Razor: Gillette - Sheraton 1938
Blade: Gillette - Nacet (151)
Lather: Colgate - Cup Soap (Vintage)
Brush: Virginia Cheng - Silvertip Badger 20mm (2 uses)
Post: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Tombstone
*General Notes / TL;DR*:
Lather Games: Soap Older Than You
Today, I went for a razor a few decades older than me, a vintage (and it looked it) puck of Colgate soap, and an old barber style brush. Let's cap it off with my most used/oldest blade, the Nacet, and a splash befitting old age.
*Razor and Blade Notes* - Gillette - Sheraton 1938 ::: Gillette - Nacet (151 uses):
151 uses and I got a great shave. This guy just keeps on chugging! No irritation.
*Soap Notes* - Colgate - Cup Soap (Vintage):
Scent: basic soap
Scent Strength: 2/10, barely present during shaving.
Lather: high structure, this one. definitely mix it a little dryer than my usual routine. It wasn't buttery slick like a tallow soap, or as nice as a good vegan soap, but it was serviceable. Which is still nice, seeing how old it was.
* 40 second load with lightly-wet soft badger brush
* 3 tsp water to build the lather
* = 3.5 passes of lather.
Bowl - I used the XL version of this 3D-printable bowl:
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*Brush Notes* - Virginia Cheng - Silvertip Badger 20mm (2 uses):
Boy , this thing is floppy, but it's a welcome change from all these high-backbone badgers that are the trend lately. I like this handle, but maybe I'll replace the flopper with a boar knot? Who knows? I like VigShaving knots, but this smaller one is just a bit much.
**Shave Quality**
During the Shave Feel:
Cheeks: Felt blade but comfortable
Neck: Felt blade but comfortable
After the Shave Closeness:
Cheeks: Near BBS - About as close as I'll ever get
Neck: Cut flush to where I just see the tips (above average for me)
