- Joined
- Wednesday March 13, 2019
- Location
- Sunderland
I know. I should go and put my big boy pants on and man up.
In fact, my next shave will be with it, set to Bacon Slicer.
That gif at the end cracked me up mate lolSo, in a moment of madness I promised to drag my old Ming Shi Futur clone out of the Drawer of Doom...
I should explain that this thing bit me badly back in the day, and was only set to "Wafer Thin Ham" (#3), so into the drawer it went. never to see daylight until today...
Loaded with a fresh 7 o'clock Permasharp and set to Bacon Slicer it was...
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To say I was a bit apprehensive is an understatement...
But I paired it with one of my feelgood soaps, SV Cubebe, and my favourite brush, the Cadman Carbon Tuxedo:
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So:
Ming Shi 2000s
Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp
Saponifico Varesino Cubebe
Cadman Carbon Tuxedo
Nivea 2 Phase ASL
Barts Balms Unscented
Czech and Speake "88"
And off I went, tentatively.
I needed not have worried. A couple of years of acquired knowledge from here has obviously penetrated my thick skull and sunk in. Plus a bit of practice meant that 3 passes led to a DFS, and hardly a murmur from the ASL.
Finished off with some Barts unscented balm and a spritz of Czech and Speake 88 left me feeling smooooooth and smelling great.
@saj1985 you should use your Q-Shave on 6 for your bonce, it'll be fine, promise
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I've used the 2000s quite a few times with different makes of blades and can honestly say I've never had a problem with it (usually setting 2.5/3)That gif at the end cracked me up mate lol
When did you last use that Ming shi razor?
Tbh I was close to getting that on eBay before I saw the qshave on Amazon
That gif at the end cracked me up mate lol
When did you last use that Ming shi razor?
Tbh I was close to getting that on eBay before I saw the qshave on Amazon
You gone any higher then 2-3 settings at all?I've used the 2000s quite a few times with different makes of blades and can honestly say I've never had a problem with it (usually setting 2.5/3)
Yea I agree about it being the same too, virtually identicalCouple of years ago, it's unbalanced and the handle is slippy, but I remembered that and compensated for it.
Can't say it's ever going to be a favourite, but I'll put it into rotation and see if I warm to it.
The Ming Shi and Q-Shave Futurs are almost certainly the same razor in differently branded boxes.
So you said a few years yea, how long have these clones been out do you know?
No - 3 gives me a good shaveYou gone any higher then 2-3 settings at all?
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