Favorite February
February 15 - A week with Williams. Day 7
Razor - Gem MMOC
Blade -
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ASR Carbon - CVS (4)
Soap - Williams
Brush - Omega BoS 10066
Post - Alum
Well today was my one day off this week and I've had better. I woke up after running a fever during the night. Seems like the cold I've been putting off caught up a bit. I slept a bit more today than I would have liked but we still got out and got a few things done. I'm feeling some better tonight so that's a good thing.
Today is my final day of the Week with Williams! It also completes 16 shaves with the OCMM. I'm happy to report that the lather tonight was as good as the last two nights so I'm pretty sure I've got this Williams thing figured out. As I believe
@John Ruschmeyer pointed out this morning, as the puck hydrates from daily use it definitely gets easier to work with. Same goes for Mitchell's. The more water you give it the better the lather gets. Two passes and touch ups and a near-BBS is the result with no blood or other issues. Alum slightly warm but the blade at 4 uses is starting to dull up just a bit. Carbon just doesn't go the distance that stainless does, but it does give you a great smooth shave and lessens the chance of those "oops" cuts.
My take on Williams after a solid week - I hereby promise to stop bashing it in public. At least quite as often. The truth is (and it so often is with any kind of shaving gear) that it isn't a terrible product. It's an old name, been around forever, they changed the formula at one point and that made it more difficult. However, it's slick, seems to provide protection when you finally figure it out and if it was the only soap on the planet I wouldn't stop shaving. I can see how it could be a good choice for that inexpensive back up or travel soap. My problem is that I don't need anything in that niche. That's what Arko is for me and it lathers much more easily. Williams, however, does give you the time as you work on it to hit that "zen" spot we all love.
Tomorrow I'm going back to the Favorite in FAVuary. 14 shaves remain with the MMOC but I'm going to one of my absolute favorite soaps - Mitchell's Wool Fat. Ill use it for 7 days, then finish with 7 dayd of Tabac to take the 30 days out in STYLE!
In honor of a grand old soap and a grand old razor with an old style blade - the picture for today got the antique treatment as well.
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