February 23rd
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather AC Pro (5)
Brush: WWB/Envy Supreme White badger
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Keepsake Fruitcake CK6
Stirling unscented witch hazel
PAA Star Jelly unscented
AS: PAA Keepsake Fruitcake
Good morning!
Busy start for a Saturday. Woke up to about eight inches of freshly fallen snow. Got that shifted. Breakfast and coffee, complete. The wife had a list of honey do's, complete. Shower and shave, finally.
Excellent shave! Three passes to BBS.
My impressions after four consecutive uses of the CK6 base:
Latherability- I found that I need to go after this with a wetter brush than what I normally do. Start off too dry and it's a pasty stringy sticky mess. Similar to B&M Reserve in my experience. I use a heated and reheated scuttle with hot tap water. The CK6 is the most heat stable of all my soaps. What I end up with in the scuttle is what it is on my face. I find most soaps don't like the hot scuttle. They look airy and frothy until painted on. Some more than others. A twenty second load is easily enough for six passes. The CK1 jumps to a lather more quickly but not as heat stable. Once painted on it comes together.
Shave performance- As far as slickness, residual slickness and protection I find no appreciable difference between the CK1 and CK6. Both top tier in my opinion.
Post shave- This is an area that really surprises me. I have a skin care routine that I do morning and night. I thought this would make the post shave feel inconsequential being that I use a moisturizer twice a day. Not so at all. The CK6 leaves this nearly fifty three year old man with a noticeably silky smooth face.
In conclusion the post shave feel is where the CK6 stands out above the CK1.
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