Razor | Henson AL13+ |
Blade | Treet 7 Days Platinum [5] |
Brush | Semogue Torga C5 Boar |
Pre | Stirling Unscented Pre-Shave Soap |
Lather | Cella Bio [12] |
Post | Nivea Sensitive Soothing Post Shave Balm |
7 / 10 |
Cella Bio was delightful as always. The 7 Days showed better on its fresh edge in the Henson, but still not as smooth as I’d like. Cut up the mole on my head again, which has happened frequently with the Henson. I think I’ll go back to the EJ DE89 for a spell. |
If I had to pick one blade it would be Feather. I often refer to using them in my Henson Mild as delivering a sublime shave. I do like some other blades very much but for me, Feather are in a league of their own. They are an awesome one and done blade.Last Sunday I shaved using my Henson mild razor and the Feather blade that I used a couple days prior. I was able to get a BBS shave but it took longer and wasn’t as comfortable. I guess the Feather blade really is a one use blade after all. Not a big deal as I have a ton of them.
Shaved again tonight using the same Ti22 mild and a fresh Feather blade and got another amazing shave. The Feather paired with this razor is just such a great combination. I do believe this is my holy grail of shaving.
Still scratching my head with this one and done mentality. I only do that with Carbon blades like the Treet Dura Sharp, Falcon & Black Beauty.If I had to pick one blade it would be Feather….. They are an awesome one and done blade.
One and done isn’t for everyone. I didn’t start that way. Over time, I discovered that I like the first shave the best so it works for me.Still scratching my head with this one and done mentality. I only do that with Carbon blades like the Treet Dura Sharp, Falcon & Black Beauty.
But it’s your choice, so I guess I have to accept it.
Same here, brother.One and done isn’t for everyone. I didn’t start that way. Over time, I discovered that I like the first shave the best so it works for me.
Another observation is that my worst cuts happened on subsequent shaves.
Razor | Edwin Jagger DE89 |
Blade | Treet 7 Days Platinum [6] |
Brush | Semogue Pegasus Boar |
Pre | Stirling Unscented Pre-Shave Soap |
Lather | RazoRock Green Label [2] |
Post | Thayer’s Lavender Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic Splash |
7 / 10 |
Received the Pegasus yesterday — it’s beautiful. Starting the break in process tonight, excited to see as it comes into shape over the next few weeks. |
Hope your mole heals up soon*********************
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Hardware
Razor Henson AL13+ Blade Treet 7 Days Platinum [5] Brush Semogue Torga C5 Boar
Software
Pre Stirling Unscented Pre-Shave Soap Lather Cella Bio [12] Post Nivea Sensitive Soothing Post Shave Balm
Rating
7 / 10
Notes
Cella Bio was delightful as always. The 7 Days showed better on its fresh edge in the Henson, but still not as smooth as I’d like. Cut up the mole on my head again, which has happened frequently with the Henson. I think I’ll go back to the EJ DE89 for a spell.
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I find the new formula a more thirsty soap than the original formula. My solution to that is adding more water. It helps to improve the slickness. As much as I like Tabac, I’ve used slicker soaps.Another shave today with my Henson mild. Blade used was a Gillette Silver Blue…finally got around to trying it out. I can see why it’s popular here…it was very smooth and sliced through 36 hours of stubble like nothing.
I did have some irritation at the end, but the cause of that was trying a new shave soap. I just had to try out Tabac because it’s so popular here, and I was able to get a lot of lather from it but it’s just not slick enough. I had quite a bit of drag with today’s shave. I guess Tabac just isn’t for me.
I find the new formula a more thirsty soap than the original formula. My solution to that is adding more water. It helps to improve the slickness. As much as I like Tabac, I’ve used slicker soaps.
Paul
A search of this site will yield many variations on how to load hard soaps. What works best for me is that I start loading with a very wet brush. YMMV for sure.I was actually thinking I might have added too much water. I added a ton of it…definitely more than I usually add to any soap I’ve ever used. But then again I don’t seem to have much luck with soap pucks for some reason.