And the verdict on the Wunderbar is......
Date: 11 January 2017
Brush: - Semogue Special Edition 2012 Badger/Boar knot 24/55mm
Lather: - Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Shaving Soap
Razor: - RazoRock Wunderbar Slant
Blade: - Perma-Sharp Super #3 - going in the tin today blade wears out faster using this slant
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Try adjusting the angle so that the handle comes down closer to your face (I think that is a steeper angle - could someone please correct me if I am wrong?) I found that an angle much teh same as the Stealth Slant and Fine Superlite works well with the Wunderbar. I suspect that they are all loosely modeled from the same design.
Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: ATT S1 Colossus
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog 24mm Synthetic
Lather: Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Coniferous, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: ATT S1 Colossus
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog 24mm Synthetic
Lather: Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Coniferous, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
What can I say - it was even hard to motivate myself to shave
Click here for Rockwell review
Bottom Line: more testing required but the Rockwell 6s with #5/#6 base plate could end up a viable daily drudge-week shaver. Smooth, easy, no-thought shave that will get me to work looking presentable.
LEA soap.
Guys it aint expensive, but man it is so, so, so good. It is the cheapest soap on my top shelf - along with Speick and Fine. The LEA is great with straights but even with DE/SEs it has a nice soft face feel. Do yourself a favour and grab a puck.
shavemac 167 D01.
oh this brush is just the ticket with 3+ days growth. It really gets in there, wakes that stubble up and says get ready today is a good day to die. Not sure my face could take it every day but for that special day - this is the one.
December 11th, 2017
Merkur 45c
Swedish SuperSteel
Razorock "Plissoft"
Occams "Original"
Still testing out some options for my travel kit for early February. Although there is not a lot in it the SuperSteel was perhaps a touch better than the PermaSharp in this razor. Not much of a cream user but the Occams does a really nice job.
Worst wetshaving experience so far...
Pre-Shave: Proraso Red (goatie area only)
Razor: Gillette New Long Open Comb
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Soap: StacheSoapWorks Scottish Glen
Brush: Semogue 830 (welcome back, baby)
First Aftershave: StacheSoapWorks Scottish Glen Non-Alchoholic After Shave Splash
Second Aftershave: PAA Sangre de Drago
Balm: Nivea 2 in 1 Aftershave Balm
Thoughts:
- StacheSoapWorks Scottish Glen After Shave may not have alcohol but it clearly has lots of Satan's urine. This sh*t BURNS and keeps BURNING until you jump in the shower and wash it off. Worst experience so far wet shaving. I want it and the soap out of my house. @Cris - would you like a PIF to review online? PM me.
- StacheSoapWorks Scottish Glen Soap is a semi-hard soap that is easy to lather. It has good cushion and glide but slickness is not quite up to par of say Wolfpac. Scent is very pleasent but a little light. I don't know if this is due to the Proraso Red pre-shave right under my nose and would shave with it again to test had I not had the splash from hell.
- To test that it wasn't just my crappy mouth shaving skills I put PAA Sangre de Drago on after the chemical shower off. It burnt quickly too then went away leaving lovely face feel. It wasn't my shave that caused the reaction.
- Regretting shaving off my goatie because it's hard to shave around the mouth. First time I looked at the Proglide.
Seems cooling...
Mmmm. That's a big warning...
