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SOTD 200619
Feather Artist Club RG
Blade: Proline P30 (1)
Brush: Epsilon 26mm Horse Hair
Scuttle: Giles
Soap: Sebum Blue (sample)
Post: Alum (Cold water rinse) & Aloe Vera 100%
EDT: L'Occitane Cade
My newly acquired Feather AC so generously traded with @Digimonkey was put to test today and I am over the moon with it. Feather Artist Club RG
Blade: Proline P30 (1)
Brush: Epsilon 26mm Horse Hair
Scuttle: Giles
Soap: Sebum Blue (sample)
Post: Alum (Cold water rinse) & Aloe Vera 100%
EDT: L'Occitane Cade
Thank you Iain for the razor and all the pressies, you are an absolute gentleman to deal with my friend.
The first time I used a Feather (Kamisori Style) so kindly offered by
@culcreuch for me to try and I must be honest to report that I cut myself to shreds. It was horrendous but I did persevere with it for a while. I went on to buy one and then sold it after a few weeks when I threw in the towel. Too many cuts. There was one stage I recall when I looked like the "Joker" off Batman with two symmetric slices on either side of my mouth.
These are totally different animals to a straight and in my opinion there are two major factors that should be adhered to when using a feather. One is the angle. It is much more acute than a straight. The razor is almost touching your face when shaving and secondly and perhaps most importantly you must use NO pressure unlike that of a straight where you can get away with a little pressure in some places around your face. Only the weight of the razor does the work.
Anyway enough of my waffling and on to the shave.
A three pass shave has achieved an incredible BBS finish although I do believe that two passes is only necessary. The Proline P30 (My "Go To" blade) is super sharp and unforgiving but it is as smooth as butter over your skin. No irritation, no feedback from the alum and no cuts or nicks resulted in an outstanding finish.
A special thank you must go out to @Optometrist who so kindly sent me yet another sample of Sebum. This time it was the Blue. I filled my scuttle with warm water (in June) and watched the soap melt in it. These Giles scuttles are fantastic @Roscotanna and it did not take long for me to achieve a glorious lather with incredible post shave feel.
The brush never lets me down. Only negative perhaps is the amount of soap retention but flow through and back bone is good.
Finished with a generous helping of Cade and I am good to go.
Enjoy your shaves!