03/10/2019
Pre: 1912 Citrus Musk
Brush: Alpha Outlaw Titanium G4
Soap: 1912 Citrus Musk
Razor: Colonial General V2
Blade: Kai Titan
Post Shave: Alum Block, cold water splash, homemade Neroli and Orange Astringent
Balm: Bart's Balm Amber and Moroccan Jasmine Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: 1912 Citrus Musk
So the General arrived to day, well i actually picked him up and had to hand over just under £45 for the privilege, i cannot fault the lads at the sorting office as the delivery had not been sorted and one of them went rooting until he found it. Even he was aghast at the extortion laid upon me.
To the shave,
I used a lot of my favourite things today and loaded him up with a Kai Pink for his first outing. The head size is sort of between my Mongoose B3 and the Vector, the blade loading is easy enough and a good way to reduce the head size, i was not too worried about the cap post as the Vectors is even smaller.
Using the 1912 pre shave & shaving soaps i had a nice face lather in no time, i had a lovely covering on the chin. I was not to sure about the Generals handle in the pre launch photos, however, it is quite nice in the flesh, when presenting it to the face the fingers find their most comfortable grip, the razor is nicely balanced (for me anyway).
The first pass was easy, the angle of shaving took no time to find, the razor is maneuverable and weighty and it just whipped around my face without effort.
A very good 1st WTG pass leaving a pretty good result.
I completed an ATG pass, again with very good results, i was going to buff, however, i had loads of nicely scented soap in the brush so went for a full XTG pass.
Result BBS and very comfortable
A cracking post shave and i am 1 happy shaver.
For me:-
Is it better than the Vector? - Not really. ive loved my Vector from the off
Does it shave as well as the Vector? After the first run out i would say Yes.
I need more time under the Generals belt to give a better comparison although i can say it is a keeper and will be used frequently.
Packaging is minimalistic, which i supposed is a good thing.
Loaded there is hardly any blade showing
You decide?
Have a great day All.
