A very good shave overall, with no nicks but one small cut, which did not occur while actually shaving. It happened when I placed the head of the razor on my face, above and to the right of my upper lip, and I set the razor down at such an angle that the (new) blade simply cut me slightly. The blade did not move, just pressed down lightly, but at a bad angle. I felt it, too. Thank heavens for My Nik Is Sealed, which stopped it immediately.
But in the shave itself, no nicks of any type, not even on the XTG pass around my mouth, which is where I usually get them. I am now thinking that Lab Blues go bad as they age, and become rebellious. I am going to start replacing the blade after the second shave. Let’s see if that works.
The Vie-Long boar brush shown, once sold by BullgooseShaving.com as the Bombito, is really a terrific brush. Relatively fine boar bristles, to the extent that for a long time I thought it must be a horsehair brush. It worked up an instant good lather from my Klar Seifen soap. (Sorry about lid orientation…)
Three passes with no nicks, but one small cut prior to a pass. My Nik Is Sealed took care of it, and a good splash of Hâttric finished a fine shave. Result: BBS face.
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