24/06/19
Pre shave Prep: Pears Original Transparent
Brush: Omega 63185 Pure Badger
Soap: GFCC Peppermint
Razor: ER HFT E-Bar (NOS)
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE S/S (8)
Post shave: Alum Block, cold water splash, homemade Bay Rum #1
Balm: Barts Peppermint Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: OSP Eucalyptus and Menthol
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Today I chose my NOS Ever Ready HFT E-Bar for its 1st ever shaving outing since day of manufacture. I also decided to use a new cream I acquired from Amazon, ordered Saturday and delivered Sunday afternoon. Brilliant service. I have been in correspondence with the team at GFCC and they have been very helpful and so far the customer service is top notch, nothing is too much trouble it seems. If you have any queries send Jenny an email
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I originally did not like peppermint as a scent, however, using the Barts Balm products it has started to grow on me, i actually really like the face feel the mint gives. Therefore, this new cream was ordered. 150ml for under £6, and British made.
I decided on a bowl lather using a small almond sized bit of cream, working it in with the soft Omega, using only the tips of this soft brush & water drops as it started to "rise", in no time at all i had a really thick slick lather, to be honest i could have kept going to reduce the thickness of it with a bit more water, however, i decided to use what i had. It went on the chin easily and gave a good covering, it also has staying power and did not change its consistency throughout the shave.
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The performance during the shave was very good and i had more than enough for my 3 pass shave. WTG,XTG & ATG with that lovely toast scraping soundtrack on the XTG/ATG passes, i love these vintage ladies. So BBS again and very comfortable, would i recommend the cream? Yes although YMMV.
A nice post shave routine, very little from the Alum block, a Cold water splash enhancing the cooling effect of the cream, my homemade Bay Rum splash, Barts balm peppermint " face medic" and the OSP splash to finish off the Minty freeze.
I feel good, i smell good and another little success with another maiden razor.
Have a great afternoon All