June 9 SOTA
Good afternoon.
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Assured for Men Razor by Dollar Tree
Assured for Men DE Blade (1)
Rockwell Synthetic Brush
Stirling Barbershop SS
Pinaud-Clubman Classic AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 24 hrs
I decided to try my new very low budget razor today, the Assured for Men. It is a 3 piece razor with a long handle and is very light. I mentioned in a previous post that I purchased it at my local Dollar Tree store for $1.36 and it included five blades.
I didn't want to test this razor with more than a 24 hr growth so that I wouldn't tax it and almost guarantee a viable shave. In that vain, I decided to use Stirling Barbershop because I know that it's lather will be slick to help this razor and maybe minimize any roughness from the blade.
I did 2 passes and a touchup and I have to say that this razor and blade did a bangup performance. I achieved a BBS shave without any irritation or bloody incidents. I will say that I was a little more careful using this razor because of an unknown blade brand. The blade was sharp, but it wasn't as smooth as other blades in my den, but I expected it and that's why I took a more gentler approach to this shave. This shave does prove that technique trumps tools.
I would recommend this razor for travel. I can't wait to use this razor with a better blade.
The alum did give some feedback, but I wasn't surprised because I wasn't shaving with a very good blade. Finished with the splashing of witch hazel and the awesome Pinaud-Clubman Classic aftershave. Have a great evening.
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