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Me neither, I've never put paste on leather, always on the component part. I also like to keep my leathers clean.

I only use paste on leather for my woodworking tools, but never for razors.

Concerning the subjectivity with naturals, I have never enjoyed shaving with a Coticule edge, while everyone on other forums seemed to love them. [Same with most other finishing stones in all...

I have many, vintage, new, they all do the same job for me with small nuances. They all deliver.

I mostly use natural combos and I use them dry. I've tried everything from slurry to water to oil...

What you're describing is pretty much what synthetics just seem to do to my face.
They cannot, in any way, replace a natural finishing stone.

Higher grit =/= smoother.
Especially when comparing high grit synthetics to naturals; you can't make those comparisons.

For finishing I prefer a natural finishing stone over a synthetic. But...