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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

12.11.2024 - Coffee in the evening

  • Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
  • Razor: Stando Perun
  • Blade: Voskhod
  • Lather: WestMan - MazaGran
  • Post-Shave: Osma alum block; Westman - MazaGran balm

1 pass plus buffing on both head and face. Overall, a rather comfortable but not very close shave.

Figured some coffee notes would do wonders, so today was a call for WestMan's MazaGran. A gourmand scent of a coffee cocktail. The base is rather picky to hydrate - seems like there's not much room for error about adding too much water. That's also why I did just one pass on each part... This matching balm also seems to have gone bad. Ugh, I definitely need replacements soon.

Coupled the Perun with a mild blade and suddenly it's ill-equipped to deal with my face. It was comfortable in comparison to my Hawk V2 face shave, but it looks like I used a dry shaver. Well, all in all it's not quite what I hoped for at this price point.

Also, first time today where I used alum but not on any spot that I shaved - the spots behind my ears are currently having a very hard time and are prone to breaking open, which hurts like hell. Alum was good to seal it up and I don't mind that short-term sting much.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is my first time hearing about the Stando Perun, looks like a nice razor! How does it shave?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It isn't that nice.
It catches rust despite supposedly being made of stainless steel.
It is very mild, needs a rather sharp blade - Voskhods don't really cut well unless you just have peach fuzz. Pros are that it is nice to hold and the blade tabs are covered. That's it though...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Well that's not what you want! 😄