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My buddy,
@Karl G ,has been enjoying his str8 shaves a little too much lately....So I caught the fever....
So I broke out this Turkish Sedef....This is the Turkish shavette that EVERY Barber in Turkey uses with a Perma-sharp Super blade.
Many years ago; while in Turkey; I asked my barber in Istanbul where I could buy one, and he pulled this from his apron pocket and presented it to me as a gift. Said it was his favorite, I learned to shave with it, and have always loved it. But as time marches on, I became addicted to SE's and haven't touched it in atleast 3 years...That is until tonight!
As luck would have it, I still have an unopened display of 20 packs of Perma-Sharp Super blades. The kind of display card you would see hanging next to the cash register at a corner market in Istanbul. As you can tell, I haven't used a DE razor more than 3x's in as many years, so these blades have been unopened....And they are my favorite DE blade in the World...This Sedef also works with injector blades, but these Perma-Sharps are the Turkish Barbers' blade of choice.
Hot whisker rinse
Arko Shave Stick
Vintage Stag, badger (Carrington refurb.)
Sedef/Perma-Sharp Super d1
Thayer's Original Witch Hazel
Rebul Lavanda Colonia
Clubman Original/Special Reserve
I was a little apprehensive about not using this guy in atleast 3 years maybe more like 4+, but it turns out, it's more than alot like riding a bicycle...In 3 passes, I got one of those "Best shaves of your life" kind of moments...
I had my Schick Hydro-magic ready for "clean-up", didn't need it...Man! This is so close!
The last pass, I just used the Witch Hazel, and did some ATG in my trouble spots, and a little buffing just here and there....Whew! Really polished up things nicely.
Thanks Karl, for the inspiration! .......Again! See, This isn't the first time that Karl and some of my Denizen buds aswell as fellow Part-goer's ovah at the SE Party thread have inspired moments of greatness....Well at least, I've been reunited with this GREAT Shaver, and with Str8 shaving in general...I'll definitely want this back in my short list for rotation! After all, Str8's are the original SEs...};^))
Great Shaves Everybody!
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