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Razor: Blackland Blackbird Lite (127)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Preshave: Hot shower; Cereve Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Lather: Van der Hagen Luxury scented + Cremo Cooling
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Nivea Men Sensitive Soothing Post Shave Balm.
No nicks; No irritation; close; smooth; Pleasant DFS+ shave;
Yaqi S/S Mellon razor
Vintage Thin Bar handle
Big Ben Stainless (1)
2 day growth
Good shave, but a touch inconsistent, mainly on the sides of Adam's apple. Might be me not wanting to push the Mellon too hard before I become familiar with it. Will try the blade in the RR GC .84 for the second shave.
Using Cremo Sensitive Skin cream as a preshave and to help create a super lather really made this shave a lot smoother and more enjoyable. That may be my new ritual.
Super Adjustable 109 @5
Astra SP (3)
Proraso Green
Pinaud Clubman
Usually I like long handled razors, but I do prefer this Black Beauty’s shorter sibling as I find it has better balance and agility. But this is a really nice piece as well.
GEM MicroMatic Clog-Pruf Razor
GEM SS PTFE Blade (3X)
Martin De Candre Nature Soap
Frank Shaving G5 Brush
Citrus Musk Splash On Williams Aqua Velva Aftershave