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Date | 26.10.2022 |
365 days of shaving | 300/299 (100%) |
GRUME | Out |
OCtober | 22/31 (71%) |
Tabactober | 14/31 (45%) |
Passes | 3 |
WTG | Gillette Slant / CB Slide (NE-SW) |
XTG | Gillette Slant (W-E | cheeks) (S-N | neck) |
ATG | Straight & Slanted (S-N | cheeks) (SW-NE | neck) |
Efficiency & Effectiveness | Quality & Comfort |
8/10 (~20 minutes) 9/10 (BBS-) | 7/10 (Couple of weepers and a nick) 8/10 (Lower side of smooth) |
Razor | Blade | Brush |
Razorine Flatboy on Lasta Red handle | Gillette Platinum (3) | Razorock Plissoft 400 |
Preshave | Soap & Bowl | Postshave |
Cold splash Proraso Green | TGS Shibusa 2 Proraso bowl | Cold splash Face wash with residual lather |
Notes to today’s shave: |
Only one week to go before NOCvember kicks off and my safety bar razors are warming up! Safety bar is somewhat of an overstatement on this Flatboy - technically it is a safety bar, but no bars hold is much more applicable. I could easily see this being an open comb. On the Lasta Red handle the Flatboy is very nimble and manoeuvrable unlike using the stock stainless steel handle (am I becoming a Light Handle Fanboy?!) and even better: it looks amazing too!
The Gillette Platinum is on its last legs and it somehow sensed that because I nicked myself by user error and the blade let me know it was still sharp. I placed it in my NEW LC for perhaps tomorrow, but I think it’s on the way to retirement. The fact that I needed three passes with the Flatboy is evidence for me as well.
Lather was amazing using John’s tipdip lather method. And Shibusa is a nice soap too. I can see myself getting the full tub for this one.
Very effective shave and looking forward to next week to give the Flatboy deservedly more runs in November.
Enjoy your shaves everyone!