Last night's shave which arrived on my doorstep carrying the theme 'Big hands vs little razor'
Handy sized razor - Kai Gold disposable
Edward razor hands - Whatever it comes with
Baby hand brush - Wee Whiskey Barrel
Hand soap - Penhaligons Bayolea
Hand job - Penhaligons Bayolea splash
Noted another TSR member used a Kai Gold in their SOTD recently which made me think, 'I've got some of them', and so open the plastic container and voila, 10 tiny weeny little razors which made me think they were misdirected by the Post Office on their way to Blefuscu. And then I realised they had been perfectly formed by someone practising Ore-Gami, the ancient Japanese art of folding thin pieces of metal. Instead of making a swan, a rabbit or something else of cute value their imagination must have run away with things and out pops a razor. Brilliant.
A Kai Gold vs a Mongoose. Razor envy
The first thing which hit me about the Kai is how bloody small it is, and weight wise it is about the same as the SE blade in the Goose. If Ken was to shave for Barbie this would be right down his street. In my shovel mitts it felt utterly out of proportion. It was
@Digimonkey who described my hands as looking as if they had taken a lifetime of being battered. Not by these Japanese disposable razors they haven't.
Slap some lather on and away we go.
Other than struggling with the physical side of the story where I ended up holding it right up by the blade, amazingly all went very well. No hassle shifting bristles and no hassle managing three passes. The blade felt very typical of Kai and despite some short falls elsewhere the blade is actually very good. I guess, as would be expected of Kai. No rough ride and very smooth beginning to end. A few stealth weepers (which I didn't expect. That is what stealth means Chris) and overall a very acceptable shave with a nice finish.
I don't see me using them too regularly but if I ever travel somewhere with a maximum baggage allowance being a wallet then I would be happy to include one in my luggage.
A video showing the advantages of being Kai Gold sized
From perfectly formed Japanese razors and over to some perfectly formed (and talented) Japanese ladies. It's those Band Maid girls who haven't seen the light of my SOTD's for some time.
You can have a double hit this time
