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[โ€“] DaveWave94 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

27.01.2025 - short MMMMFF

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
  • Razor: GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip/Flying Wing, gold plated
  • Blade: GEM PTFE
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist
  • Post-Shave: Moon Soaps Old School "balm"

-> single pass head shave, a very short flight but nevertheless very enjoyable.

I begin to get seriously tired from the brush, but my inner sloth has prevented me from picking up something else.

Tobacconist as great as always, same goes for the Flying Wing. This razor is a classic case of "they don't make them like they used to". Unfortunately, as I really have a soft spot for GEM razors. Well, at least it shows no signs of failure despite being a stubble annihilator for literal decades. It's fast, it's looking good, it's everything I could ask for as long as I regularly change blades... really cool Monday insight.

[โ€“] djundjila 3 points 2 days ago

Very nice description of the Flying Wing!