For my last (and only second entry) for this week my shave for today was themed 'Irrelevancy'
Fresh fish third stall along - Stainless Razorrock Hawk V3
Those bowls look nice next to each other - Feather Super Professional
Rice? No we only have pasta here - The Groom Room Little whiskey brush
Bus tickets are available over there sir - Signature Soaps Hibernia
Madam! I would be embarrassed to do that in public - Czech and Speake No.88
This is an SOTD which started a few days back, but life kept getting in the way and it never made its way in to presentation by pixels. But, so as not to deny you of some more Japanese adventures in girls and music I thought best I make a late entry in to the week. Better late than never, or so they say. My wife would happily take the never.
Fantastic!
I have enjoyed the Hawk V3 since becoming a smiling happy owner but felt that it was somewhat under-performing on the standard plate. A change of blade to something with a bit more sharpedginess about it (Feather Super Pro) raised the game and delivered pretty damn decent results. Let's be honest this thing cost buttons compared to most other stainless SE's and yet there it is knocking on the door of hero worship.
This week I received a very kind loan of an A-plate from
@mpf9ret and for the past three days that is what I have been using. Now this is where the Hawk should be. It is like waving the magic shaving wand and adding touch of shaving fairy dust for good measure. For such a small subtle change the results are astounding. There is a big shift from being mediocre good to being.........fucking good. Read that as 'some good shit'. A phrase which confused the hell out of my Mexican chief cook when I worked in Mexico. Translated in to Spanish it didn't quite carry the same.
There appears to be more feedback and more stability in the shave. I thought the standard had some slight blade chatter which gave an odd sensation as to what was happening at the bit where the blade disappears in to nothingness. Guess I will call it the sharp end, and just the overall performance gave me more confidence in events as against to a slight sense of vagueness.
With the Signature Soaps doing its usual of never letting the side down (an awesome soap in every respect) and the little whiskey brush being a very suitable partner, the lather side of the story was excellently taken care of. Whisk, brush, blade, scent, wow and my recent shaves have been truly wonderful.
'yes, he's been in the bathroom for five bloody hours and to be honest I think I am getting bored of all this. Such a disappointment for a girl'
Have a great weekend all you folk of this shaving forum and just to let you know, but, I love you all
To finish the week with some more of the over-enthusiastic drummer