It HURRRTS us!

Man, my face bugs me. Well, more correctly said it irritates me. Even MORE correctly said, stuff I put ON my face irritates me. I never knew how sensitive my skin was until I started smearing stuff on it and scraping it off with a sharpened piece of metal.


I've blogged about this before...but my face is a bit of a pain. It has reacted badly to quite a few products, and I can't seem to predict what or why. There's another to add to the list, TOBS Avocado Cream. Hurt like the dickens, and it makes me sad because the scent is so fresh and clean...Sigh.

Well, I'm giving up. No more new things, unless I get a sample first. Too many shattered hopes and dreams on that road...too many broken hearts and broken lives...

But at least it gave me a clean shave.

So I'm starting a list: Shit I can't use, and why.
Here it is!

Feather Blades (Too rough and sharp)
Mentholated Medicated Shave Cream (Menthol)
Milk Brand Shave Cream (Menthol)
Institut Karite Shave Soap (??)
Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna Shave Soap (??)
Musgo Real Shave Cream (Menthol)
TOBS Avocado Shave Cream (??)
Ingram Shave Cream (Menthol)


See any patterns emerging?

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On the straight razor front, I have begun my first dive into honing, sort of. I have a strop pasted with Chromium Oxide, which is a micro-particle abrasive. This very slightly wears away the steel in a straight razor, "refreshing" an edge dulled by use. It isn't real honing, it can only make the edge a touch sharper between trips to the stone, but it definitely improved the edge of the Kropp I messed up in my ignorance.

You live, you learn! And once my REAL stones get here (BBW/Coticule Combo, and a Vintage Barber Hone) I'll be rocking and rolling, baby! I can smell another AD coming on!!!