SOTD: 12th August 2017.
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Shaving recipe for today.
Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men~ Active Clean Shower Gel .
Pre:
warm wet flannel to my face.
Bloom water face wash.
Wilkinsons Fruits~ Coconut & Vanilla Body Butter.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword~ Pure Bristle .
Bowl Lather.
Soap : Funky Soap ~ Citrus & Aloe Vera .
Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated . (1)
Razor: Ming Shi 2000S Adjustable.(settings : 1 WTG/2 XTG/3 ATG)
Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.
Post:
Alum Block./Lemon+Peppermint Oil & Witch Hazel Mixture. / 4711 ~ Aftershave .
Gillette ~ Aftershave Balm.
Greetings,
A new set up to start the weekend,and maiden shave with the Ming Shi 2000S adjustable & the Funky Citrus & Aloe Vera shaving soap, which where kindly passed on to me by a work mate, last week.He bought the Ming Shi 2000S from Aliexpress a few month ago, he only shaved with it a few times , and said it wasn't for him,and is content with his other de razors. The Funky Citrus & Aloe Vera soap. wasn't for him either.
Back to the shave....The soap i bloomed for 5 minutes in hot tap water before applying it to my brush, using the bloom water as a pre- face wash..The lather has a nice citrus fragrance ,extremely slick, i haven't tried alot of Glycerine based soaps,as i tend to use tallow soaps, but all that i have tried have given me good slickness ,protection & a good post shave feeling to the face.
The Ming Shi 2000S..the Verdict?..let me briefly say without making it into a review, i've never shaved with a have a Merkur futur to compare it with, so i can't comment,first of all the quality of the razor is very well built and looks good to the naked eye, the Voskhod blade paired up nicely with the razor, i didn't have any alignment problems with the blade,as some people have mentioned, it was equal on both sides of the razor, changing the settings in between each pass was smooth with no issues..
The settings i chose,worked well for me, i experimented using 1 for the 1st pass, 2 for the 2nd pass, then finishing on 3 for the 3rd pass +pick ups.
Shaving under my nose & other sensitive areas wasn't a problem once i adjusted to the large head.
If i were to say anything negative about the razor,which isnt a great amount, it would be the handle, it's too smooth & slightly awkward to grip ..i suppose i could rub my fingers with a alum block to get a better grip..Enough said!
For my maiden shave,with this aggressive lady, it was a fantastic comfortable 3 pass + pick ups, BBS shave with no errors to report...what more could i ask for...
I look forward to it's next outing in my razor rotation...I instantly liked the razor,and feel very comfortable using it.
My face is feeling super smooth,irritation free & smelling devine.
Enjoy the start of the weekend, ladies & gentlemen.
