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SOTD SATURDAY JULY 17, 2021
Good morning, my stubbly friends! I’m currently awaiting the arrival of one of the original 333 Tedalus luxury shavettes. I did not qualify for the initial discount, and ended up paying the full freight. While the thrifty internal me is sorry he didn’t stay up until midnight when they were finally released to obtain it, there’s no regrets on my part.
Several friends at TSD whom I respect have been raving about it! It’s certainly got some fancy packaging. As an admitted superfan of my wood handled Feather DX which delivers the closest shave of all my straight razors, it’s got an uphill battle. A lot of my final decision will relate to how it feels in hand.
So naturally I selected it for this morning’s shave. Loaded with a Feather Super none of my straights shave closer, although many of them shave as close. Three slow luxurious mug passes put the baby to bed. This razor is just so well balanced and is the perfect size for that final toe down pass that sweeps away the neck stubble that challenges my larger straights.
After reading the shave reports of several of my TSD friends waxing poetic about their Karve Shaving’s “Christopher Bradley” safety razors, I pulled mine out for this morning’s noggin shave. I used to own two - it’s a fabulous safety razor! Two ATG passes with the F_OC plate and your very pleased narrator achieved the velveteen bliss he always seeks. Your truly is cool, clean and oh-so-velveteen!
RAZOR: Feather DX (Mug), Karve F_OC (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super (Mug), Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Jayaruh Rosewood Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite and Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.
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