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Well, I couldn't help myself. Saturday morning I kept thinking that poor Gillette New SC was going to have to wait a couple weeks to get into the rotation, didn't seem fare. So I decided a Saturday shave wouldn't be the end of the world (I think) so I took the Nacet out of the Tech, put it in the New SC and had myself an introductory shave!
I used TOBS Sandalwood cream and did 2 nice and slow passes. This is the first OC razor I have used. Shave went very well, 1 weeper, no nicks and got a CCC shave. I ended it with only 2 passes and no touch-up passes. It was a Saturday shave, a Meet and Greet type shave where I wanted to end it with a nice non-hamburger face positive experience from the OC. Splashed on some Florida Water and was ready to go! Overall, my first use of an OC went very well and I look forward to using it in the future.
Lets move onto Sunday via Locomotive
This is the Grand Canyon Railroad Engine 4860 "Mikado" its an 2-8-2 Built in 1923. That's about my knowledge on trains, other then it was a fun ride!
Sundays shave was once again with the Schick G4. Used Martin de Candre original fragrance soap followed up by Stirling Sandpiper AS. Had a great, smooth shave. Three passes, WTG, ATG and XTG with touch-ups. No weepers, one small nick, but was my fault. I tried to WTG following the contour of my chin under my lower lip going around the jawline. I know better to try that in that area, got a little nick (as I always do when I try that). No irritation, shave was just like a Fusion cart shave.
Monday morning was the 4th shave with the Schick G4. Used WSP Blackbeard followed up by WSP Black Amber AS. I really like this combo. Once again, a smooth irritation free shave. My standard Schick 3 pass gave me a BBS shave with no weepers or nicks.
After 4 shaves I have noticed 1 thing. Much like a Fusion cart, the Schick needs slickness. I like the 3x milled hard soaps, but I have found they do not have as much residual slickness as the TOBS creams. When doing buffing touch-ups with a DE, I can usually just dunk the shave head in water and do some light buffing without adding lather. With the Schick, this will not work at all. Even when wet, without lather or significant residual slickness, the shave head of the Schick has too much contact surface to move along the shaving surface. Now you can rotate the shave head to a steeper angle which pulls the shave head off of the shaving surface but leaving the blade in contact, but this creates a really aggressive shave angle and will result in a weeper or more likely a nick (I don't believe Schick meant for their razor to be used at this aggressive angle). Its easier to just swipe some lather and make a buffing pass.
Overall, another no muss no fuss shave. The blade felt just as sharp on the 4th shave as the 1st.
Side note, I have watch the Unibomber series and I find the abrupt jumping back and forth from 1995 to 1997 somewhat confusing and makes it hard to follow the story line. I get the impression its a story gimmick the director is using to show how artistic they can be using advanced film techniques. After the first 2 hr episode, not sure if the perspective is 1995 with flash forwards to 1997 or the perspective is 1997 with flashbacks to 1995.
Almost forgot: Everyone be safe, be happy and Have a Great One!
I used TOBS Sandalwood cream and did 2 nice and slow passes. This is the first OC razor I have used. Shave went very well, 1 weeper, no nicks and got a CCC shave. I ended it with only 2 passes and no touch-up passes. It was a Saturday shave, a Meet and Greet type shave where I wanted to end it with a nice non-hamburger face positive experience from the OC. Splashed on some Florida Water and was ready to go! Overall, my first use of an OC went very well and I look forward to using it in the future.
Lets move onto Sunday via Locomotive
This is the Grand Canyon Railroad Engine 4860 "Mikado" its an 2-8-2 Built in 1923. That's about my knowledge on trains, other then it was a fun ride!
Sundays shave was once again with the Schick G4. Used Martin de Candre original fragrance soap followed up by Stirling Sandpiper AS. Had a great, smooth shave. Three passes, WTG, ATG and XTG with touch-ups. No weepers, one small nick, but was my fault. I tried to WTG following the contour of my chin under my lower lip going around the jawline. I know better to try that in that area, got a little nick (as I always do when I try that). No irritation, shave was just like a Fusion cart shave.
Monday morning was the 4th shave with the Schick G4. Used WSP Blackbeard followed up by WSP Black Amber AS. I really like this combo. Once again, a smooth irritation free shave. My standard Schick 3 pass gave me a BBS shave with no weepers or nicks.
After 4 shaves I have noticed 1 thing. Much like a Fusion cart, the Schick needs slickness. I like the 3x milled hard soaps, but I have found they do not have as much residual slickness as the TOBS creams. When doing buffing touch-ups with a DE, I can usually just dunk the shave head in water and do some light buffing without adding lather. With the Schick, this will not work at all. Even when wet, without lather or significant residual slickness, the shave head of the Schick has too much contact surface to move along the shaving surface. Now you can rotate the shave head to a steeper angle which pulls the shave head off of the shaving surface but leaving the blade in contact, but this creates a really aggressive shave angle and will result in a weeper or more likely a nick (I don't believe Schick meant for their razor to be used at this aggressive angle). Its easier to just swipe some lather and make a buffing pass.
Overall, another no muss no fuss shave. The blade felt just as sharp on the 4th shave as the 1st.
Side note, I have watch the Unibomber series and I find the abrupt jumping back and forth from 1995 to 1997 somewhat confusing and makes it hard to follow the story line. I get the impression its a story gimmick the director is using to show how artistic they can be using advanced film techniques. After the first 2 hr episode, not sure if the perspective is 1995 with flash forwards to 1997 or the perspective is 1997 with flashbacks to 1995.
Almost forgot: Everyone be safe, be happy and Have a Great One!
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