By the third pass I honestly didn't want to go over most of my face again. The hesitation caused an uneven pass and more weepers sprang up. Now it was no longer comfortable but at least somewhat tolerable. I already scored one weeper before starting the second pass. I don't know what they were thinking with this design. Too shallow and you get the edges of the squared off comb. It was relatively comfortable, but with a narrow window as far as shaving angle goes. I knew immediately that something was up on the first pass. Seriously, the shave was worse than a bag of dicks. The tl dr version is that this thing is a meat grinder. That sounds crazy you say - how did it shave? I used the same handle, top cap and #PolSilver blade from yesterday (now on shave four), swapping out only the base plate.

Well, I can confirm - it's at least as aggressive as the. Timeless Razor suggested that this new plate would be 'comparable to the. 95mm razors, they can be a bit much at times, certainly as a daily driver. I had a lot of hope in this base plate, because as much as I like the original, it's just a touch too mild for my taste. Even the jump on the stainless steel and titanium razors isn't that large, and goes from. 40mm and different razor design or not - that's a lot. When I heard the new gap dimension, my spidey sense was already tingling. 38mm gap (thus the naming convention, in case it wasn't obvious). The straight bar has been replaced by an open comb and the blade gap opened up from the prior. Replacing the base plate of the #TRBR38 (as I did) or getting the #razor complete as pictured - is known as the #TRBR78. Today I'd like to focus on the hardware specifically, the new bronze open comb base plate with a. Check out my review of Fougére Bouquet for more on the performance of both. The packaging is all the latest from Wholly Kaw, including new artwork on the new packaging, including an airless pump for the balm. The balm is no slouch either, providing excellent healing and moisturizing properties without feeling tacky. It's a fairly 'hard' soap, so easy to load and drama-free, has excellent performance in terms of lather generation, cushion, both primary and residual slickness and finishes off with a great face feel. I'm of the opinion that it's arguably among the best bases on the market right now. I've reviewed several of the latest 'donkey milk' releases from #WhollyKaw (click the hashtag to browse them) as well as reviewed Merchant of Tobacco specifically, so I won't get into any of that today. Aromatic and musty Black pepper lends the scent several dimensions and the Vanilla, Honey and Bitter Cocoa tones the woody notes a bit without making it sweet. Tobacco, Bourbon, Oud, Black Pepper, Vanilla, Peru Balsam, Honey and Bitter Cocoa giving the overall blend a pipe tobacco forward scent with warm and woody notes of bourbon and oud. Each bar has three metrics, each representing 33% of the total (11% = below-avg, 22% = avg, 33% = above-avg, except cost)Ī shockingly bad shave with the new Timeless Razor TRBR78 bronze open comb razor saved only by Wholly Kaw Merchant of Tobacco #soap, #balm and #aftershave.

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