August 26, 2015
Adjustable August
30-Day Focus - Gillette Adjustable Slim / Fatboy
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Morning shave
Hot Shower
Soap: Arko (homemade travel stick)
Brush: Butterscotch Fauxmere 24mm synthetic
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
After Shave: Proraso Green
Fatboy settings at:
7 - WTG
7 - ATG
No touch-up or repeat strokes. This is as much about technique as it is about finding the best settings on the razor for me.
This month has gone by so quickly as I've tried to learn the Slim and attempt the same with the FB. I've gotten very nice shaves all month. Given the time left in the month, I'm going to try to attempt a quick comparison using a mini 8-shave Rule, alternating every two shaves between the Slim and FB.
Shave 1 Fatboy (8/22 - two-day growth)
- first pass, solid. I continue to notice a good deal of audible feedback, as with both adjustables, in my brief experience with them. I rotate higher onto the cap, Close shave. FB feels very comfortable in my hand. noise lessens.
- second pass, AOK. Focusing on blade angle (which for me is minding the cap placement and relative angle of handle to cheek - it seems just below perpendicular)
Close shave. FB feels very comfortable in my hand.
Shave 2 Fatboy (8/24 - two-day growth)
- first pass - dared myself to almost go right to the top of the cap, so very shallow angle. Noise reduced from previous shaves, whisker reduction good.
- second pass - same angle. Very close, comfortable pass.
Shave 1 Slim (8/25)
1st / 2nd pass - with two good shaves on the FB, I used the same routine - same blade angle and had very similar results - very close, comfortable shave. Just a minor patch of stubble beginning to reappear the jawline 8 hours later.
Shave 2 Slim (8/26)
- Ditto to yesterday's shave...and the day before that...and, well you get the picture.
(Cue David Byrne.)
Cheers!
RT
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