- Joined
- Monday June 3, 2019
- Location
- Musselburgh, Scotland
Okay so the kids (aka the wife) got me this Bambaw razor for Fathers Day. The handle is 100% bamboo and the rest is a nice shiny stainless steel. Very eco friendly apparently. It seemed well made so I thought lets give it a whirl. It comes with an Astra Superior Platinum blade so no messing around there. Been dying to use my new bakelite bowl so I twinned that up with half an Arko soap stick pressed in to the bottom of it. I've sensed a wee bit snobbery around the place about Arko soap but I've used it a few times now when I shave my dad and I like it. Lathers up quickly really well. Nice and creamy... and a lovely scent. My Yaqi brush is great but I really need to find another to compete with it. I have a Vanguard Bluebeard but I prefer the Yaqi. I've been leaning towards RazoRocks so we'll see. Anyway... The razor actually performed pretty well. It's got a bit of weight to it which is nice and the long handle means you can move ot around with confidence. I did 3 passes and I was pretty smooth other than my top lip miss, which was totally me and not the razor. Finished with the Proraso splash, which incidently is the only one I have. If you've taken the time to read my rambling perhaps you could stretch it to recommending me some. So all in all the Fathers Day razor isn't bad at all. I'll continue to shave with it on occasion even though I have better razors, just cos I'm a sentimental old scroat