This seems as good a time as any to try out the journal section, I've been discussing these razors with a couple of victims over PM, might as well bring the discussion over here.
I started the year with 4 razors: 3 Hensons and a Lupo 58. Henson medium (++) was my preferred tool, but I was still struggling with some things, so after soliciting some suggestions, I've spent the year trying out a bunch of others. I'm currently breaking in a Tatara, which I believe is the 11th razor I've tried now (19th if you count different plates for the same razor), and the 7th razor (9th-11th plates) that I own right now.
But since I only have 1 face and am a minimalist at heart, I feel like I really only need and want 1 daily driver. I suppose there's something to be said for variety, but I'd prefer to get to where I'm actually decent at using one of these tools instead of rather bad at 7 of them. While I won't rule out adding razors to the mix, I'm mostly looking to reduce the collection at this point. So I'm starting this journal as I come back to some razors to see what's worth keeping.
So here are the candidates I'll be comparing over the next couple of months:
I don't want to just ramble on to myself, so if anyone reads along, I hope you'll join in the conversation. We'll see if anything comes of this, or if it recedes into the back pages of the journals section.
I started the year with 4 razors: 3 Hensons and a Lupo 58. Henson medium (++) was my preferred tool, but I was still struggling with some things, so after soliciting some suggestions, I've spent the year trying out a bunch of others. I'm currently breaking in a Tatara, which I believe is the 11th razor I've tried now (19th if you count different plates for the same razor), and the 7th razor (9th-11th plates) that I own right now.
But since I only have 1 face and am a minimalist at heart, I feel like I really only need and want 1 daily driver. I suppose there's something to be said for variety, but I'd prefer to get to where I'm actually decent at using one of these tools instead of rather bad at 7 of them. While I won't rule out adding razors to the mix, I'm mostly looking to reduce the collection at this point. So I'm starting this journal as I come back to some razors to see what's worth keeping.
So here are the candidates I'll be comparing over the next couple of months:
- Henson++
- Henson+++
- Blackland Blackbird Lite
- Tatara Nodamune CC (Nodachi cap / Masamune CC plate)
I don't want to just ramble on to myself, so if anyone reads along, I hope you'll join in the conversation. We'll see if anything comes of this, or if it recedes into the back pages of the journals section.