SOTD Saturday 29nd Aug to Friday 4th Sept 2020

Satanfriendly said:

This shave was themed 'I'll have half'

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Half a something - Maestro something eighths straight
Half a sixpence - Brass General
Half a double edged blade - Feather Super Professional
Half a pint - Yaqi Dandelion
Half cream - Signature Soaps Danum
Half whit - Me

Another of those half and half shaves to break me in to the world of straights with razor duties split between the Maestro and the General. Starting with the straight.

The thing which gets me about straights is that I find being right handed the left side is relatively easy, but the right side relatively bloody difficult. Being a guitarist I should be okay switching hands....... but I'm not as I am finding out. I tend to find the scales get in the way of my vision. So a bit of arsing around and voila, I discover I am finding it easier to shave with the handle in a straight line with the blade. None of this turning it 90 degrees etc, but more a la Kamisori. Is this unusual or normal with some folk? I have no idea. Probably one reason I am enjoying my pseudo Feather Kamisori shavette a little more. I would possibly have more success removing the handle altogether on the Maestro and just using the blade.

If it is or not I actually manage to shave a good 75% of my face, minus the chin and under the nose. I like them too much to be involuntarily removed. More time and a lot more skill required, but getting there.

I wouldn't describe the end result as dolphin smooth but more a rough arsed badger. More importantly not one cut, nick and throats actually being slit. Pleased and happy.

To add the final Buff and polish to my ragged shaved chops step in the Colonial. All of a sudden it feels blunt which obviously with a Feather it isn't but I find I can throw it around at warp speed with massive confidence. The thing I find is my straight act couldn't have been that bad as there is not all that much remaining to remove. End results are quite stunning and now we can talk dolphins, babies and leave the back end of badgers behind. Literally.

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A quick mention that both the Daffodil brush and the Signature Doncaster turned in sterling performances as they always do.

A wonderful half half shave and feeling divine, God like (even with Satanfriendly as a tag) and extremely dudish.

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Over to the Japanese girly section and some Bridear



Have a wonderful week ahead you cool dudes and may you and all your families stay safe

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