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  • DaveWave94
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    1 day ago

    12.11.2024 - Coffee in the evening

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
    • Razor: Stando Perun
    • Blade: Voskhod
    • Lather: WestMan - MazaGran
    • Post-Shave: Osma alum block; Westman - MazaGran balm

    1 pass plus buffing on both head and face. Overall, a rather comfortable but not very close shave.

    Figured some coffee notes would do wonders, so today was a call for WestMan’s MazaGran. A gourmand scent of a coffee cocktail. The base is rather picky to hydrate - seems like there’s not much room for error about adding too much water. That’s also why I did just one pass on each part… This matching balm also seems to have gone bad. Ugh, I definitely need replacements soon.

    Coupled the Perun with a mild blade and suddenly it’s ill-equipped to deal with my face. It was comfortable in comparison to my Hawk V2 face shave, but it looks like I used a dry shaver. Well, all in all it’s not quite what I hoped for at this price point.

    Also, first time today where I used alum but not on any spot that I shaved - the spots behind my ears are currently having a very hard time and are prone to breaking open, which hurts like hell. Alum was good to seal it up and I don’t mind that short-term sting much.

    • snooting
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      1 day ago

      This is my first time hearing about the Stando Perun, looks like a nice razor! How does it shave?

      • DaveWave94
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        19 hours ago

        It isn’t that nice.
        It catches rust despite supposedly being made of stainless steel.
        It is very mild, needs a rather sharp blade - Voskhods don’t really cut well unless you just have peach fuzz. Pros are that it is nice to hold and the blade tabs are covered. That’s it though…