I don’t know where “galore” actually kicks in, but I had two or three. Yes, I’ve now replaced the (Personna Lab Blue) blade. Some blades do get nicky as they die.
On a positive note, I did have an opportunity to try out the powdered alum, as recommended in comments by Rupert Bizzell. The Wife returned from Paris with a little container of powdered alum (photo here), and today I had a good opportunity to use it. The most severe nick was operator error: I placed the razor to my face at the wrong angle, and I got a little cut. On that one, the alum powder (at the end of the shave, of course, following the final rinse) did a pretty good job but didn’t quite stop it entirely, so I fell back on My Nik Is Sealed, which did. The others were very tiny—though with blood—and the alum powder did fine on those. On the whole, though, I find the rollerball format of MNIS to be more convenient, and it does seem to do a somewhat better job. (To be fair, it also has a considerably more complex formula than the powdered alum, whose ingredients are: alum.)
To start at the beginning: I wanted to try the HTGAM Lime shave stick shown, and it work quite well. When I first brought up the lather, it was ample but somewhat dry, easily cured with a dollop of hot water in the center of the brush, then working that into the stubble.
After treating the nicks, a good splash of Geo. F. Trumper’s West Indian Extract of Limes aftershave was a pleasant treat.
The shave result is BBS, and the little nicks are all sealed, so I feel ready for the week.
Blade has been replaced with a Kai blade.
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