Last night, I had shave #16 with blade #2 of the Polisilver Stainless Steel blades. The blade was held in place with a Fendrihan Kingston razor head on a West Coast Shaving 79BR handle.
I used Ariana & Evans's Peach & Cognac (Kaizen base) soap again. The lather was a little better than last time, but I'm assuming it can be better. My lather was thicker and slicker than before but it wasn't as slick as some other B&Bers have reported getting with the Kaizen base. (As of now, I still prefer the lathers I got with Captain's Choice Venture soap).
I barely felt the blade during my shave aside from on my upper lip. It wasn't that I felt the blade scraping or tugging. Rather, I noticed my blade contacting my skin more with this lather than I had with the lather made from my Captain's Choice soap.
Still, since there was neither tugging nor anything else to indicate the blade is ready to be scrapped, I expect to continue to shave #17 with the blade.
Prior to the shave, I showered with cold water and also used cold water to soak my Semogue Owners Club cherry wood handle finest badger brush. Additionally, I soaked an almond sized piece of A&E's P&C in my Captain's Choice Seaworthy bowl before the shave (I dumped the soapy water into an empty cup and applied a little of the soapy water to my face before each lather pass).
I did my usual two pass (WTG and ATG) shave and buffed my trouble areas. Afterward, I cleaned up with my usual alum block pass before washing it off and applying aftershave splash (Aqua Velva) and aftershave balm (Duke Cannon Ice Post Shave Balm). The menthol was much appreciated on the hot night. The alcohol of the splash provided an enjoyable sting. But aside from this, I experienced little to no feedback whatsoever.
All in all, I would give this shave a 97/100.
I used Ariana & Evans's Peach & Cognac (Kaizen base) soap again. The lather was a little better than last time, but I'm assuming it can be better. My lather was thicker and slicker than before but it wasn't as slick as some other B&Bers have reported getting with the Kaizen base. (As of now, I still prefer the lathers I got with Captain's Choice Venture soap).
I barely felt the blade during my shave aside from on my upper lip. It wasn't that I felt the blade scraping or tugging. Rather, I noticed my blade contacting my skin more with this lather than I had with the lather made from my Captain's Choice soap.
Still, since there was neither tugging nor anything else to indicate the blade is ready to be scrapped, I expect to continue to shave #17 with the blade.
Prior to the shave, I showered with cold water and also used cold water to soak my Semogue Owners Club cherry wood handle finest badger brush. Additionally, I soaked an almond sized piece of A&E's P&C in my Captain's Choice Seaworthy bowl before the shave (I dumped the soapy water into an empty cup and applied a little of the soapy water to my face before each lather pass).
I did my usual two pass (WTG and ATG) shave and buffed my trouble areas. Afterward, I cleaned up with my usual alum block pass before washing it off and applying aftershave splash (Aqua Velva) and aftershave balm (Duke Cannon Ice Post Shave Balm). The menthol was much appreciated on the hot night. The alcohol of the splash provided an enjoyable sting. But aside from this, I experienced little to no feedback whatsoever.
All in all, I would give this shave a 97/100.