SR Shave #640:
I decided to hone a razor last night, and thought I'd try out the last of the new-to-me Saint Charles Shave soaps that I recently acquired:
I honed the Belbo half hollow on an all synth progression: 1/3/5/8/12/20K.
Result: Grade C
It shaves, but certainly not the best edge. I may take this to a coticule for a full progression, then finish on the Ark. This particular razor just isn't working for me anymore, and I'm not talking about the edge. It's just that it's a short blade, and even though it's supposedly a half hollow, it shaves more like a quarter hollow, and doesn't have any flex whatsoever. I think this would be better suited to use as a kami. Oh well.
The SCS soap is called, "Dagger", and the Tuxedo synthetic whipped up an awesomely slick lather. However, the scent of this one is not for me. This is definitely a cologne type scent (and I like cologne type scents!), and it's one that I recognize, but I can't seem to figure out which one just from memory. It might be like one of the Polo frags, which I never liked, and still don't. Or now that I've been thinking about it, perhaps it's Drakkar Noir. Either way, it's not for me. The SOS on this one is strong, a definite 4/5 on the SOS scale. And truth be told, I only did one pass with it because I just don't care for the scent. For the second pass (which was the final pass), I grabbed the Mitchell's Wool Fat which was nearby. The clean smell of da Fat thankfully erased any lingering Dagger trace. Walked away with DFS(-).
Immediate post shave was some Fine Snake Bite + Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel. Then finished up with Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisee EdT.
I think that the less-than-stellar shave was payback for playing hooky from Church this morning while the wife and daughter are still out of town. They'll be back later this afternoon.
I'm making progress with getting caught up with everyone.
I decided to hone a razor last night, and thought I'd try out the last of the new-to-me Saint Charles Shave soaps that I recently acquired:
I honed the Belbo half hollow on an all synth progression: 1/3/5/8/12/20K.
Result: Grade C
It shaves, but certainly not the best edge. I may take this to a coticule for a full progression, then finish on the Ark. This particular razor just isn't working for me anymore, and I'm not talking about the edge. It's just that it's a short blade, and even though it's supposedly a half hollow, it shaves more like a quarter hollow, and doesn't have any flex whatsoever. I think this would be better suited to use as a kami. Oh well.
The SCS soap is called, "Dagger", and the Tuxedo synthetic whipped up an awesomely slick lather. However, the scent of this one is not for me. This is definitely a cologne type scent (and I like cologne type scents!), and it's one that I recognize, but I can't seem to figure out which one just from memory. It might be like one of the Polo frags, which I never liked, and still don't. Or now that I've been thinking about it, perhaps it's Drakkar Noir. Either way, it's not for me. The SOS on this one is strong, a definite 4/5 on the SOS scale. And truth be told, I only did one pass with it because I just don't care for the scent. For the second pass (which was the final pass), I grabbed the Mitchell's Wool Fat which was nearby. The clean smell of da Fat thankfully erased any lingering Dagger trace. Walked away with DFS(-).
Immediate post shave was some Fine Snake Bite + Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel. Then finished up with Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisee EdT.
I think that the less-than-stellar shave was payback for playing hooky from Church this morning while the wife and daughter are still out of town. They'll be back later this afternoon.
I'm making progress with getting caught up with everyone.
