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Really enjoyed reading this. Wee question... Proraso after the Aloe Vera?Shaving recipe for today.
Prep: Warm shower:/ L'OREAL ~ Birch Sap Shower Gel.
Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears ~ Lemon Flower Extracts Transparent Soap.
Brush: Frank Shaving ~ Synthetic.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Bowl Lather.
Soap: Phoenix & Beau ~ Sanskrit.
Blade: Derby Premium.(1)
Razor: Muhle R41.
Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade menthol crystals +Eucalyptus peppermint,+ Tea Tree Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./Proraso ~ Sandalwood ASL.
Aloe Vera Gel.
Greetings,
A new shave set up to start the weekend...Second outing of the Derby Premium, which were kindly passed on to me by a mate. My previous maiden shave with them was a success...
After after having a very horrible experience with a derby extra blade when i first ventured in to the wonderful world of traditional wet shaving which resulted in giving me a nasty bite i was a little apprehensive about using the derby premium on it's maiden shave,but after the first few strokes i gained my shaving confidence very quickly because i now know if a blade is suited to my skin type or not in a few seconds the derby premium i find very smooth with no tuggy issues with a sharp efficient edge, which was completely different to it's sibling the Derby Extra which isn't the sharpest or the smoothest blade to shave with,however i can't really condemn the derby extra blades as i may have bought a dodgy batch or more to the fact it was probably my lack of technique and shaving confidence that resulted in me having a horrible experience with them in my early introduction to traditional wet shaving...'A bad worker always blames his tools'.
The derby premium matched up superbly with my R41,with the lightest of touch both the razor & blade was a smooth duo slicing through my stubble with effortless ease... At first glance i'll be honest and thought they where just re-packaged derby extra's, how wrong we i was, ok they will never be my favourite de blades, and it's a classic case of 'YMMV', but as the saying goes, 'don't knock something, until you've tried it'. Another surprisingly smooth comfortable shave, from the makers of probably the most love/hate DE razor blades on the market in the traditional wet shaving world.
A comfortable 3 pass + pick ups near bbs shave with no errors to report.
Finishing the shave off with a generous dollop of Aloe Vera Gel.
My face is feeling super smooth and smelling old school devine.
Enjoy the start of the weekend, ladies & gentlemen.
Proraso after the Aloe Vera?..I sometimes apply my aftershave splash after the Aloe Vera gel, either way it works wonders for my mature skin..If you haven't already tried Aloe Vera Gel to your post shave, i highly recommend it..it's superb stuff..at a very reasonable price.Really enjoyed reading this. Wee question... Proraso after the Aloe Vera?
A new shave set up to start the weekend...Second outing of the Derby Premium, which were kindly passed on to me by a mate. My previous maiden shave with them was a success...
After after having a very horrible experience with a derby extra blade when i first ventured in to the wonderful world of traditional wet shaving which resulted in giving me a nasty bite i was a little apprehensive about using the derby premium on it's maiden shave,but after the first few strokes i gained my shaving confidence very quickly because i now know if a blade is suited to my skin type or not in a few seconds the derby premium i find very smooth with no tuggy issues with a sharp efficient edge, which was completely different to it's sibling the Derby Extra which isn't the sharpest or the smoothest blade to shave with,however i can't really condemn the derby extra blades as i may have bought a dodgy batch or more to the fact it was probably my lack of technique and shaving confidence that resulted in me having a horrible experience with them in my early introduction to traditional wet shaving...'A bad worker always blames his tools'.
The derby premium matched up superbly with my R41,with the lightest of touch both the razor & blade was a smooth duo slicing through my stubble with effortless ease... At first glance i'll be honest and thought they where just re-packaged derby extra's, how wrong we i was, ok they will never be my favourite de blades, and it's a classic case of 'YMMV', but as the saying goes, 'don't knock something, until you've tried it'. Another surprisingly smooth comfortable shave, from the makers of probably the most love/hate DE razor blades on the market in the traditional wet shaving world.
I agree,They do seem to go under the radar...Mainly because of the bad experiences people have had with the Derby extra, reasons probably been are , that the derby extra are possibly the first de blades that people are attracted to when starting out in traditional wet shaving and don't realize it's take a while to learn your technique & gain shaving confidence, and 'blame the blade' shall we say,for the bad shaving experiences, when in reality it's down to the inexperienced shaver.I for one thought this...You'll always get a 'Dodgy batch' of any mass produced product..The Derby Premium blade, has vastly improved from it's older sibling.Regards. B.I think the Derby Premium is a very good blade. I think it's not a million miles from a Gillette Platinum for being smooth and just sharp enough. They seem to go under the radar though.
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