edged zen

everyone who shaves consciously knows it: the most important thing when shaving is blade angle. sharpness is a distant second. doesn't matter how many blades your shaver has, or even if it's electric.

a couple days ago i stumbled across what i think might just be the optimal blade angle for my TI. it was most definitely not the angle i'd been using before, the one that yielded a shave that while close on the cheeks, was often irritating, and rarely close under the chin.

now i've lifted the blade away from the face a bit, and (with some difficulty) forced myself to maintain that angle on the undersides, and i've got less irritation and less stubble. combine that with a good skin-pull technique and i think i'm on to something.

granted, today's good shave may be a result of yesterday's abstinence. we'll know for sure tomorrow.

and most likely, the day after that, once i've finally begun to master my TI, my 2 new blades will arrive.

it's like rain, on your wedding day.