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03/30/2025

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Razor: Henson+ (v1)
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Yaqi synthetic 24mm
Soap: A&E Asian Plum
Aftershave: Old Spice followed by Nivea Sensitive balm

An excellent nick-free, drama-free shave today with this setup. I'm eliminating soaps in my rotation right now, but this one is likely to stay. When I first got it, the scent was nice, but it didn't wow me. But it's really beginning to grow on me, and the performance has been good once I got the water dialed in. Very pleased with the overall shave today.
 
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Razor:Henson AL13+
Blade:Feather Platinum (1)
Soap:Barrister & Mann Seville
Brush:Muhle STF 25mm

Pre Shave:CELLA Pre-Shave Gel and jojoba oil
Post Shave:Cold water, Thayers, Proraso Rinfrescante Balm

Sharpness:10
Comfort:10
Face/Neck:BBS+/BBS-


Exquisite shave. Have a great day, everyone.

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Razor: Henson+ (v1)
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Yaqi synthetic 24mm
Soap: TFS
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue followed by Nivea Sensitive balm

After 8 months with a Karve OL, I came to the point of deciding that I still just like my Henson+ better. I'm not a collector. I'd just rather have a razor that I know and use well, and so yesterday I shipped the OL out to a B&B member. This morning when I opened my bathroom drawer the only 2 options were the Henson+ and a post-war Tech that I keep around because I do like it, but mostly because it's cool and vintage. So I grabbed the Henson+ and ended up with an absolutely excellent shave. No regrets at all in passing on the OL and sticking with the Henson.
 
Razor: Henson+ (v1)
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Yaqi synthetic 24mm
Soap: TFS
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue followed by Nivea Sensitive balm

After 8 months with a Karve OL, I came to the point of deciding that I still just like my Henson+ better. I'm not a collector. I'd just rather have a razor that I know and use well, and so yesterday I shipped the OL out to a B&B member. This morning when I opened my bathroom drawer the only 2 options were the Henson+ and a post-war Tech that I keep around because I do like it, but mostly because it's cool and vintage. So I grabbed the Henson+ and ended up with an absolutely excellent shave. No regrets at all in passing on the OL and sticking with the Henson.
The Henson is tough to beat and was the razor that got me back into proper shaving after 10 years of stubble, electric and cartridges. While I do enjoy having other choices as well, I can't imagine parting with my Henson.
 
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