10/10Good start. The next few weeks will determine if Athena's a keeper. Until now, I never realized how mild the feather DE really is.
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Gorgeous!10/10Good start. The next few weeks will determine if Athena's a keeper. Until now, I never realized how mild the feather DE really is.
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Nice. I really hope that you can find some non-Feather sharp blades to try with your Tech! Nacets, 7 O'Clock Yellow and Perma-Sharps are the bomb!7.5 out of 10 Technically a clean, not quite BBS shave... but, I got a few weepers, and the Feather on day 3 continues to make me anxious. I switched it from the Tech to the King C Gillette today and it was much better behaved but if it was a fog, id want a muzzle on it in public places...
The soap... it doesn't make a long-lasting lather so probably not the best pairing for a Feather. As I lather my cheeks, the foam on my neck starts to break down and it's a bit of a 2 minute game of whack-a-mole to get foamy. I ended up reapplying to smaller areas as I went.
Yaqi 20mm synthetic brush
Triumph and Disaster Old Fashioned cream
King C. Gillette head, Feather New Hi-Stainless (day 3) on Maggards handle
Ice cold water for the rinse
Gillette aftershave
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I'm also hearing that the FlyDear on Amazon are quite good and close to the blades I mentioned, but I've never tried them. Maybe these would be easier to obtain in NZ? AliExpress also has them.Nice. I really hope that you can find some non-Feather sharp blades to try with your Tech! Nacets, 7 O'Clock Yellow and Perma-Sharps are the bomb!
Outstanding! Definitely try the Yellows in the Tech. I think you will like them!@DHowz Yep - I'm being a bit stubborn with the Feather but have found 7 o'clock in blue black green and yellow. I'll get a few packs, including the yellows. I do love experimenting with AliExpress blades. Also just received 100 Jifuli ones that I got for half of nothing that I will have to get through eventually!
Date | 23.04.2024 |
366 daily shaves | 114/366 |
Razor | Blade | Brush |
Gillette NEW Flat Bottom | KCG China (4) | Zenith 502B XSE |
Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
Cold splash KCG Face Wash | Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (96) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
Process Quality | Blade Sharpness |
8/10 (Weepers) | 6/10 (Razor sharp) |
Effectiveness | Shave Comfort |
9/10 (BBS) | 6/10 (Harsh) |
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Thank you !