April 19, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers โ "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Union City โ Straight Razor (1)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford - Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Special Reserve - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
I got this razor in the mail yesterday, compliments of @[email protected] . I also got my Moarteen group-buy razor yesterday, so I had to decide which one to use first!
I decided to use the Union City despite my Moarteen excitement, because after shaving with my poorly honed Gold Dollar a couple of times I really wanted to see what a good edge felt like. No offense to Ulrik, but I've heard nothing but good things about Greg's honing skills! It was certainly an improvement compared to the Gold Dollar. Less irritation, less tugging, etc. My hopes were too high, though... I was hoping it'd power through my chin and mustache without much effort, but those areas are still going to require me to develop some technique. It's also quite possibly all my fault, because I didn't strop before the shave. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, that that was done for me by the honemeister. I did the packing peanut test right after I shaved and it wasn't great -- then I stropped and tested again. The difference was very noticeable.
