Last night's SOTD...
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Wolfman WR2 (on loan)
Gillette Silver Blue
Saponificio Varesino 2.0
Los Jabones de Joserra Viriato
Lúcudo aftershave
My 50th Birthday is coming up next March so I had the bright idea of treating myself to a Wolfman. I mentioned my grand plain on one of the Wolfman threads (on the other forum) and as per usually the replies were very helpful. One reply was from all round super nice guy
@halvor offering to send me his WR2 to try. I took him up on his very kind offer…
The Wolfman arrived Saturday afternoon and frankly I'm still reeling . On opening the parcel the only words I could muster were ‘'WOW!...wow, wow''….To say I was impress was an understatement. I've used most high end razors and nothing comes close to this. It's 10's cross the board.
THE RAZOR: I loaded a new GSB blade. This is usually a very smooth blade but found it a bit tuggy on the first pass (I'd got 3 days growth BTW). This wasn't an issue on the second and third pass though.
You need to be switched on at all times when using this razor. The blade gap is 1.15mm and not (super scary) aggressive but you know there's a decent gap there. I've used smoother razors WTG and XTG but strangely enough I found it very smooth ATG. This is also the loudest razor I've used. It was very efficient and comfortable.
This is only the first time using it but I can imagine me going for a smaller blade gap. It's been a while since I've had a shave which has made such an impression on me. 24 hours later and I'm still struggling to find the words.
THE SOAP: It's testament to the Los Jabones de Joserra soap that I could fully concentrate on the razor and the shave. I found it extremely easy to load and create a decent lather. None of that ‘low structure' nonsense here. The word which came to mind was ‘rich'.
Scent was good too, nothing overpowering or too weak. A classy masculine cologne. It does remind me of something but I can't place it. The scent did last for a couple of hours after the shave which doesn't happen very often in my experience. It performed well on all accounts, slickness, protection and post shave.
Cheers
Rob