11/04/21
Pre: Cold water face wash
Brush: Alpha Outlaw Titanium G4 Synth
Soap: Signature Soap Eboracum
Razor: R94 Mühle Rocca V4 Stainless
Blade: Wizamet SI (1)
Post shave: Cold water Rinse, TC's infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Green
Aftershave: Proraso Green
Where to start?
I have been looking, then umming and arrghing over the R94 stainless for some time now, however, i really did not need another razor, then one of my chief enablers in
@RussellR5555 puts his up on BST, i left it for a good few hours but was drawn back to it time and again, basically it was not snapped up quickly enough by anyone else, therefore, the button was pushed. Russ always looks after his gear and this razor is brand new.
So to todays shave,
Maiden run with the R94, an easy choice in the Alpha TI, my most used brush by a long way, such a nice brush to use.
I have not used any of
@BrianH soaps while i was breaking in the boar brushes so that was another easy choice.
The blade choice was to compare against my horror show of the Polsilver last week so its "brother" was chosen in the Wizamet SI - apparently the same blade?
A wonderful lather mixed up in the heavyweight copper Captain Choice, far too much soap used giving me enough for 5 passes if needed, so slick , glossy and creamy. The Signature Soaps are easily in my top 3 for their scent profiles and performance.
A quick cold water face wash to get things started, lathered up and away i went, the angle was found pretty much as soon as i started, there is a tiny bit blade feel which i do not mind, some slight adjustment and its a goer, the WTG pass was as smooth as glass, very comfortable, i completed the XTG pass again just so easy, i completed a face rinse and could have left it there but as i had a bowlful of loveliness and was enjoying the shave i decided to complete a "Gunpowder" pass, the final face rinse left my skin soft, comfortable and slickly BBS.
Same Blade? My eye - i just don't get it, chalk and cheese for me.
I finished off with a cold water rinse and the Proraso Green post shave products, sitting here in the cooling glow with a "face feeler finish", very happy shaver today, i am going to run with this razor for my DE shaves this week.
Anyway
Stay safe and enjoy your Sunday All.