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July 1st
Cella: PS Gel, SC, AS Balm, AS
Puma Special
Darwin Drake 2 band badger
2.5 pass DFS+ shave this morning. A little over 2 weeks since using the Puma Special. This am, it did laps on a CrOx dedicated leather strop, then onto linen and leather of a Ezra Arthur Horsehide 3" Strop. What a difference! Very comfortable, smooth, clean feeling, all business shave. No skipping, tugging. This Puma is a full hollow grind, so it is quite audible when it crosses hair shafts while shaving. However....on the second pass, it was
noticeably quieter, lending me to believe it was really getting it done. Ran a hand over the shaved area before the second SC application, and face feel was possibly one of the closest first passes I've achieved. A couple landing weepers, but they didn't detract at all. Pretty stoked.
The Darwin Drake and the Cella family of products.....finally got the AS Balm and PS Gel early last week. These Italians know shaving....putting it all together finally, was not only a great slick face feel from the beginning application of the PS Gel, but now even an hour after shaving and using the ASB and AS. I'm not the biggest fan of many AS Balms....just too greasy, like a bad sunscreen (for the few balms I've tried). Definitely not like that with the Cella AS Balm. Light and dissipates within a few minutes. While Cella isn't trendy artisan shaving (in the US), it's a top 5 or 6 contender in my world and rotation (big fan of the fragrance too, a very sweet almond).
Hope every has a Magnificent Monday!
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