View attachment 202623
August 21st
Proraso PS Red
PAA Doppelgänger CK6 Grey Label SS - Homage to Creed Aventus
WWB w/Zenith knot
J3Customs 8/8 Kamisori
Doppelgänger Grey Label Star Jelly - Homage to Creed Aventus
Doppelgänger Grey Label AS - Homage to Creed Aventus
Worked through my morning shave time, up way too early. Took a late 'lunch shave' as a breather, was waiting on the PAA 'Enablers 'R Us' delivery anyway.
3 Pass DFS+. No facial nicks or weepers (more on that). Beginning to see why a few here have a deep inventory of PAA shave software. The WWB and Zenith produced a quick air whipped yogurt like incredible slickness. Today's slick seemed to beat any in recent memory including Proraso, ToBS, GFT, MWF, CF, RR, WK, Stirling...you name it. The J3Customs blade saw some CrOx and leather strop time before it's third use, and the beefy boy mowed 30 hours of growth like nothing was there. Noticed today this big blade sure holds some HEAT. I use hot running water to rinse in between swipes, and you can easily feel that heat on your face as you land and move. Finished the shave with a new option, the matching PAA Star Jelly, then the PAA AS. Wonderfully smooth and great face feel, an hour later.
Now...this J3Customs is another blade that likes to bite when you least expect it, much like my ShaveSmith kamisori. For those that might remember, the SS kami 'bit' me while unpacking.....well, the J3 kami 'bit' me today while drying. Nothing major, just a paper cut bite on the pad of the right index finger (and I get a reminder with every key typed by that finger, ouch). Found out AS burns 100x as much on a finger than a nick on the face!
But....still an awesome shave today, just pointing out this razor's attitude.
Hope it's gone well for everyone so far today, and continues on for the remainder!
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