Razor: Kampfe Star
Blade : Gem PTFE (1)
Soap : Arko pressed down in a Williams bicentennial mug
Brush : Omega 011842 boar brush first use
After shave: Clubman special reserve
My first lather catcher shave !
All products today except the soap and AS were first use
I've had the razor for a while and brought it out for a shave and popped in a new Gem PTFE blade. It was my first and since it seemed like an "Indiana Jones" shave of doom - the AS had to be the Indiana Jones of aftershaves as Fuzzy describes it.
I had to break out the brush and it has a strong boar funk so went for Arko to subdue the scent.
ARKO failed !
Lather was ok as it was first use of the boar brush.
First use of the razor and I felt blade!
The razor felt aggressive but not in a bad way.i took short, zero pressure strokes as ny face felt the sharpness of the almost "naked" Gem blade to the sound of the "scrapping a burnt toast".
Three usual passes. The last ATG pass took some more skill and technique. Used the two parts of the handle for a comfortable grip. The single piece made it feel very short in my fat stubby fingers.
Post shave Alum - the learning.curve for this razor with a new GEM PTFE was punished as it told me where I had played foul !
Overall an awesome shave- absolute BBS from a razor made in 1902 when the world was such a different place in history! Felt goosebumps with this thought during the shave.
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Blade : Gem PTFE (1)
Soap : Arko pressed down in a Williams bicentennial mug
Brush : Omega 011842 boar brush first use
After shave: Clubman special reserve
My first lather catcher shave !
All products today except the soap and AS were first use
I've had the razor for a while and brought it out for a shave and popped in a new Gem PTFE blade. It was my first and since it seemed like an "Indiana Jones" shave of doom - the AS had to be the Indiana Jones of aftershaves as Fuzzy describes it.
I had to break out the brush and it has a strong boar funk so went for Arko to subdue the scent.
ARKO failed !
Lather was ok as it was first use of the boar brush.
First use of the razor and I felt blade!
The razor felt aggressive but not in a bad way.i took short, zero pressure strokes as ny face felt the sharpness of the almost "naked" Gem blade to the sound of the "scrapping a burnt toast".
Three usual passes. The last ATG pass took some more skill and technique. Used the two parts of the handle for a comfortable grip. The single piece made it feel very short in my fat stubby fingers.
Post shave Alum - the learning.curve for this razor with a new GEM PTFE was punished as it told me where I had played foul !
Overall an awesome shave- absolute BBS from a razor made in 1902 when the world was such a different place in history! Felt goosebumps with this thought during the shave.