Thank you shave (and long time no SOTD!).
I've organised a couple of PIFs in the past, but I'm absolutely certain I've gotten more than I've given. I hope this post comes accross as grateful rather than smug. I shall describe the absolutely free shave i took.
Razor:
Parker Semi Slant very generously PIFfed by
@DRJC - this will never be my daily driver, I really need to be awake to use it (and the slant makes lining up my sideburns tricky), but I enjoy busting it out on weekends and holidays. It's not a beautiful razor, but it is rather lovely.
Blades:
Ladas from a very generous PIF from
@Digimonkey - it's been a couple of years since I last used one of these, and I'd all but forgotten how they behaved. I was pleased to find they were reassuringly nondescript. Not dangerously sharp, nor blunt enough to leave anything behind or tug or pull.
Brush:
DS Cosmetics 'Red Queen' which
@pjgh bundled as part of a very generous complete set. I generally only ever use this with Cella as the colours match nicely. It may have been a little confused, but still lathered up a great lather.
The soap was the tricky part - I've won a couple down the years, but have either finished them off if I like them, or re-PIFfed them if I didn't. Fortunately I still had a little
edwin jagger limes & pomegranate shaving cream that I won from Shaving Station (or Deleted Member 98532 as they are in my conversation history) in my first month on the site. I love the scent (and performance) of this one, but I'm not a fan of creams in general.
I'm not much into aftershave. I did once get a sample in a generous PIF from
@Boycie83 but re-PIFfed that along with the soap that was the main prize. However,
@pjgh did throw in a couple of attars with his set. These usually live on my desk and I'll just give them a huff from time to time, but I rolled some of the
Jannatul Firdous accross my pulse points.
I've had an absolutely cracking shave, and all for free. Thank you TSR, you're the best!
