August Focus - Slim and Feather AC
August 5
Razor - 1964 Gillette Slim (J1)
Blade -
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Brush - Vie Long 12705
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold Water, Alum, Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Slight change of plans today. I was planning on the Feather again but after yesterday's good shave with it I decided to get back to the Slim a day early. Broke out the Vie Long horse and Tabac. As usual these two worked well together. My new pony is still immersed in Arko to get that sweet horse aroma out of it. Lather was awesome and I always enjoy the Tabac smell when I break it out.
I set the Slim on 7 and went after the first pass. I see what a lot of you have said when you say it seems better at higher settings. I started at 3 on Saturday and while it performed well it seems better as I increase. A bit of feedback today which I like and the first pass was very smooth and effective. Lathered again for the XTG and definitely saw a difference, and felt it, from the lower settings. Only needed a third pass for the neck and finished very near BBS. The razor is starting to feel a bit more comfortable in my hand. The different head geometry from the 3 piece razors and even other TTO's has made it a bit challenging to get used to. I may get there yet.
My plan is to go to 9 tomorrow, then on Friday to change to a different blade and start back at 3. I want to put a few of my favorite blades to the test at 3,5,7 and 9 to see what may or may not work better. Then, to finish, I will go to 1 with the Feather and Kai just to see how well the super sharps do with what is obviously a super mild razor at that setting. Hope you had a good hump day and have a great Thursday!
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