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5/8 Puma Gold first shave
No shaving for, um, a week, I think
Hot shower
Honeybee Shea Chamomile soap
Little Cutie
5/8 Puma Gold
TM strop
Moss Scuttle
Trumper's alum block
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
L'Occitane AS balm
Tried Kyle's routine from B&B (in short: hot towel, lather, work it in with fingers, hot towel, lather again, shave). Very good prep but it does take some time
The Puma is a fairly delicate hollow grind (like a Wonderedge) but I felt my honing and shave technique would still make it work for 7+ days of growth :eek:
It did work. Puma was smooth smooth :D Got a 9+ rating and is one of my top shavers (whose number is increasing) I really wanted it to score 10 / 10 but it didn't feel as good. Maybe some more Swaty love would do it, and maybe the substantial growth was just a bit too much for it to get a perfect 10. Anyway, it was definitely better than the 8/8 Barer's Use W&B right from the start. By the end of the shave, it did seem to lose a bit of its sharpness (thumb feel).
I am converting to lathering on the face and with Little Cutie the large Moss scuttle is not too useful (because the brush is small, doesn't fill the whole opening and the heat dissipates, as I take a bit to shave - both for enjoyment and to avoid carelessness.)
So, nice shave, no cuts / irritation, and great satisfaction I turned the Puma into one fab shaver. Which was a bit questionable for a while...
Cheers
Ivo