My themed shave for this day was titled 'No fun'
No fun straight - Dovo 5/8 full hollow
Fun DE - Ikon B1 SB
No fun blade - Feather
Fun brush - Razorock 24mm Plissoft
Fun cream - Gentlemen's Tonic
'No fun my babe, no fun' sang the Sex Pistols. This really was a 'No fun my shave, no fun' with a straight trying to do its worst and a DE blade managing to achieve its worst. Yet oddly enough a really good very smooth bottoms outcome. Nice destination, terrible journey.
This was another 50/50 shave taking the straight as far as I could achieve and the Ikon achieving what I couldn't with the straight. Simple in principal and messy in practice.
The left hand side with the Dovo being a rip roaring success and the right hand side being just ripping. I just cannot get my coordination correct on the right side and what starts with good intentions ends up as a patchwork of half attempts. The only consolation being the Ikon is not far away. One dig in to my jaw line and thank God for styptic pencils. Not overly big but enough to have me down tools and rethink.
I am starting to think that this straight shaving may not be for me as I am sure I can gain far better and more comfortable shaves with either a DE or an SE. And all minus the fear factor. Perhaps I have overstepped the mark and I should stick with what I know. I can see a BST entry soon.
I guess to top it all the Ikon and the Feather are certainly not a match made in heaven. The Feather is far too much for what is already an aggressive beast. It is like giving Frankenstein's monster a set of vampires teeth just to make sure maximum damage can be incurred. As a result I suffered far too many little weepers which made me weep in frustration.
The big but though; is the end shave was incredibly smooth and I can't feel a single bad patch. Just not too pretty to look at this moment. Not as if I ever am anyway.
Mirror mirror on the wall who is the most handsome of them all?
Beaten by a mythical monster.
So a true 50/50 shave. Half and half with razor choice and a 50/50 result. All was saved by a happy haircut this afternoon and a nice chat with my pretty hairdresser. Oh, and she did make mention that the ADP Colonial Club is really lovely and classy. She makes me smile.
May you all have better shaves than I managed and may your faces look like baby bottoms.
And today yes, I felt cheated Johnny