Great SOTD tonight.
Rex Ambassador
Shavemac ATG 2017 LE
Stirling Pharaoh’s Dreamsicle and DRH Windsor Uber Lather
BBA Pre-Shave Oil
Extro Espezial AS Balm
Voskhod blade
I had an interesting first shave with the Rex.
I found settings of 2 and 2.5 to be somewhat harsh on my face, and it certainly felt as though it was tugging at my 2 day old stubble.
I dialled it down to 1.5 for my second pass and things improved significantly. It started to feel much smoother.
I rarely do a third pass and decided to try this at 1. Everything slotted together very nicely on this pass. It felt like a Timeless in terms of smoothness and the drag whilst present was not unpleasant (it felt a bit like an oxidised Blackbird in this respect).
The head shave wasn’t as good an experience, though.
I started off on 3 and quickly dialled it down to 2. It felt rougher than I would have liked but did give me a very close head shave. The drag was present again and was strangely disconcerting (as I’ve never had a razor drag so much on my head). The handle was also a tad too small for my liking so I doubt that I’ll head shave with this razor again.
All in all, I reckon this is a keeper as the shave at the 1 and 1.5 settings were up there with the best razors I’ve ever used in terms of smoothness and efficiency. Therefore, it gets a definite thumbs up from me.
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