Pass-Around, Essence by Tedalus Edition

Alumni head shaver

 

Easily hid his nicks and cuts on the head

 

Yaqi has a razor that looks very similar to the IBC.

 

Much appreciated and let the party begin.

 

I have been informed the razor has arrived. I will be using it tonight on a full 4 days growth.

 

Been saving up!

 

I Giggled out loud!

I will get to that part in a moment. Let’s start from the beginning. Build quality at first glance. This is on fine piece of functional art. Workmanship is top notch. The machining on the inside where the blades fit are very precise. I went with a Gillette Platinum.
As most will know when snapping a DE blade in half. It is never a clean flat break. As where you bend it that area deforms. I immediately noticed that on the razor there are small machined areas to have the deform fit into. Sorry for no pictures right now. My iPhone does not like pictures posted from the actual forum. I need to go to tapatalk to post. My add some after posting.
Back to the small pockets. Great thinking. As for loading. The 2 magnets hold everything VERY secure loading is a breeze. Outside finish and scales are really nice.
Before shaving I was playing with how it feels in hand. I of late have only been using my straights once a month. So my skills are a bit lacking. On to the shave.
I chose my AOS cream as that gives me great cushion and I can get a nice thin lather that I like for straights. First stroke down on my cheek. I had to stop because I actually started to giggle. Wow this was a superbly smooth first stroke. I felt the reduction on that small area. I instantly knew this was going to be a pleasure. I finished my first pass then gave my face a good rub to see how things went. Way better than expected. Did my second pass and felt around. Super nice as I only needed a few touchups. No full 3rd pass needed.

I have 2 Kamisori type razors that use AC blades. They never performed like this for me. I was going to try the AC blades on my second shave. Not going to now. I will stick with the DE setup all week. Then I might give an AC a go. I find I much prefer the narrower width of a DE blade. I feel I have more control.
Shave 1 in the book and I am hooked. Let’s see if the following shaves are as good. Next shave will be Wednesday.

 

@twhite Giddy like a School Girl. Priceless

 

I know right! It was so smooth. I was shocked.

 

Great review @twhite

 

Why couldn't you achieve giddiness with the bread lame? It's practically the same thing. Tisk tisk.

 

Here is the relief I was talking about.


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Talk about thought, forethought and more thought! That's actually a pretty awesome design inclusion, something obviously most half-blade razor designers have totally overlooked.