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  • waldenOPMA
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    5 months ago

    June 19, 2024

    • Brush: Alpha Shaving Works T-400 w/ AP Shave Co. - 24mm Synbad Fan #FRANKENBRUSH #RESURRECTIONBRUSH
    • Razor: Merkur Futur #ADJUSTABLE #FLIPTOP #ZAMAC
    • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (10)
    • Lather: Barrister & Mann - Promises - Soap
    • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Woodshop - Aftershave

    Barrister & Mann soap is made in New York, and the founder of the company says he splits his time between New York and Massachusetts. Double whammy!

    I picked Promises because I bought a tub of it yesterday when it was on sale for $5. Now that I’ve spent money on it, the sample smells better. Funny how that works.

    Woodshop is SO good. Get some.

    I started on setting 4 with the Merkur Futur, and decided that anything above setting 3 and it ceases to be a “safety” razor. I turned it down to setting 1 for the final pass. It’s funny to me that such an expensive razor is made out of a cheap material like zamac, but I think a razor of this design would simply be way too expensive using any other metal.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah, the Futur is a funny combination of quality and shabbiness😅

      I found it quite challenging in the beginning when I was new to DE razors, bit then my perception completely switched and it’s a really fun razor now for me. Chattery, but delivering great shaves

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        Yes, very good shaves. I just have to keep it on the lower settings. It’s actually sort of mild on setting 1.