SOTD: 24th June 2017.
Shaving recipe for today.
Prep: Warm shower:/Cussons Imperial Leather: Peppermint & Eucalyptus Shower Gel .
Pre:
warm wet flannel to my face.
Wilkinsons Fruits~Coconut & Vanilla Body Butter.
Brush: Erasmic Bristle.
Bowl Lather.
Soap: Wilkinson Sword Soap Bowl.
Blade: Voskhod. (1)
Razor: Muhle R89.
Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.
Post:
Peppermint Oil & Witch Hazel Mixture/ Floid Vigoroso A/S.
The Real Shaving Co.~ Post Shave Soothing Balm.
Gibellini~X- Bolt EDT.
Greetings,
A new set up to start the weekend...
Yesterday evening a friend of mine came to visit and was looking at my DE razor collection and ask me out of all your razors, which gives the best shave?..a hard question to answer..i said they all give a good shave, but some are more efficient than others..He said why have so many razors when one or two give you the same result?...
I said i like to have a variation of razors for each shave set up, and admitted i bought alot of them on impulse buying bouts..This got me thinking , and gave me twinges of 'buyers remorse'..he had a valid point..
Recently i've been wondering why traditional wet shavers,"including myself" are on a quest to buy so much shaving gear?.."I've made a vow with myself, that i don't need anymore gear for a long time..I've still got Cologne+A/S & Creams i've yet to use..I know what your all thinking, "We all say that".. Seriously i'm sticking to my word, until i desperately need another shaving related product....
It's also my personal belief, shaving isn't about having the best "Top of the Range Shaving Products",and hunting down the perfect Razor using the sharpest of blades or the best Brushes... it's all down to mastering your technique,& good preparation, having the 'So called' best gear will make no difference to the shave, if you don't master your technique...Learning the primary principles in anything is essential..But in wet shaving it's vital.
This is why 'including myself,'that we end up with a boat load of items that we may use maybe once or twice, and say 'the razor is too mild' or too aggressive', or' the soap isn't slick anough, "A bad worker always blames his tools"...I could go on, but i won't..because i've made my point..
Let me state this is just my own observations ,and it's still down to personal choice what people buy & use...
Anyway I narrowed my Razor choice down to 4,two of which i first bought last year when i introduced myself to DE shaving which are, Merkur 34HD & the Muhle R89 the reason i chose these two is not because i started out with them no, because both razors are a wonderful every- day razor, which are non aggressive but can be made more aggressive with the right blade choice, both of these German made razors are excellent quality..and are wonderful performers..The 3rd & 4th razor choice are my Muhle R41& Merkur 37C. which i use when i require a more efficient shave.
Yes it's a all German made product choice, the performance quality, & build of these razors, are superb, at a very reasonable price...all of the razors have great shaving qualities.
I still however, don't regret buying any of my other DE razors, as over the last few months i've had some ruthless den clean out's and passed on shaving gear i won't use to friends, the shaving gear i'm left with(Which is still a substantial amount), i now use regularly in my shaving rotation and none of it is left gathering dust, or i've kept for sentimental value...
Back to the shave....
The Voskhod /R89 paired up nicely..Very smooth & efficient.My Muhle R89 isn't an aggressive razor but every time i use it in my razor rotation i get a great shave from her..
She's called (Mia), 'all my DE razors are ladies' of which i treat all with the same respect if not, they will bite me!
A excellent 3 pass +pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.
My face is super smooth & smelling devine.
I'm ready for what the start of the weekend has to offer.
Enjoy your day, ladies & gentlemen.