2018 shave #202 (DE:55 SE:75 Str:74 Cart:2)
Schone w/ Feather (2)
A&E Uno
Custom synth
Witch Hazel & Alum
Nivea Post Shave balm
The title of today's shave would be A Shave to be Traded. Tried out another new soap and found out if the bad shave with the Schone was me, the blade or the razor. First, the soap. Uno was described as having some leather, lavender, cedar and a barbershop scent. Now, I'm not really one that likes barbershop scents. The only one being GTB, which I don't think really counts at all. Uno, to those that enjoy barbershop likely will be enjoyable. It's a little less on SOS than other A&E soaps. But just like the others, the scents are well blended with nothing really taking over the profile. I'm guessing this is probably at bit more complex than most barber shops, but still with a powdery base. Why did I buy it? Well, I was kind of hoping that like GTB it wouldn't rea
lly smell like a barbershop to me and other notes would be more prominent. Plus, I was just in the mood to add to my cart.
The shave. In short, not as bad as the first time I used the Schone. The first two passes went just fine, but I could tell it was just a bit too aggressive for the last pass on my neck. I did end up with DFS+, which tells me there could have been an issue with the blade the last time I used it, but also clearly it's just not going to be my favorite razor.
So.... I'll be looking to trade the Uno and the Schone in the future. Before I officially post in the BST, I want to get through the other new soaps I have to see if I'll add anything else to my selections for deal. In the mean time, if you're interested in either one or both, I'm interested either a DE with a little beef to it, or soaps. The DE can be vintage or modern. It would be my first vintage if that.