SOTD 1/18/17
Razor: Barbasol Floating Head
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Troth Handle with Envy White 24mm Badger
Soap: Wheat State Barbershop
Post: Cold Water, Alum, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Fine American Blend
	
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Sticking with not sticking to my focus of using larger straights or rotating through my soaps, I tried a new to me razor today.  This is one of the few DEs I still wanted, a Barbasol Floating head.  Got it as part of a trade with 
@mrchick.  I have three more DE blades out of their tucks after this one, so I am slowly working through my stash.  I am down to 80 Rapira Sweedish Supersteels, 14 Gillette Blacks, 4 7 O’clock Greens, 2 Feather, and one GSB.  At my rate of usage, that should last until about 2030.  Went back to the Wheat State, because I want to do a review on the soap, but hadn’t used it in a week and a half.  Also had only used it with a straight.  Lathered up, set the cap on my face, and went to work.  This razor has a different feel than my Gillette DEs.  I’m not going to call it aggressive, because to me it was very smooth and efficient.  I had three days growth, and it was almost a DFS with one pass.  Second pass done, splashed a little water on the neck to get the rest of the soap slick, and buffed.  BBS smooth!  Cold water rinse, noticed two weepers.  Grabbed the Alum, and holy crap, where did that come from?  Shave was smooth and comfortable, but the Alum was hot.  Need to try this razor a few more times to get comfortable with it.  Thayer’s and aftershave, and called it good.
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