Man, lots of happening here
Oi, that cartridge thing looked scary - I thought you were replicating Joel's experience with the feather... I can't believe a cartridge can do this - what kind of skin do you have? Sorry to hear about the bad brummel experience - seems like an allergic reaction to something in it. I haven't tried that one yet, it sure has a strange smell and takes a special mood for it. Actually I've been using just one soap (sandalwood) and every now and then a lavender cream. I think I'm at the stage where I'm trying to get consistency and predictability on my lathering, so that when I try something else I can actually make a meaningful comparison. Right now things are still so unpredictable, basically because I'm still learning how to handle the straight properly...
i've used honeybee's bath soap only and it is really moisturizing everyday i'm looking at the decreasing bar with an increasing sadness...
Anyways, that's your shaving journal - sorry for digressing.... Keep writing - it's interesting to me and i'm sure it will be to newbies as well. at some point you may want to join the main one - SOTD
enjoy