In 2016 I picked up an Above The Tie S1 slant. I loved it and it was the only razor I used for several months. Then I strayed down the SE path. Shavettes, Generals, you all know the drill. Then injectors….then vintage DEs. Of course throw in a straight.
A few threads popped up recently about slants and I thought to myself, ”self, you have a slant, you should dig it out.”
So I opened the drawer of misfit razors and located the S1 buried under a couple old techs and a Mach3 handle (where’d that come from?). The S1 looked so sad and lonely. I felt a pang of guilt.
This morning I cleaned it off, loaded a fresh Astra SP, and face lathered Italian Palmolive over a 3 day growth of tough middle aged whiskers. The first pass was so shockingly smooth I chuckled out loud. The second pass, just as wonderful. I went in for a third effortless pass and was rewarded with BBS. The a/s yielded zero sting.
Great shave. The S1 is back in a big way! I’ll be enjoying this razor the rest of the summer and then some.
Why did I ever set this wonderful shaver aside? What was I thinking?
A few threads popped up recently about slants and I thought to myself, ”self, you have a slant, you should dig it out.”
So I opened the drawer of misfit razors and located the S1 buried under a couple old techs and a Mach3 handle (where’d that come from?). The S1 looked so sad and lonely. I felt a pang of guilt.
This morning I cleaned it off, loaded a fresh Astra SP, and face lathered Italian Palmolive over a 3 day growth of tough middle aged whiskers. The first pass was so shockingly smooth I chuckled out loud. The second pass, just as wonderful. I went in for a third effortless pass and was rewarded with BBS. The a/s yielded zero sting.
Great shave. The S1 is back in a big way! I’ll be enjoying this razor the rest of the summer and then some.
Why did I ever set this wonderful shaver aside? What was I thinking?