Brush: Munnin Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
Razor: Blackland Razors Vector
Blade: Feather Artist Club ProGuard (5)
Lather: Gentleman’s Nod - Musashi - Soap
Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
Post Shave: Unilever - Brut - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Thanks to @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social for this generous sample of Musashi. I really like this scent. The jasmine tea, florals, and spice really come through. There’s a calm comforting feeling to this fragrance.
As I thought, I was able to get a very nice shave from the Vector. It was comfortable, and almost as close as my shave with the WR4, but I find that I have to work at it a little more, and there’s just no area for lather accumulation so attentiveness to what’s happening at the edge gets interrupted a lot by rinsing accumulated lather from the razor.
Now, the Vector has an extremely clever design and the geometry between the handle and the blade’s edge are unusual. I’m certain that if I used this razor more frequently I would adjust my shaving pattern so that rinsing occurred at convenient intervals, and I would hunt a little less for small adjustments to the edge angle. As it is, though, even with only two shaves, the WR4 just feels right to me. It provides a surprisingly close shave effortlessly.
June 26, 2023
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
Thanks to @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social for this generous sample of Musashi. I really like this scent. The jasmine tea, florals, and spice really come through. There’s a calm comforting feeling to this fragrance.
As I thought, I was able to get a very nice shave from the Vector. It was comfortable, and almost as close as my shave with the WR4, but I find that I have to work at it a little more, and there’s just no area for lather accumulation so attentiveness to what’s happening at the edge gets interrupted a lot by rinsing accumulated lather from the razor.
Now, the Vector has an extremely clever design and the geometry between the handle and the blade’s edge are unusual. I’m certain that if I used this razor more frequently I would adjust my shaving pattern so that rinsing occurred at convenient intervals, and I would hunt a little less for small adjustments to the edge angle. As it is, though, even with only two shaves, the WR4 just feels right to me. It provides a surprisingly close shave effortlessly.