Decadent December!!!
December 15 - It's TOGGLE TIME!
Razor - 1960 (F4) Gillette Toggle (ME)
Blade -
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Soap - Oleo Soapworks El Caballero
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum
Yes, boys and girls, we finally made it to 9 on the Toggle. It's setting ME and I'm ready for it. As a special treat I found a small brown box in my mailbox when I got home. Inside was a jar of El Caballero soap from Oleo Soapworks, compliments of one
@Douglas Carey . I'm not at all familiar with this soap other than seeing it a few times on here so I was curious and broke it open to give it a try. It's made in Chicago so it's a closer to home soap like Jeeves. Thanks Insane Shaving Dude! In your honor I decided to do 10 pushups like a good Marine. I'll let you know when I recover enough from the first one to go on to the second.
I chose the Wolf for the brush to see how the new soap lathered. Synthetics really make it way too easy when figuring a soap out, so the badger got the call to make it a real test. Honestly, I thought the load was a bit light after working some water into it but, upon face lathering, I had plenty for both passes, touchups, and to pass around to the whole group. Impressive and very cushy and decadent lather and the scent, bay rum and gentleman's cologne, is subtle but very present. And pleasant.
Two passes and touchups with the Toggle wide open and the Feather aboard and.....the baby is in the house with a bit of alum burn and two small weepers on the right jawline. I was paying attention to the soap instead of the razor I think. Overall a really nice shave for a wide open and sharp combination! It's been fun going up the levels with this beauty.
I'm going to do some comparisons starting tomorrow between the Toggle and my Fatboy. Both were in production at the same time and the Fatboy beat out the Toggle in user preferences. Hence, the rarity of the Toggle. I'm going to back down to 6 for both and see how they each handle. Besides, I think
@wristwatchb has a valid point about shipping it back too soon. Just far too dangerous for such a fine razor. Have a great weekend!
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