Rating: 3/5
Prep- Hot shower with Stirling Executive Man bar soap
Razor: Franken travel razor, then Gillette Adjustable Fat Boy- Set to 5 both passes
Blade- Feather Hi Stainless. Third shave on new blade
Two Pass Shave
Brush: Semogue Boar
Lather: Arko tub
Aftershave: Pinuad Clubman
Two Pass Shave- 1 with and 1 across grain
Soundtrack- None today- Mistake #1
Not so great today and want to be honest about it…
I was in a bit of a rush this morning, and also wanted to test out some travel kit supplies since I’m on a business trip right after the holidays. Since I’m often in a rush while traveling I figured this would be a good combo.
I found an old el cheapo razor that would be ideal for travel since I don’t care about it. It’s some no name head that I had stuck on an old tech handle.
The razor was terrible. It pinched the blade down so tight that it didn’t even shave. Literally like there was no blade in it.
This got me further rushed, so I grabbed the fat boy with the Feather blade that I used twice already, slapped on some Arko that I probably could have worked on a bit longer, and did a quick two pass shave.
I actually got a small weeper and a fair amount of irritation post shave. It was minor and gone quickly, but I “never” get weepers or irritation anymore.
So I learned one of three things today, or more likely some combination of them.
1- I need a better option for a travel razor, and may bring this up as a general forum question.
2- I need to be a bit more careful with the Feather blades. They are fabulous, but less forgiving of rushing and not replacing often enough.
3- The Arko “may” not be the best choice for travel. I may try a few of the other cheap sticks. I generally like this soap however, so it may have been more my fault.
At least I’m figuring this out now, and not slicing myself up in a hotel room!
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