mrdoug
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Great return post Eric. Welcome back!1/30/21 SOTD - 1st Kamisori shave
Razor: Inoue Tosuke Kamisori
Brush: Sorrentino Turquoise synthetic
Soap: CBL Orion Hammam Spa
Aftershave: CBL Aftershave Tonic
EDP: DUA Invasion of the Barbers
Wow, it has been far too long since I've posted. Quick general update; I'm still working at least 6 days a week, and am currently on midnights for about a month. I grew the beard out for several months, though I kept it lined up with the usual assortment of whisker assassination tools, and just recently shaved it off. The Feather SS was my weapon of choice for most of that time, and I've only recently started breaking out the traditional straights again. There have been a few additions to the den. Mostly frags, but some razors as well, including the kamisori that was used for today's(yesterday's?) shave. Today's soap was a blind buy. As soon as I discovered that Chris had come out with a new soap base I immediately jumped on a tub, as well as some of his post shave tonic and post shave oil. No reading of reviews necessary, just a pulled trigger and some impatient mailbox pacing until it arrived. But enough recap, on to the shave!
I watched the lathering tutorial by @BarberDave before using this soap, and I'm glad I did. It took some time, but what I ended up with was some amazing lather which provided an excellent surface for this new(to me) razor to skate over. The kamisori was honed before it was sent to me, and the guy put possibly the finest shaving edge I have ever used on it. Sharp enough to cut through even my adamantium strands with ease, yet also incredibly smooth. There is certainly a learning curve attached to the kamisori, and I ended up having to break tradition and use the Omote side on a few areas of my neck. I am still relearning my chops with the regular straight razor and the kamisori is a bit more alien than those, so there were a few small nicks, but for the most part it was an exceptional shave. I'll call it DFS+ since there were a couple spots on my neck that I couldn't find a great angle on which resulted in a bare amount of remaining stubble, but the areas that were BBS were incredible. It has been about 24 hours and I'm still in SAS-land. A bit of the CBL Tonic and a couple sprays of Invasion of the Barbers, and I was in my happy place.
I'd like to say that the star of the show was the kamisori, though while it was truly a great shaver it was Chris's products took the spotlight. It will take some more use for me to confirm, but this soap is probably already in my top 5, and might end up taking the #1 spot. Slickness, residual slickness, and post-shave face feel are all as good as or better than any soap or cream I've ever used. If I were to take any points away it would be for how long it took to get the lather the way I wanted it, but that is a pretty insignificant issue. The after shave tonic was also a fantastic product, and between the two my skin felt just wonderful.
If you actually read all the rambling before this, congratulations! You win...well...nothing. But congrats anyway. There will be posts of some of the new acquisitions forthcoming, aaand...there will also be a PIF. It will be a brush, and it will be soon. One that was previously turned, as the workshop is sadly still in storage at the moment, but I think some of you will like it. Thanks for reading and have a great night!
That kamisori is both beautiful and dangerous looking. You're a better man than I. I knick myself just saying kamisori. [emoji38]
