22/03/23
Vintage Wednesday (ish)
Pre - Pears Transparent Original
Brush - Vintage Culmak Junior - Pure Bristle
Soap - Vintage Cussons 1950's
Razor - Ever-keen SE Injector
Blade - Personna Injector
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Floïd Balm
A/S - Floïd SE Mentolado Vigaroso
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So up today was the Ever-keen stropper reworked to take an Injector blade.
See here -
Ever-keen Rework
So, As usual a lovely slick cushioning lather from the vintage Cussons and Culmak Jnr. Plenty of it too.
This "razor" is quite small, however, i did managed to sit it comfortably in my gorilla mits, thumb and forefinger an the top of the knurling and the bottom of the handle sitting on my Pinky, the two remaining fingers resting on the barrel, it felt comfortable enough.
I lathered up and away i went, the angle was very easy to find, i was quite surprised how comfortable it felt, starting with a shallow angle opening up until i was happy with how it was cutting, and boy was it cutting. I completed a full WTG pass without issue and the rinse off felt really good, some roughness on the neck and throat and a bit on the cheeks which i would usually get on the second pass.
Now then, what to do?
I remember from yesterday that
@OrangeSport had asked me if i had given the R41GS a run out, it was planned for Friday's shave so was in the bathroom and loaded with a Rapira Plat Lux. Why the hell not, what could possibly go wrong?
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I loaded the face again with what was left of the lather, it was a really thick covering. The plan was to try to get a feel for this razor, i must admit one that i have avoided for a very long time due to its naughty reputation.
I decided on a light tough WTG pass, cheek to jawline then an ATG pass on the neck and throat.
Honestly, i don't know what all the fuss is about, to me this is nowhere near as naughty as the Dart, by a country mile. Yes, i was very careful, yes, i was mindful of angle - which was easy to fine and Yes, it was only a single pass. I found it quite comfortable.
So i am Clean and fresh with a DFS finish with no errors -
Just watch i will probably lose a lip on Friday .
My tube of Floïd Balm is burping as it is at its end, i may mix up a matching balm using E45, some Argan oil and a good dash of the Mentolado Vigaroso.
I did enjoy that bit of sink time,
Stay safe and enjoy your day all.