Afternoon, gents.
Saturday:
Prep: Gillette Hydrating (Poundland)
Razor: Yuma (Bestshave £1.32 at the moment)
Blade: Super Max Blue Diamond (1) (Bought several hundred for a ridiculous price)
Brush: Wilkinson (a small, scrubby thing from Wilkinson the cheap place for 40 or 50p)
Shave soap: Palmolive stick (a couple mashed together in a tub - £1 in total)
A/S: Addiction - Fever (from Saver £1.99 for 50ml and a can of body spray)
Just for a change, I'm going to try some Cardi shaving. Cardis (natives of Ceredigion) are well known in Wales for their prudence with money - that's the nice way of putting it. So I thought I'd try shaving like a local might to see what the quality of the shaves can be and also how much pleasure they give. I will, of course, push the blade to its limits. No throwing it away after a mere seven days. Jiw, jiw, no!
The shave itself wasn't bad: the brush gave me enough lather for a couple of passes and Palmolive is Palmolive. The very light Yuma does its job pretty well and gave me a pretty close, visually good shave. The EJ I've been using is much smoother and more pleasant to use, though. The aftershave,which is described as
A fresh energising top note of green bergamot and green tea enhanced with mandarin peel which is balanced with rich vetivert and cedar supported by the warmth and comfort of the base of precious skin musk would probably smell great if these notes persisted more than a few minutes. At least one could wear any cologne or Eau de Toilette without fear of clashing, I suppose. After the good Prof's aftershaves, this is just terribly weak for me. Still the job got done without mishap. We'll see how this experiment goes.
