Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
Razor: Leaf Thorn; KAI Captain J-7 shavette
Blade: Derby Premium half DE (Thorn); KAI Captain Protouch MG (J-7)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - The Full Measure of Man
Post-Shave: Zingari Man - The Master recovery splash
Passes & Info: 1 pass + buffing on the head; 2 on the face around a full goatee. Minor irritation on the face, otherwise ok.
Finally a use of the kamivette again, even though my technique is still lacking. I’ve come to terms with the fact that a circle beard/full goatee/doorknocker is the fullest beard I’ll ever be able to achieve, so it’s back to this finally after growing my stubble out. The tamed variant with hard edges is my preference though, so this was a good use case for the shavette.
Unfortunately, my face already felt a bit rough after the trim earlier today. So I gave it some time to recover before actually shaving. I picked a soap that’s very slick and went to work. One theory of mine was that I should treat my head and face shaves like different entities altogether, even if I do them at the same time. The lather on the face should be more hydrated/thin than what I prefer on the dome. Unfortunately, my lather was a bit too wet in general today and not up to my usual standard. I don’t put the fault on B+M, as it was clearly my user error. While the head shave was done rather fast, I had to take my time on the face. Especially since I currently still try out different techniques of holding the kamivette - the FAFO period, as walden dubbed it. First pass wasn’t bad, but then I dropped the kamivette and the blade had to be binned. So I finished my 2nd pass with the Thorn, who is thankfully also nimble enough for good contouring.
End result: a few blood spots, some minor redness on the neck. But nothing that the recovery splash and a soothing moisturizer couldn’t fix. I should actually be able to shave again tomorrow and that’s a bit of progress!
21.10.2025
Finally a use of the kamivette again, even though my technique is still lacking. I’ve come to terms with the fact that a circle beard/full goatee/doorknocker is the fullest beard I’ll ever be able to achieve, so it’s back to this finally after growing my stubble out. The tamed variant with hard edges is my preference though, so this was a good use case for the shavette.
Unfortunately, my face already felt a bit rough after the trim earlier today. So I gave it some time to recover before actually shaving. I picked a soap that’s very slick and went to work. One theory of mine was that I should treat my head and face shaves like different entities altogether, even if I do them at the same time. The lather on the face should be more hydrated/thin than what I prefer on the dome. Unfortunately, my lather was a bit too wet in general today and not up to my usual standard. I don’t put the fault on B+M, as it was clearly my user error. While the head shave was done rather fast, I had to take my time on the face. Especially since I currently still try out different techniques of holding the kamivette - the FAFO period, as walden dubbed it. First pass wasn’t bad, but then I dropped the kamivette and the blade had to be binned. So I finished my 2nd pass with the Thorn, who is thankfully also nimble enough for good contouring.
End result: a few blood spots, some minor redness on the neck. But nothing that the recovery splash and a soothing moisturizer couldn’t fix. I should actually be able to shave again tomorrow and that’s a bit of progress!