- Joined
- Saturday January 2, 2016
- Location
- Liverpool
And this evening arrived with a shave and the theme 'Go go go Somethingatransformercon'
Go go go razor- R89/Razorock titanium
Go go blade - Polsilver Lodz
Go brush - Yaqi Dandelion
Soap - La Savonniere du Moulin
Sce - Hermes vert Orange
'This feels similar to an R89' or so I wrote about the feather ws, and so an outing for the R89 to see if it really is much the same.
A few nights back I noticed @pjgh used the Savonniere du Moulin and thought 'I've got some of that' and so Equus asinus asinus shaving soap it was to be. It seems a long time since I had a facial with a donkey. But by golly I had forgotten how damn good this stuff is. With the Dandelion an absolute stinch to throw up some great lather. Face prep done and dusted.
Sorry wrong type of donkey
And on to the 89. Yup it does indeed feel similar to the feather, but more as in mild yet effective. And to be honest not that much difference in relation to face feel and yet the two couldn't be further away from each other. One being a wonderful exercise in Japanese engineering, refined and slim, the other being an exercise in cast mass production. The odd thing I found with the 89 is I can use it to ridiculously steep angles without any bite from the blade. A masterpiece of design.
Three full passes later and time to get all touchy feely. Damn fine job Mr Muhle a damn fine job. The difference in the end results are so marginal compared to the wood that it would be nit picking to split between the two. That says a lot for the 89 which cost a fraction of the price of the Japanese wonder kid. The big thing common with both is the sense of faith that no matter what you do, a great shave can be had and with an almost impossibility to create havoc. The Feather wins hands down on on quality, finesse, an air of marvel and for being very James Bondish. The Muhle would make Mr Average believe he is James Bond. That does for me. I'll take being Mr Average any day. Mrs Satanfriendly believes I am below Mr Average so anything being a plus wins my heart.
Mr Muhle R89, a piece of genius.
I feel sorry for you all at this point as you know I am going to throw some Japanese girly music at you whether you want it or not. So from my new found 'All things Japanese girly pop you ever wanted to know' source have some of this
One day behind here so expect this Tuesday evening's shave some time around Christmas
Go go go razor- R89/Razorock titanium
Go go blade - Polsilver Lodz
Go brush - Yaqi Dandelion
Soap - La Savonniere du Moulin
Sce - Hermes vert Orange
'This feels similar to an R89' or so I wrote about the feather ws, and so an outing for the R89 to see if it really is much the same.
A few nights back I noticed @pjgh used the Savonniere du Moulin and thought 'I've got some of that' and so Equus asinus asinus shaving soap it was to be. It seems a long time since I had a facial with a donkey. But by golly I had forgotten how damn good this stuff is. With the Dandelion an absolute stinch to throw up some great lather. Face prep done and dusted.
Sorry wrong type of donkey
And on to the 89. Yup it does indeed feel similar to the feather, but more as in mild yet effective. And to be honest not that much difference in relation to face feel and yet the two couldn't be further away from each other. One being a wonderful exercise in Japanese engineering, refined and slim, the other being an exercise in cast mass production. The odd thing I found with the 89 is I can use it to ridiculously steep angles without any bite from the blade. A masterpiece of design.
Three full passes later and time to get all touchy feely. Damn fine job Mr Muhle a damn fine job. The difference in the end results are so marginal compared to the wood that it would be nit picking to split between the two. That says a lot for the 89 which cost a fraction of the price of the Japanese wonder kid. The big thing common with both is the sense of faith that no matter what you do, a great shave can be had and with an almost impossibility to create havoc. The Feather wins hands down on on quality, finesse, an air of marvel and for being very James Bondish. The Muhle would make Mr Average believe he is James Bond. That does for me. I'll take being Mr Average any day. Mrs Satanfriendly believes I am below Mr Average so anything being a plus wins my heart.
Mr Muhle R89, a piece of genius.
I feel sorry for you all at this point as you know I am going to throw some Japanese girly music at you whether you want it or not. So from my new found 'All things Japanese girly pop you ever wanted to know' source have some of this
One day behind here so expect this Tuesday evening's shave some time around Christmas
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