I am pretty sure that whoever named your soap that way, had that song in mind. It's a traditional folklore song from the Ciociaria, the southern part of Lazio (Rome's region). It's about an old man, uncle Joe, who was going out to play his musical instrument (that sort of long tamburine with a stick in the middle, that you see being played by the leftmost man in the orchestra), when a young, pretty woman passed by and asked him what kind of instrument was that. Uncle Joe, being polite, volunteered to escort her to the barn to teach her how to play the instrument. She accepted and she liked it so much that the barn almost fell down.
In fact, in the italian google, if you search for the name of your soap, you will get all the first hits about that song. The soap appears way down.
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Shaving report: Who am i kidding? I can't go back to the Derby as long as i have untested blades. Focus will resume next month.
Weishi FL + Astra SP =
BBS (1)WTG, (2)XTG above jawline, ATG below jawline, (3)WTG above jawline, ATG below). 0 cuts, 0 irritation, much closer shave than Derby, plus, today i REALLY nailed the lather. Didn't make much, but for the first time, i couldn't discern my skin beaneath and it was compact and skiny amd thick. As soon as i started cutting, i felt the difference with Derby. Much less work, much more cutting power. I haven't nicked myseld, but i 've no dount i can cut myself with this blade if not careful. But concentrated and had my 1st BBS. The cutting power of this blade, is beyond comparison to the Derby's. I have still to try Shark SS, Dorco ST301 and Personnas, but i really don't think i will be buying more of them, as i don't see what they 'd have to offer that Astra doesn't. Plus, 100 Astras, in my favourite barbers' website, are sold just 10 cents more than 100 Derbys (this is almost sacriledge) and 1-2 EUR less than Dorco and Shark and 4 EUR less than Personnas. I am sorry, but no matter what they can do, i can't see how they can beat Astra's price/performance. No wonder, i read it's the no1 blade in Italy.
My first BBS with DE, almost anniversary shave (5th shave). At this point:
- Derby: OK shaves, the biggest advantage is that you can do pretty much anything without cutting yourself. Definitely a blade for a newbie, definitely for a quick shave without worrying about cutting yourself.
- Astra SP: For real shaves, albeit with more concentration, because this blade cuts much more. Overall, much less work to get a better shave than Derby. And i suspect that you can extract more shaves from an Astra, compared to Derby.
I 've bought 300 Derbys + 100 Bluebirds (which are Derby made), because i thought "not being able to cut is good". At this point, my next purchase (soon), will be 400 Astras SP. It's completely different shave level. When i will start the razor rotation, i will probably use the Derbys in the DE89. It seems to be able to cut a bit more. The Astras in the Weishi, are a match made in heaven.
Yeah, i don't think Dorcos, Sharks or Personnas can beat Astra. And certainly not for the price (they cost more than Astras!). But, maybe between Dorco and Shark, i may find a better option than Derby for the "quick, non dangerous blade". I am going for a high-low mix. Astra will be the high sharpness blade. Maybe one of them can be better than Derby for low part. I don't want sharper than Astra either, it would become too easy to cut myself. Yeah, i 'd better build a stock of Astras ASAP. The only good thing with Derby, is that you can probably shave drunk with it and it still won't cut you. And that they 're cheap. But, not cheap enough compared to Astras... Still, i can use them. But definitely not the blade to have BBS, at least, not as a newbie, neither with Weishi nor with DE89.
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