(03-30-2024, 11:06 PM)HighSpeed Wrote: (03-30-2024, 10:51 PM)GoodShave Wrote: Growth: 1.5 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None
Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm premium boar knot with Maggard Razors sky blue 25mm handle
Lather: Van Der Hagen Select Shave Soap
Load Bowl: Old Spice Mug
Lather Bowl: Old Spice Mug
Razor: Blackland Vector Ti (Ti SB base plate) with Timeless Razors Ti Crown TRH8 handle
Blade: Kai Captain Titan ProTouch MG (D7.5)
Razor: Mongoose SS
Blade: Feather Pro (D1)
Handle: PAA Flare Tip handle
Third pass:
Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick (D7+)
3 pass mustache and chin, 2 pass elsewhere
Post: alum, Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum
It is rare that I shave daily and there were several razor combinations that I wanted to try on one day's growth, so I picked two combinations and and did an A/B shave. This was an A/B shave between the Vector/Protouch MG and the Mongoose/Feather Pro.
May I ask what your impressions were, and if you plan to A/B them some more?
No problem at all.
For the first pass, I would say the actual shave/razor feel, both of these were close. I think the Mongoose had more glide to it. I think the Vector was a closer shave by a tiny bit. After two passes the Mongoose had a nick in the mustache area, a bleeder on the neck and razor burn all over. The alum stung in places. I am sure it was an angle thing. It has been a two months since I last used the Mongoose. The Vector side was smooth without razor burn or sting from the alum. The mustache area was a draw for both as both left some stubble. To be fair, I only went WTG in the mustache and chin areas. I used the Schick to clean up the mustache area as well as clean up the tip of the chin. If I had another daily shave, I would pick the Vector combination for comfort and ease of use. I would save the Mongoose combination for a 2-day+ shave. Granted, this was a guarded blade vs. an unguarded blade, but I was curious to try these two combinations and see which one I liked better.
Face BBS, Neck BBS-
I could see more A/B shaves in the future. The next A/B shave I have in mind is the Feather DX wood handle vs. the Kai Captain Standard barber razors. Another one I may do (if I don't have it documented in my notes already) would be the Feather SR kamisori razor vs. CJB kamisori. I am sure I have a few GEM comparisons I want to do as well.
Thanks for asking!
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