First a quick catch-up... I had an early day yesterday, so I shaved Monday night with my older Schick B1 and a Proline B blade. A nice shave with no issues.
October 10, 2018
Razor: Gillette New Deluxe w/Tuckaway handle
Blade: Nacet Stainless (1)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Soap: Williams
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH
Time to get back on the OC focus, this time with a razor I've never used before. The New Deluxe Tuckaway is a user-grade razor which is part of a "take a razor, leave a razor" pass-around from another forum. I decided to try it as it was one of the only ones that I had never used before. (The others include a Canadian OT, an unbranded German OT clone, a Red Tip SS, a Black Handle SS, and a MingShi adjustable.) I already have too many OTs and a Red Tip and have a MingShi coming my way one of these days, so I'd really been eyeing the New Deluxe. (Having a partial Criterion New Deluxe on my desk taunting me doesn't help.)
Things started very nicely and I was already thinking about glowing accolades. Then, I put the razor down wrong on my chin and felt the unmistakable bite of the blade. It was a complete technique fail but enough a stumble that I never totally recovered from. In the end, it was a nice close shave, but with four weepers and a cut that required the styptic pencil.
I'm thinking that I may still keep the New Deluxe as my "take", however, and am already thinking about what to do differently next time (like swapping to a longer handle). Ironically, I'll probably end up sending the only razor to bloody me worse in its one and only outing- the Pearl OC TTO (a nice razor, just not for me). Lest you think that I'd dump junk on a pass-around, however, I also plan to include the New LC-based Goodwill which was part of a recent lot (good user condition, just little remaining gold).
Well, there is always tomorrow...

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