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- Saturday March 3, 2012
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- Madrid, Spain
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Enviado desde mi MI 5 mediante Tapatalk
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Very interesting, Kevin. Your initial thoughts on the Pils align very closely with mine.Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: WDC-8, Maseto 24mm 2BF
Soap: Eufros Badass
Razor: Pils 101NE (on loan)
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Eufros Badass
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Much thanks to @Barry Giddens for letting me have a spin with his beloved Pils.
First thoughts;
The bulky head will be hard to shave the troublesome areas.
The smooth handle won't be a problem after all I like the brass general.
Wrong on both counts.
It's incredibly easy to get to awkward areas, still haven't worked out why.
Because it's so head heavy and the handle so thin, I need some help with grip, a few grooves in strategic places would be enough.
For a first shave it was pretty good apart from occasionally loosing the angle on the neck.
I can see why it has so many fans. It shaves very efficiently and smoothly when you get it right, and it holds the blade so rigidly flat it feels a bit like an SE.
I'm looking forward to learning this razor.
Happy Shaving one and all.
How do you find the Brush? I am unsure as to whether I should go for one of those or a Simfix.SOTD 21/10
Pre Shave: Face wash with Nesti Dante bar soap
Soap: Faena Spring Edition
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Rainbow Brown Synthetic
Razor: Rex Supply Co. Ambassador (4/3/3)
Blade: NOS Gillette Stainless Red (8)
Post: BBA Post Shave Balm / Terre D'Hermes EDP
Sunday AM 2018-10-21
Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 2/1 Ivory Finest (22/56)
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap (tallow)
Wolfman WR1-OC Satin/Darwin
Wilkinson Light Brigade (20)
St. James Perfumery London Collection aftershave (vintage)
A sort of royal shave this morning, with the courtly soap and aftershave, a 'formal' razor, and a brush with extremely soft, pampering tips.
It's an intriguing razor Barry, my face and jawline were super smooth very easily and should have all the neck sorted in the next couple of shaves.You're welcome Kevin. It's certainly worth ‘learning' the razor. The soaps something else isn't it?
Great minds think alike, or fools seldom differ, take your pick Tom.Very interesting, Kevin. Your initial thoughts on the Pils align very closely with mine.
I've noted respected posters using Pears soap so I thought I'd give it a go. Takes me back to bath night when I was nowt but a young lad.
If it is slippy....it is slick!There must be a prize to anyone who can hold bar of Pears. Very nice though. Even if it does spend half its life on the floor