- Joined
- Sunday August 5, 2018
- Location
- In the North East, by a sheep field
Saturday 2 February 2019
PreShave: Warm water, from the tap
Cream: JFT Violet
Brush: Kent BK8
Bowl: My recycled cream bowl
Razor: The Sledgehammer (Merkur 39C)
Blade Polsilver si (1)
Post Shave: Alum
Fragrance: Jermyn Street
Finished the Nacet last week and after four with my Astra (my default blade), I switched to the Polsilver. I'm trying to test in a quasi-scientific manner the blades I bought last year, attempting to use the Astras as the control. I found the Nacets to be nice, sharp and would last for 5 days (rather than the 4 that the Astra gives me). Bit at more than 125% of the cost of an Astra, they belong as a treat, rather than a staple.
The Polsilvers are nice—this is only the second Polsilver blade I've used. I find them smooth and sharp. But I'm a bit alarmed about their availability: their price jumped by about 1/3 over the past month—is the shortage of supply due to their (rumoured) discontinuation finally kicking in? (And kicking me in the wallet along the way?)
Anyway, the verdict on the Polsilver will be returned in a day or two. And have a great weekend.
PreShave: Warm water, from the tap
Cream: JFT Violet
Brush: Kent BK8
Bowl: My recycled cream bowl
Razor: The Sledgehammer (Merkur 39C)
Blade Polsilver si (1)
Post Shave: Alum
Fragrance: Jermyn Street
Finished the Nacet last week and after four with my Astra (my default blade), I switched to the Polsilver. I'm trying to test in a quasi-scientific manner the blades I bought last year, attempting to use the Astras as the control. I found the Nacets to be nice, sharp and would last for 5 days (rather than the 4 that the Astra gives me). Bit at more than 125% of the cost of an Astra, they belong as a treat, rather than a staple.
The Polsilvers are nice—this is only the second Polsilver blade I've used. I find them smooth and sharp. But I'm a bit alarmed about their availability: their price jumped by about 1/3 over the past month—is the shortage of supply due to their (rumoured) discontinuation finally kicking in? (And kicking me in the wallet along the way?)
Anyway, the verdict on the Polsilver will be returned in a day or two. And have a great weekend.