November 15, 2017
Razor: Bakelite Star Frankenrazor(?), Contract Tech
Blade: Gillette Platinum Plus (4)
Brush: 30DC LE/Pure Badger
Cream: KMF fragrance-free
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH
Well, this one was interesting. I picked up what is supposed to be a Bakelite Star razor to go with the Star case that came with an English Gillette. It's definitely a Star handle and baseplate, but now I'm not sure about the cap. In a nutshell, it's a peaked Bakelite cap with the numbers '1' and '2' on opposite sides as opposed to a metal cap. My first hint that something was wrong was when I put in the blade. Basically, there was almost no blade gap!
Needless to say the shave was so mild. (How mild was it?) It was so mild that I had to reach over into the next foxhole and grab the Contract Tech for a rare third pass. That managed to bring home a DFS.
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Clearly, this was not the best way to start the day.
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