Ok guys, been a minute but Timeless Day 3.....SOTD
tl;dr below in bold
Longer review here:
Was waiting on some North from @Captain Pre-Capsize and it showed out today.....Scott was a sick quick pimp and inserted some samples for me:
Venture and 45th Parallel....can't wait to try these. Interestingly enough, I ended up here today thru no fault of my own:
and this is pretty much exactly what North smells like. I'm sitting here basking in the scent of the AS balm and it smells like winter. If you've ever spent time in the desert in the winter, this catches it.
Anyway, you're not here for that, you're here for the Timeless review. Keep in mind tonight's review is brought to you by Fryette Amplification and O'Dells awesome Jolly Russian:
and by the brilliant album Desolation by Khemmis:
That out of the way, let's get to it, shall we?
Got home after adventures in the blizzardy SE of SLC and found the package of goodies Scott sent me, got to work after a shot and a beer. Loaded up some lather and went at it:
This stuff smells amazing and works incredibly well; makes some SICK lather as you can see.
This took 3 passes......you know the drill...WTG, ATG, XTG....and there was some buffing. A LOT of buffing. I haven't shaved for a couple days, hence the late review. I skipped Wednesday, skipped most of Thursday, and shaved early on Tuesday....this was most of 48 hours growth, so there was some stuff. My jawline is weird and grows in all different directions, my neck is weird, it's all weird. It takes time.
This razor does it, it just takes TIME to do it.
For me, it's not efficient. It's just isn't. I'm not trying to rag on anybody's taste or purchases or whatever, but for me and my beard, at the .68 plate this is NOT a fast razor. Technique is involved sure......but for me, this is slow on day 3, whereas the Karve was more intuitive and faster, the Krona was kicking this thing's *** on day 3, and the SLOC is just a beast and will murder on day 1.
Is it a great razor? Yes, it is. it's built amazingly well, it looks awesome, it shaves impeccably....just not as fast as I would like it to.
At the end of the day, whenever we do it, to me shaving is a chore. It's something I've managed to turn into a joy given the options available to me for soap and AS and razors or blades etc.....but at the end of the day it's still almost something I DON'T WANT TO DO. Anything that prolongs that beyond my wishes is an inferior product. I'll GET faster with it, I know I will...but is it going to be something that I can get as fast as I am with the Karve? Time will tell.
It's still taking longer on day 3 than I wish it would for BBS.
Is it there? Yes.
Can I achieve it with minimal effort? Yes.
Is it faster than the Karve which costs roughly 1/3rd the price? Nope.
So if you're looking for the gist, it's right here:
3 passes, BBS. Took some work tho, ain’t gonna lie. This is NOT a fast razor for me, not on the .68 plate anyway. I’m gonna have to go up to the .95 for a daily driver. I don’t have to as I have the Karve, but when it suits me I will.
Nice review. I've thought about getting a Timeless razor, but am getting too many great shaves with my Karve. I did pick up Absolution by Khemmis after reading your post and am enjoying that so thanks for the tip.
