First shave with my new Feather Artist Club SS
Brush: 1092 Synthetic
Soap/Cream: APR Mycroft soap
Razor: Feather Artist Club SS
Blade: Feather AC Pro (1)
Post-shave: Thayer's medicated, alum, APR Fougère Bourbon Rose balm
A/S: APR Mycroft a/s
I am currently on leave and slept-in this morning.
When I awoke, I found that a package from Japan had just arrived with my new Feather AC SS shavette.
Since I was due for a shave anyway, I decided to give it a go.
First of all, let me just say this: Sweet mother of Tallow, that's a mighty sharp blade!
I usually complain that DE blades aren't sharp enough. But I swear, this thing could cleave the soul from your flesh!
I didn't have high expectations of this shave since I was pretty certain it would end in bloody mess and severed limbs... I was not wrong.
I came out red-raw on about 30% of my face and experienced about 6 small bleeders. But, the piece-de-resistance (pun intended) was the long laceration along my neckline where I slipped slightly and (very easily) broke the skin. Imagine someone coming up behind you and putting a knife to your throat with just enough pressure to show they were mental. Yeah. It looks exactly like that. Just enough blood to ruin whatever you might be wearing and show that they mean business.
I rinsed my face with ice-cold Canberra water which felt fantastic. Then followed it up with an ample application of alum... Whollykaw did that give an almighty burn! In hindsight I shouldn't have been surprised. But it certainly took my breathe away and I may have shed a tear.
But, I survived the experience. Sort of. And, in all seriousness, I think things will improve with experience.
The small patches of my face that came out unscathed look amazing. Baby-smooth and with no irritation. So, I think I just need to practice.
A feather-light touch is clearly required. As is the time to do it justice as rushing may well cause permanent damage; at least in the early days.
Overall, I'm looking forward my next attempt. But, it might have to wait until the weekend so I can heal...
Brush: 1092 Synthetic
Soap/Cream: APR Mycroft soap
Razor: Feather Artist Club SS
Blade: Feather AC Pro (1)
Post-shave: Thayer's medicated, alum, APR Fougère Bourbon Rose balm
A/S: APR Mycroft a/s
I am currently on leave and slept-in this morning.
When I awoke, I found that a package from Japan had just arrived with my new Feather AC SS shavette.
Since I was due for a shave anyway, I decided to give it a go.
First of all, let me just say this: Sweet mother of Tallow, that's a mighty sharp blade!
I usually complain that DE blades aren't sharp enough. But I swear, this thing could cleave the soul from your flesh!
I didn't have high expectations of this shave since I was pretty certain it would end in bloody mess and severed limbs... I was not wrong.
I came out red-raw on about 30% of my face and experienced about 6 small bleeders. But, the piece-de-resistance (pun intended) was the long laceration along my neckline where I slipped slightly and (very easily) broke the skin. Imagine someone coming up behind you and putting a knife to your throat with just enough pressure to show they were mental. Yeah. It looks exactly like that. Just enough blood to ruin whatever you might be wearing and show that they mean business.
I rinsed my face with ice-cold Canberra water which felt fantastic. Then followed it up with an ample application of alum... Whollykaw did that give an almighty burn! In hindsight I shouldn't have been surprised. But it certainly took my breathe away and I may have shed a tear.
But, I survived the experience. Sort of. And, in all seriousness, I think things will improve with experience.
The small patches of my face that came out unscathed look amazing. Baby-smooth and with no irritation. So, I think I just need to practice.
A feather-light touch is clearly required. As is the time to do it justice as rushing may well cause permanent damage; at least in the early days.
Overall, I'm looking forward my next attempt. But, it might have to wait until the weekend so I can heal...
, I think I'll give it a go. 
Seems I might have needed something slightly more aggressive than the Merkur to get the results I was after? Looking forward to tomorrows shave to see if wasn't a fluke. 
