No photo for this week, but maybe later I'll get one. The plan is very loose for the last 10 days of the month. I am doing various latherings and soakings to break in some new boar brushes in anticipation of DecemBoar here and in another neighborhood, so the brushes for the last 10 shaves this month will be various synthetics. I may use one for several days or a different one each day. The constants will be the blade and the soap. And the razors will most likely be limited to 2 new DEs, as I need to evaluate them with some more shaves.
This past week I have been using the Hydro-magic Schick injector and the Type G. Both are great shavers for me, but the Hydro-Magic worked its magic perfectly on every outing! I am tempted to keep it going, but my eye keeps wandering to these 2 DEs that I need to give more time and attention to, in order to determine if they are just guests in the shave drawer, or permanent residents!
The razors are new items, and only used 3-4 times prior to this week. The Henson Al-13 M was a recent acquisition from the BST, and many folks recommended it to me as I prefer milder razors. There was a recent price hike from $50 USD new to $70, and I was fortunate to find someone willing to sell a used one at a reasonable price. The other razor is a Yates 921. I owned the bead-blasted version, liked it, but felt the razor head didn't glide well for me. So when a polished one appeared on the BST, I sold mine and bought this. Actually not in that order, but you get the idea! The first shaves did have better glide, but not a dramatic difference like I was anticipating. And both don't seem to give the effortless shaves an injector does. So I am evaluating them. I have become hugely smitten by injectors and GEMs. My DEs have been sitting idle, and I want to check them out and see if they get to stay or not. I will always keep my Slim and Karve, but the newbies need to earn their place, so to say. And, Blackland Razors will be coming out soon with the Era, a DE with 10 plate options and it is 3D printed. Price point is $70-$80 USD, per Shane. I am very tempted to do one with 2-3 plates.
Soap: Hub City Birthday Suit
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Red)
Brushes: whatever I reach for, but will be synthetic
Razor: Henson Al-13 M and polished Yates 921, Mid and High plates (only M is polished, H is bead-blasted)
Have a great week! And be safe in the Black Friday shopping frenzies!
This past week I have been using the Hydro-magic Schick injector and the Type G. Both are great shavers for me, but the Hydro-Magic worked its magic perfectly on every outing! I am tempted to keep it going, but my eye keeps wandering to these 2 DEs that I need to give more time and attention to, in order to determine if they are just guests in the shave drawer, or permanent residents!
The razors are new items, and only used 3-4 times prior to this week. The Henson Al-13 M was a recent acquisition from the BST, and many folks recommended it to me as I prefer milder razors. There was a recent price hike from $50 USD new to $70, and I was fortunate to find someone willing to sell a used one at a reasonable price. The other razor is a Yates 921. I owned the bead-blasted version, liked it, but felt the razor head didn't glide well for me. So when a polished one appeared on the BST, I sold mine and bought this. Actually not in that order, but you get the idea! The first shaves did have better glide, but not a dramatic difference like I was anticipating. And both don't seem to give the effortless shaves an injector does. So I am evaluating them. I have become hugely smitten by injectors and GEMs. My DEs have been sitting idle, and I want to check them out and see if they get to stay or not. I will always keep my Slim and Karve, but the newbies need to earn their place, so to say. And, Blackland Razors will be coming out soon with the Era, a DE with 10 plate options and it is 3D printed. Price point is $70-$80 USD, per Shane. I am very tempted to do one with 2-3 plates.
Soap: Hub City Birthday Suit
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Red)
Brushes: whatever I reach for, but will be synthetic
Razor: Henson Al-13 M and polished Yates 921, Mid and High plates (only M is polished, H is bead-blasted)
Have a great week! And be safe in the Black Friday shopping frenzies!
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