Monday;
Trialling two new acquisitions tonight, the Rod Neep 26mm Silvertip with a gorgeous Burl handle and B&M Latha Oceana. The latter has a great, light, aquatic scent and the performance is top notch. I was greeted with an explosion of lather from the soap, coupled with the dense, slightly pokey but so, so soft knot. The handle is really quite chunky but exceptionally comfortable. Unfortunately, as mentioned in the Acqusitions' thread, there is some lacquer peel going on, but hopefully that can be rectified.
The shave itself... it was 100% good...for 95% of the shave. I started South to North throughout my neck for the first pass, so a hybrid WTG/XTG which was exceptionally comfortable and efficient for the most part. I then decided that a hybrid ATG/XTG would be a good trial, from out-to-in across my neck... again, fantastic! I was smooth and could have left it there. I then decided to be 'Billy Big Balls' and thought, well this has gone well with the shallow angle of the 1912, why not try North to South along the base of my neck, to get those stray hairs which never seem to shave... bad move. Felt one 'ping' and then another. I stopped there but the damage was done, two weepers. I chucked on some alum to be met with some sting but the weepers won't stop. They're tiny, they're not deep, yet they're insistent on dribbling that metallic claret we're all so familiar with. I've since chucked on a bit of BBA Post Shave Balm and that's helped a bit but I'm tender towards the bottom of my neck and questioning why I bothered with that last 'touch-up'!
In short, the razor is more likely to bite you than you bite it!
I'll trial the other two passes again, they got me as smooth as I could ever wish for in two passes, far comfier than the usual neck-shave and with far more growth reduction. The brush and soap are keepers, let's just hope I can get this brushes cosmetic issues sorted!
Onto the next one, chaps!