Oh, and I just happened to order a Fatip Piccolo Lo Storto Originale yesterday. £13.50 was a deal at current exchange rates, even with PayPal's conversion fee.
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Is this a @Raven Koenes post? No, just a cheap forgery. Had to try a Big Ben in the Lo Storto Gentile after the high praise. Probably my last shave of Slantember. It's been fun!
SOTD: Friday September 30, 2022 (SLANTember 7)
Razor: Above the Tie S2
Blade: Astra SP (6)
Brush: Omega 10005
Soap: OH Peppermint Trip
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I intentionally saved the S2 for the very last day. It was the first higher-end razor that showed me more than simple technical elegance in the way it's put together. I now have other razors that are both technically elegant and lovely shavers, but the S2 was first and remains in the top spot. Even with a blade that's been through five different razors this month I got a nice close shave with a bit more attention to some areas.
While the next major Shave Event is OCtober, I'm not as wrapped up in that one because I've had the whole lineup of OC razors out already for SLANTember and SEptember. In fact, while I have managed to kill off the DE and Gem blades I got out for this month, I have only two shaves on the AC blade. I'm now down to one AC razor, the ATT X1 which for me is nearly the perfect AC razor.
While it would be nice to have an X2, I don't. So I'll just plug along and use up the blade I have -- probably has about two weeks of shaves left in it. Then we'll see where things go.
O.H.
Slantember 2022 SOTD
Brush: Shavemac 20/46 Silvertip 2-Band
Soap: Arko
Razor: Fine Aluminum Slant GT
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Black (6)
ASL: Whiskey Woods
Another fine shave.
Many thanks for Slantember, Jim (@Chan Eil Whiskers). It was fun.
Happy shaves guys.