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The Double Edge Adventures of Somnos...
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Dave in KY
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Now THAT is how you exit one of them things !!!!!!
I have a Wizamet going into the Flare Tip Rocket for tomorrow.
It was my Bride on all counts except the Williams Mug...that was all you Dave!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Here's the 250 for $49.99 Same place
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1savvyRogue
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And on the seventh day he...well he shaved dude
...and Dude...it was epic!And on the seventh day he...well he shaved dude
Happy Monday! Hopefully everyone enjoyed their weekend and visiting with family and friends if at all possible. Lots of BBQ and lounge lizard activity to report at Villa Somnos!
I recently picked up a NIB Feather AS-D2 and am quite happy for it. My wife found it, contacted the seller and got it for an extremely good price. So good in fact that even though I am involved in a AS-D2 pass-around it came home. So I will be evaluating mine and delivering the other minty AS-D2 to its rightful owner @woodpusher once it arrives.
Soap of the day was Stirling Tuscany. Love the scent and it is a wonderful Stirling soap. Lathers well and provides a very nice glide and cushion. I would love to see this one in a “chill” or “glacial” version from Stirling but as is it is, it is in my top three Stirling scents that I have and I currently have nine of his.
Now to the review of the razor. As I mentioned it is new in box and never used. Came with all the paperwork and a new unopened pack of 5 Feather Hi-Stainless blades. I am not a fan of Feather blades and find them harsh. If going on the “super sharp” side of the house I prefer Kai Super Stainless or Polsilver IR. However, this being a Feather created DE I figured I would take it out on its maiden voyage with the supplied blade. For informations sake my reference blade is Voskhod and it goes into every razor I own to remove the “blade variable” from the reviews of a razor. That will happen soon enough.
First off as has been mentioned by many members here on TSC who have tried this razor (and subsequently bought one) it is a solid and well manufactured stainless steel razor. Fit and finish is beautiful and it balances quite nicely in the hand with a good heft to it. Box and paperwork; everything really exudes class and attention detail.
Loaded up with a new Feather and proceeded with the first pass WTG. Angle came naturally and with 4 days growth the razor made short work of the first pass. I did notice that it is very quiet in comparison to many razors I own. Also, as mentioned by a few reviewers you get very little “blade feel”. I could hear it faintly cutting away and could see the whiskers disappear but I couldn’t feel it. Safety bar gliding along yes but not much more than that. Now that might be the super sharp Feather blade at its best but I will see how that progresses.
Second pass XTG was even more quiet as the first pass did all of the heavy lifting. So nice it was I threw some water on the face and went XTG the other way just with the residual slickness of the soap leftover. Quite nice indeed.
Third/Fourth pass was ATG to finish it all off. Alum block indicated no issues at all. I was very careful to just let the razor do the work. Impressive. Need to get a bunch of shaves with some different soaps and blades to see how really good the AS-D2 is for me. Very enjoyable maiden voyage and a close, comfortable BBS shave. Topped off with the matching Tuscany AS and Gucci Pour Homme...brilliant!
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless
Brush: RazoRock Chubby Extra - Silvertip Badger 27.5mm knot
Lather: Stirling Tuscany
Aftershave: Stirling Tuscany
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Gucci Pour Homme
I recently picked up a NIB Feather AS-D2 and am quite happy for it. My wife found it, contacted the seller and got it for an extremely good price. So good in fact that even though I am involved in a AS-D2 pass-around it came home. So I will be evaluating mine and delivering the other minty AS-D2 to its rightful owner @woodpusher once it arrives.
Soap of the day was Stirling Tuscany. Love the scent and it is a wonderful Stirling soap. Lathers well and provides a very nice glide and cushion. I would love to see this one in a “chill” or “glacial” version from Stirling but as is it is, it is in my top three Stirling scents that I have and I currently have nine of his.
Now to the review of the razor. As I mentioned it is new in box and never used. Came with all the paperwork and a new unopened pack of 5 Feather Hi-Stainless blades. I am not a fan of Feather blades and find them harsh. If going on the “super sharp” side of the house I prefer Kai Super Stainless or Polsilver IR. However, this being a Feather created DE I figured I would take it out on its maiden voyage with the supplied blade. For informations sake my reference blade is Voskhod and it goes into every razor I own to remove the “blade variable” from the reviews of a razor. That will happen soon enough.
First off as has been mentioned by many members here on TSC who have tried this razor (and subsequently bought one) it is a solid and well manufactured stainless steel razor. Fit and finish is beautiful and it balances quite nicely in the hand with a good heft to it. Box and paperwork; everything really exudes class and attention detail.
Loaded up with a new Feather and proceeded with the first pass WTG. Angle came naturally and with 4 days growth the razor made short work of the first pass. I did notice that it is very quiet in comparison to many razors I own. Also, as mentioned by a few reviewers you get very little “blade feel”. I could hear it faintly cutting away and could see the whiskers disappear but I couldn’t feel it. Safety bar gliding along yes but not much more than that. Now that might be the super sharp Feather blade at its best but I will see how that progresses.
Second pass XTG was even more quiet as the first pass did all of the heavy lifting. So nice it was I threw some water on the face and went XTG the other way just with the residual slickness of the soap leftover. Quite nice indeed.
Third/Fourth pass was ATG to finish it all off. Alum block indicated no issues at all. I was very careful to just let the razor do the work. Impressive. Need to get a bunch of shaves with some different soaps and blades to see how really good the AS-D2 is for me. Very enjoyable maiden voyage and a close, comfortable BBS shave. Topped off with the matching Tuscany AS and Gucci Pour Homme...brilliant!
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless
Brush: RazoRock Chubby Extra - Silvertip Badger 27.5mm knot
Lather: Stirling Tuscany
Aftershave: Stirling Tuscany
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Gucci Pour Homme
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woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
There ya go!
It was truly "mild bliss"...
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Mindless* shaves are what I am going for. 
@woodpusher can we get you to stop over there and do a wellness check?
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Scientific studies of over 3,5,700 supermodels* have determined that facial hair growth rates are roughly equivalent to the Chadster's.
i.e. No biggie
*Both male and female study participants were statistically equivalent
i.e. No biggie
*Both male and female study participants were statistically equivalent
Sigo siendo muy guapo con barba! @NurseDave
Porque puedo, por qué no?
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
потому что от этого у меня болит головаPorque puedo, por qué no?
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