Gillette US SuperSpeed
Personna Lab Blue (4)
Semogue SOC 2-band
Speick shaving cream
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Diptyque Tam Dao edt
First go with my beat up SuperSpeed from Erwin. I'm trialing it against my Tech as inexpensive travel options that I won't be too gutted if lost or stolen. It shaved rather nicely - not much removed during the first pass, but ended up with as close a shave as any after a further two passes. I like the shape of the head; it's more akin to a Rocket than the Gillette Adjustables to my perception. I'll give it a good scrub and wash in the ultrasonic before an oil and good polish to give it a bit of a pamper, but the fact it's mechanically sound and shaves nicely bodes well. The only problem is that it's got me itchig to search out a few more Rocket-style Gillettes, which I don't really have the money for. The SS strikes me as the ideal first razor - for any newbies reading this.
At the same time of trying out an item for the first time, it was also the last of my tube of Speick cream. It's been rather good. Slick and cushiony with a nice scent - it's the best cream I've tried so far. It may well be an eventual repurchase, but there are many other tube creams on my list to have a go at. I have the stick to try, though, which by all accounts even betters the cream.