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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.
This is my first time hearing about the Stando Perun, looks like a nice razor! How does it shave?
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...Well that's not what you want! 😄