And in a return to the
good bad old days this evening's adventures in sinkland was delivered with the theme 'The vest a man can get'
Something - Wilkinson Sword Quatro
Something else - Wilkinson Sword Quatro blade(s)
Something brushy - Mmmm.. fingers?
A tin of something - Gillette scented(?) gel
Ahh. A real something - Truefitt and Hill Grafton balm
'The best a man can get?'
I don't think so Mr. Gillette. I don't think so
Heathen, an abomination from Hell I hear you cry. Well I guess I tick both boxes so no hurt felt. Why? For something different and to see if those days past were so dark. And the missus left them hanging around, and I didn't even know she had a beard issue.
The Wilkinson Sword Quatro. An SE razor with cleverly enough, four blades.
For heaven's sake don't mention this to WS or Gillette
It also sports a lubrication strip which gives the odd sensation of shaving with Evostick, and the clever bit. The lube strip flips back to reveal a single edge for those bits needing some form of accuracy, and oddly enough it works. Quite well in fact.
Speed wise this is the Usain Bolt of the razor world. Around the face in 80 seconds. An abridged version of the famous book by Julie Verne, the younger sister of Jules. Certainly fast, but could probably be faster if the long strings of lubrication didn't hold it back. It is like trying to shave with a face covered in cobwebs.
Shave gel in a tin? Saves a fortune on brushes and all applied in seconds using grubby mits. Scented? With what? Shaving gel aroma I guess. Oh, and some kind of chlorofluorocarbon. Or so I presume.
At the end of it all though a reasonable finish with a lot less faff and pretty well zero pizazz. The results were to be honest, perfectly acceptable but I don't think it will become a regular routine. But if my wife said 'You have 5 minutes to get shaved and get out or you will find yourself divorced', I will just think 'I'll have some of that'..... 'again'
May be I won't though, but I would happily have some of this
Yet another shave with the same setup. 2 passes for bbs! Technique is definitely improving. Blade on its 12th use is nice and smooth. Using this daily since beginning of august - it’s getting a little bit boring. At least croap is coming down fairly quick - only about 85g left. 3-4g per use, so should be nearly empty by the end of august!
