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SOTD Saturday 19 January 2019
Pre-shave: Warm bath, Epsom salt, followed by cold water splash and Castle Forbes Pre-shave.
Cream: Martin de Candre Fougere .
Brush: Muhle Silvertip Fibre.
Bowl: NA = Face lather.
Razor: Blackland Vector.
Blade: Kai Captain (Pink) Mild (2).
Post: D.R. Harris Skin Tonic, followed by Ibiza Aloe - Aloe Vera gel and a decent splash of Floid Vigoroso.
Second shave with the Vector; joyous - very smooth and efficient. 3 passes WTG, XTG and ATG - BBS finish, no issues. The Floid was a great way to finish the shave.
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All the best, enjoy the rest of the weekend,
Chris
Sounds as if you have become infected by SE. See if you can find an Ikon MR-SEThe Vector looks awesome!
The Vector looks awesome!
Saturday 19th January
YaqI Chianti 24mm Synthetic
Meissner TremonIa Exotic Elimi
Tiltshave Bamboo Handle Razor
Vintage Schick (4)
Pinaud Clubman Original ASL
FIrst shave with the Tiltshave razor. (Obtained via BST from @Rohleder)
It shaves like a DE89, and is very light due to the bamboo handle. It's a tad too mild with this blade - didn't shave very close and end result a little patchy (couldn't be bothered chasing BBS)
I imagine a sharper blade would improve its performance.
Thanks for the tag Paul. I expect the lightweight handle doesn't help with the already mild DE89 geometry... I'd be inclined to try a Feather next time
It is awesome; it looks small/minimal for a SE; I am convinced the Vector was designed around the blade - keeping the blade as the focus.
I enjoy SE and DE shaving - 2 shaves in, and I think the Vector will be number 1 in my rotation for a while.
My skin still feels ace after the shave. I am lucky to have a few SE razors; the General SS and the Colonial are both excellent razors. Early days; however, I feel the Vector comes out on top for performance and design.
I have not tried the IKon MR-SE, but I have read good reviews.
If you have not yet tried SE shaving, I would give it a try. I got into SE shaving looking at Shave of the Day posts on TSR
All the best,
Chris
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