Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - July 30th, 2024
pkotrcka@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
A shave. Well, shave - more like a bloodbath. Inferno. Stalingrad 1942 was just a demo compared to what had happened in my bathroom.
A new razor, by Müller (German store) and their private brand Aveo. And the included blade. First I was impressed by how smooth and gentle it is. But when I used it against the grain, the horror had started. I can’t recommend it, at least not this razor/blade combo. A good splash of Pitralon to cool it down. Golddachs soap was excellent, as usual.
Razor: Müller Aveo - Butterfly (TTO) Blade: Aveo? (included with the razor) Brush: Aveo Soap: Golddachs Sandelholz (Sandalwood) Preshave: Hattric Aftershave: Pitralon + Alpa 378 (I used Alpa on the upper lip where the damage was the worst, to heal the skin)
3/10
Hope you’ll have a speedy (and smooth) recovery. One of my very first shaves with the Wilkinson Classic and the included blades went like this too. Hopefully this won’t dissuade you from safety razors - I promise not all of them are as harsh!
Also, greetings by a fellow german!
I also have less than stelar experience with the included pack of Wilkinson (with the shavette), maybe there was a batch that was not good and by incident, all those blades were used for the shaving set.
Personally I can’t stand Wilkinson Sword DE blades, tried them at various times throughout the years and every time they sucked. Harsh, not as sharp as they need to be but still enough to cause some bleeding. IMHO a sample pack like those of Razor Blades Club from Sweden are a good choice to find your ideal blade. I myself shave really comfortable with BIC Chrome Platinum, Perma-Sharp and Rapira Platinum Lux. Shavettes are also very unforgiving, even more than a real straight razor. The only ones I’d recommend there are those who could take guarded AC blades, like Feather and KAI. But those are a bit more pricey than your typical turkish barber shavette.
I like my Böker shavette (Barberette Pro, although I think they rebranded them for some reason), with a high quality (my opinion) Timor blades. Then it is a very comfortable shave. Some other blades are also OK, but honestly, I don’t mind if my shave is 20% more expensive if it is pleasant ☺️
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 months ago
Ouch 😅
Pitralon ++;
pkotrcka@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Pitralon is great, cheap, stable, it smells good.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 4 months ago
Which Pitralon do you use?
pkotrcka@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
The classic one with the green label: pitralon.com/pitralon-classic-after-shave/