Today’s shave has a couple of firsts; first use of Aranceto and first use of this ERN razor.
The Aranceto I purchased at the Maggard Meetup from u/WhollyKaw. For me its scent had the same wonderful fresh impact as PannaCrema’s Nuàvia Verde and Nuàvia Nera, though it shares more notes in common with Nuàvia Nera. I need zero more soaps, but I could not resist this. And, the Crème Fraîche soap base is top-tier for me as a straight razor shaver. From a performance standpoint, it doesn’t get better than this.
I purchased this Ern razor recently off of eBay. In fact, I purchased two of them. The other one was a surprise win. After learning something about Carl Friedrich Ern and his Hexe grinding machine, I’ve been wanting to add an Ern razor to my collection for a long time. Today’s use of this razor was a test shave. Naturally, I made a video of honing this razor.
At the Maggard Meetup, I mentioned to u/raymoonie and u/J33pGuy13 that I would make a video covering a my approach to razor honing for those new to it. This is that video, so I’m tagging them.
April 26, 2024
Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan
Razor: ERN 6/8 French Point Full Hollow
Lather: Wholly Kaw - Aranceto - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Aftershave: PannaCrema - Nuàvia Verde - Balm
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Today’s shave has a couple of firsts; first use of Aranceto and first use of this ERN razor.
The Aranceto I purchased at the Maggard Meetup from u/WhollyKaw. For me its scent had the same wonderful fresh impact as PannaCrema’s Nuàvia Verde and Nuàvia Nera, though it shares more notes in common with Nuàvia Nera. I need zero more soaps, but I could not resist this. And, the Crème Fraîche soap base is top-tier for me as a straight razor shaver. From a performance standpoint, it doesn’t get better than this.
I purchased this Ern razor recently off of eBay. In fact, I purchased two of them. The other one was a surprise win. After learning something about Carl Friedrich Ern and his Hexe grinding machine, I’ve been wanting to add an Ern razor to my collection for a long time. Today’s use of this razor was a test shave. Naturally, I made a video of honing this razor.
At the Maggard Meetup, I mentioned to u/raymoonie and u/J33pGuy13 that I would make a video covering a my approach to razor honing for those new to it. This is that video, so I’m tagging them.
Enjoy the upcoming weekend!