Wednesday, January 29 Stirling Solidus~~Semogue TSN Final Edition 1/50~~2011 Mühle R41/Feather~~1 Million Lucky This razor is really testing my technique. The Feather blade may not be the best choice, either. Got through it without any significant blood-letting, but believe-you-me, one misstep and there will be blood. Solidus is a Paco Rabanne Lucky dupe and a nice one at that. The reason I had to decant the stank is when I purchased it on Ebay, the seller stated, and I quote: "The atomizer works". Well, upon arrival, the atomizer did nothing but dribble juice into the case surrounding the bottle. Getting that thing open was a real chore.
I find the 2011 R41 to be very finicky about blades. I never use a Feather in my R41, I found it to be a terrible combination despite the fact Feathers work great in all my other DE razors. I use Super Iridium or Gilette Silver Blue. Feather bades in a 2011 R41 is just asking for blood.
Friday, January 31 ToOBS Oud~~Simpson CH3~~2011 Mühle R41/Personna 74~~Creed Royal Oud I have one thing to say about this shave...
I filled in the doughnut of death, I think this C&S will get me through February. Two non-floppy brushes but I really do not like this synthetic brush, it just flings soap all over the place and I do not like the feel. I think I will steam out the knot and replace it with something natural. Koraat 7/8 with a splash theme and Asylum Rx were the chosen steel for these shaves. Some powerful stanks, Leather Oud and a very pungent Peau d'Espagne.
Sunday, February 2 Valobra Fougère~~Hucklaration B5~~Feather AS-D2/Personna 74~~Chanel Antaeus Pour Homme Took a day off and switched to a razor with much less blade exposure. Combined with the Personna 74, I was able to shave my neck---sans all pressing, with success. Master Enabler @Keithmax recommended this stank and... UNSOLICITED SWMBOSOA®
So pulled out the vintage Antaeus and is a glorious stank. Interesting the new version has more staying power. Both are nice. Please witness the 2011 R41 loaded with a proper blade, epic shave. The Tabac shave was Sunday, one weekends I get some variety from the 3017.
Tuesday, February 4 Extra Egyptian Oudh~~Wald S1~~Gillette Red Tip (UK)/Personna 74~~Oud Assam New soap, new brush, nice shave. The Oud Assam is stunning.
