the ASB lotion, otherwise a good shave.
A quick shave after I trimmed my stubble beard down. The really short lengths look best with a skin-close shave up top in contrast IMHO. WK Siero is always nice to use and Transition has such a smooth, mellow and warm scent. I can't pick out anything individually, but it's seriously very good and relaxing to use.
The 3rd RN shift was a huge improvement over yesterday's miserable day. It seems like my colleagues are indeed happy to have me around, just don't have enough time to explain everything thoroughly. Tomorrow I will have another early shift, but this time with a team member who's universally hated at this station. We'll see how it goes, I try to stay as neutral as possible.
02.09.2025
- Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
- Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle
- Blade: Personna Super
- Lather: A&E - Peach & Cognac
- Post-Shave: OAM - oli del benessere, sensitive skin toner
- Passes & Info: single pass head shave only. Nice and smooth, but the blade slowly loses its edge.
Just a quick shave before bed. I had a bad mood, so Peaches & Cognac to help lift my spirits. Always get a good lather, surprisingly always without any frag burn as - like every other A&E soap - the scent strength is enormous with this one.
Day two as an RN and it was seriously bad. The onboarding process is so disorganised at my workplace that it effectively didn't happen today: I had my own side together with an assistant nurse and that's it. See for yourself what you've got to do. Wonderful ๐
At least by noon one of our higher-ups showed up to congratulate me on my successful exam, so I could give her the documents they still needed from me. Not much time for other talking though, as they also had a meeting for 13:30 scheduled. Fun times. ๐ฎโ๐จ
01.09.2025
- Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Derby Premium (half DE)
- Lather: HAGS - Creatures of the Night (mutton tallow base)
- Post-Shave: OAM - oli del benessere, sensitive skin toner
- Passes & Info: 1 pass on both head and neck. Very comfortable shave.
Just another use of the Thorn, this time with a very slick mutton tallow lather. I had some trouble getting a good lather going, but worked it out in the end. The final result was very slick and made for nice shaving.
My first day as an RN was rather uneventful: basically the same work as before. Our higher-ups weren't even present today, as they had to attend some event. So apart from getting a few congratulations - nothing special. Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed. But as I got home, I found a letter from the central of the welfare organisation my nursing home belongs to: they invited me to an event at the end of September, where they want to have a meet & greet w/ new trainees and those who successfully finished their degree this year. Sounds nice and I think I should attend; they also want to award the best new nurses, so I guess that's why they didn't just send me an email as usual. We'll see...
31.08.2025
- Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Derby Premium (half DE)
- Lather: Zingari Man - The Rambler
- Post-Shave: OAM - oli del benessere sensitive skin toner
- Passes & Info: a single pass on the head and on the neck, a really smooth solid shave.
A night shave before my first shift as a RN tomorrow. Kinda nervous, kinda excited.
Rambler's sweet scent is kinda intoxicating, normally I'm not too keen on sweet things but this one is really fascinating. Had worked up a really good lather today, so it was quite enjoyable to shave today.
Have a good start into the new week!
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I'm sure it was a bit like a broken record, it was drawn out over months.
Thanks in all sincerety ๐๐ป
Thank you!
No worries, I think it's good advice. I'll stay in touch through messengers with the most important ones and we made plans to meet up again. ๐
Thanks! ๐๐ป
Today was our certificate ceremony with a little celebration afterwards, so it was a pretty exciting day for me.
I already got all my written exam results on Wednesday and I was really surprised how good I was:
- Written exams: day one: 1/A; day two: 2/B; day three: 1/A
- Practical exam: 2/B
- Oral exam: 1/A
For a final score of 1,4 for my exams stand-alone and 1,2 for the theory of all three years of my retraining combined. Together with another classmate, we were awarded as the best male and female new nurse of our year respectively. Each of us got a nice flower and 50โฌ. I never, ever was the best in anything... So currently I am really proud of myself. The only thing we have to wait for is our official nurse title, as this is handled by the state administration office and official documents take time to be printed. I hope we can hold them in our hands by Mid-late September. My mentors/practice instructors from my workplace were at the celebration too and seemed to be really happy about both me and another colleague/classmate passing our final exams.
The biggest part of my class went to eat at a greek restaurant with our teacher after the main celebration was over, which was just a twelve minute drive away. It was nice to wind down with good food, joke around and to revel in memories of the past 3 years.
What's my plan now? I'll stay working at my nursing home, just with reduced hours for the first year (30-35 h/week depending on staffing and workload) and then I want to become a mentor/practice instructor myself. For now, I'm so damn satisfied to have mastered a big step up in my career. My emotions are a weird mixture of pride, happiness and satisfaction, but also sentimental melancholia because I'll most certainly miss a few classmates a lot....
16.09.2025
This shave was already a small improvement over yesterday. It was still brief because my energy still isn't back to a full 100%, but it's noticeably smoother.
Aftermath is a dupe of Amouage Interlude Man, a fragrance I really like for its luxurious yet comfortable vibe. If only it wouldn't cost an arm and a leg... This is still in the vegan base and was one of the earliest HAGS releases AFAIK, this base is a bit more sticky than I prefer and definitely inferior to the (mutton) tallow bases from him. Still capable of giving a good shave with proper hydration.
Everything at work is in crisis mode and everyone seems to be in a bad mood. Understandable due to the dire situation, yet this wasn't quite what I had hoped for in my new position. Well, at least I should have a mail call to fetch tomorrow afternoon - I got myself some things to reward myself for the successful RN degree, should be nice ๐๐ป