Thanks! ๐ค๐ป
DaveWave94
joined 2 months ago
Thanks! ๐๐ป
Thanks! It's like a huge burden was lifted from me.
26.08.2025 | Celebratory Shave
- Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip/Flying Wing, gold plated
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: HAGS - Barberwood
- Post-Shave: HAGS - Barberwood toner
- Passes & Info: 2 passes on the head, single ATG pass on the neck; kinda rough shave due to a new GEM blade, still enjoyed it very much.
It is done. Finally, I passed the last exam today and I aced it! It was an oral exam where we had to draw envelopes with different case studies and questions regarding nursing topics. My first draw was shite, but thankfully you get another: woohoo! A child w/ neurodermatitis, blood sampling, medical advice for the parents, skincare for ND and the impact of chronic illnesses on young people. Totally up my alley, so I passed with flying colours (A/1). Couldn't be happier since.
I wanted at least a short shave to celebrate, but in the end it was enough lather for 3+ passes. So I went with it, even though the shave was a bit rough thanks to the new GEM blade. Well, I wanted to use my only golden razor. Still worth it - as much as I dislike the generative AI tub art of this soap, the scent is so good. A bit sweeter than I usually like my barbershops, but at least the toner brings more of the woody notes that its name promises. This isn't the best HAGS base IMHO, even though "Hathor" sounds like the premium line. To me, the best is undoubtedly the mutton tallow base which seems to be a common preference in the wetshaving hobby. IDK, maybe sheep are really slick & greasy?!
Tomorrow we'll get our final results of all exams in the afternoon and on Friday our graduation certificate. I'm really stoked ๐๐ป
This sounds just as bad as a bear encounter. I sure would've died. Good that you got home safely!
How was your hiking trip? Glad you weren't eaten by a bear!
25.08.2025
- Brush: RazoRock Beehive 28 mm
- Razor: RazoRock Cyber Medium w/ Superknurl handle
- Blade: Parker Super Platinum
- Lather: Wholly Kaw - Vor V
- Post-Shave: Moon Soaps - Old School "balm"
- Passes & Info: 2 passes on the head, 1 on the neck. Not the worst shave, but this blade isn't very sharp either. One small blood spot on the scalp, another on the neck.
Skin issues yet again, so I used one of my mildest razors available. I seriously don't know WTF is going on with my facial skin, but I kinda got it under control with charcoal soap, a mild peeling and ceramide cream. Moustache and soul patch are gone for good, but no face shaving in the foreseeable future either.
Anyways, I still wanted a shave to calm down and center my focus on something nice. I'm really nervous about tomorrow's oral exam and it's been hard on me. So this was my type of relaxing & self care for today. Vor V with its awesome fruity leather scent, another indian blade with a platinum coating - this one is kinda good, but still too dull for my preference - and the misnamed aftershave lotion by Moon. The latter seems to finally go really bad, I'm afraid I'll have to dump it.
Despite those little blood spots, the shave was actually not that rough. At least I'll look sharp for tomorrow; I just want to get it over with and finally finish my retraining, get my degree on Friday and be done with learning dry stuff. I'll just need to pass this final obstacle!
Thanks! That's super helpful. I'll check this out soon.
29.08.2025
I actually did this shave way earlier, before my certificate ceremony w/ celebration - but I just now found the time to post.
This shave was great, even though I had to do it very fast. I didn't stretch my skin very much, just went with long strokes of the razor. Two passes were necessary this way, so I don't know if I actually saved that much time. I still showed up late (though not last) because the school had chosen a very remote location for the ceremony - had to walk through mud after finally finding a place to park my car and almost ruined my good leather shoes ๐ More in the FTF thread.
FMoM seemed quite fitting to me: I like good tobacco scents and despite not owning it for long, it's one of my absolute favourites. The mild razor helped so I don't cut myself, as lots of photos were taken. My class - at least the biggest chunk of it - went to a greek restaurant with our teacher after everything was done. A nice day and a good shave beforehand, what more can I ask before the weekend?