Razor: GEM PushButton (Gold)
Blade: GEM (Personna) PTFE (1st)
Brush: Spiffo - D'rargo (Manchurian Two-Band SHD Fan) 1st use
Pre-Shave: Face Scrub, Thayers, Hyaluronic Acid
Lather: Le Père Lucien - Rose de Pushkar
Aftershave: Collin’s - Jolly Tar
Shave Rating: 9.8/10
I want this soap!... and this razor!... and this brush!...and this...!
I’ve been waiting on this shave for two days. For no reason my mind decided on this combo and that was that. I only had to wait for the brush to arrive.
As expected, I got a nice BBS. A tiny bit of facial afterglow, but that is expected on the first shave when breaking in a new Personna PTFE blade. No burn, just a glow that tells you it’s a real close shave.
Ive been finding these Le Père Lucien soaps give a good lather coverage on the first pass, but tend to apply thinner and more transparent on the second pass. I guess there are no whiskers for the lather to stick to, so it just leaves a slick surface film for glide and protection. Makes sense. Whatever, it produces a comfortable shave.
This is my first “Fan Knot” brush and I think I’m in love. The HD fan knot just seems to agree with my style. While I was waiting for it I was considering another 26mm fan, but seeing how much real estate this 24mm knot covers, maybe I’ll scrap that idea.
Jolly Tar AS splash is high on my list of faves. I love Anise (liquorice) scented soaps and aftershaves. Not as a background scent...full frontal, and am always on the search. Jolly Tar was done just right. Spearmint and anise oil. Not mentholated or cooling, but real spearmint, and with the anise oil it becomes this earthy, woody yet light and fresh scent. Very, very nice. Its also full of face food, so don’t splash on too much.
Okay...I’ve got two days to figure out what my next shave will be. I better get on it!
Blade: GEM (Personna) PTFE (1st)
Brush: Spiffo - D'rargo (Manchurian Two-Band SHD Fan) 1st use
Pre-Shave: Face Scrub, Thayers, Hyaluronic Acid
Lather: Le Père Lucien - Rose de Pushkar
Aftershave: Collin’s - Jolly Tar
Shave Rating: 9.8/10
I want this soap!... and this razor!... and this brush!...and this...!
I’ve been waiting on this shave for two days. For no reason my mind decided on this combo and that was that. I only had to wait for the brush to arrive.
As expected, I got a nice BBS. A tiny bit of facial afterglow, but that is expected on the first shave when breaking in a new Personna PTFE blade. No burn, just a glow that tells you it’s a real close shave.
Ive been finding these Le Père Lucien soaps give a good lather coverage on the first pass, but tend to apply thinner and more transparent on the second pass. I guess there are no whiskers for the lather to stick to, so it just leaves a slick surface film for glide and protection. Makes sense. Whatever, it produces a comfortable shave.
This is my first “Fan Knot” brush and I think I’m in love. The HD fan knot just seems to agree with my style. While I was waiting for it I was considering another 26mm fan, but seeing how much real estate this 24mm knot covers, maybe I’ll scrap that idea.
Jolly Tar AS splash is high on my list of faves. I love Anise (liquorice) scented soaps and aftershaves. Not as a background scent...full frontal, and am always on the search. Jolly Tar was done just right. Spearmint and anise oil. Not mentholated or cooling, but real spearmint, and with the anise oil it becomes this earthy, woody yet light and fresh scent. Very, very nice. Its also full of face food, so don’t splash on too much.
Okay...I’ve got two days to figure out what my next shave will be. I better get on it!
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