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August 17th
Art of Shaving Shave Cream - Our
Blackland Tradere OC
Voskhod DE Teflon Coated
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic - Royal Pearl
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements ASB - Star Jelly
Art of Shaving - Oud Suede Cologne Intense
Long weekend.....ended up getting back late this morning instead of last night. 18 hours behind on things due to the storms rolling through while driving home, stopped short to be safe. Driving ~8 tons of a rig (truck and camper GCVW)....just isn't fun when weather is very rough, especially after a long & seriously hot working weekend.
Tradere delivery was late, USPS said Saturday, but actually received about noon today....super Blackland packaging as usual, awesome presentation when opening. Very nicely polished, fit and finish exactly what you would expect. Black etching on the bottom plate.
Simpson Chubby and AoS Oud shaving cream just a joy face lathering today, slick, great face feel, very nice aroma. I should use this tub a few more times....it's getting pretty low and could probably knock it out in a handful of shaves. Loaded the Tradere with one of my favorite DE blades, the Voskhod teflon coated. First thing to notice...it's a hefty razor, a little longer handle than I'm used to. Nicely balanced though, easy to grip, very intuitive shaving angle. I tended to ride the comb rather than ride the cap for the shave. Great blade feel, not quite as much as the Rex Ambassador (on 5-6). One thing I was very surprised with is that it gets into the bottom of the nose/top lip shadows quite easily, despite it's appearance of the head/cap being larger. Very nice! 2.5 passes, WTG, then XTG, then opposite XTG on the neck. BBS....don't find a patch of sandpaper anywhere. Couple very small neck weepers on the second pass, disappeared by the end of the shave. Quick application of PAA's Star Jelly, then a few spritzes of the AoS Oud Suede....a wifey 'Oh Yeah' favorite.
Hope everyone has a great rest of Monday!
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