First shave with the Rex Konsul. Excellent shave and excellent razor.
Owning both the Konsul and the Ambassador, the Konsul certainly has noticeably less blade feel than the Ambassador. The Konsul is certainly going to be a worthwhile razor that I will love using alongside the Rex Ambassador, and I will not be parting with my Ambassador (still thoroughly, thoroughly enjoy using it a lot).
I found that I needed to go on to the higher numbers on the Konsul. I started off on 2 for first pass...
I decided to try out the Broman razor and my findings mirror what others have previously discovered… outrageously mild, but average, shave.
I picked up a used Broman because it was available. I paired it with Tabac cream and a Nacet blade on the first go. Like others before me… I discovered it was difficult to tell there was a blade in the razor. Incredibly mild and enjoyable shave.
It was easy to load the blade and the pivoting head teamed up with the plastic head cover to produce a...