I'm happy to report that my blog was not effected after Google plus was shut down which is a very good thing. Today, I also pulled the plug and ordered Occam's Single Edge Razor from Classic Shaving while it's on sale. I've been wanting this razor for a while. Even though I do enjoy using my Monster Black Hawk single edge, it has too much bite for my sensitive skin. This new razor is adjustable with different razor heads along with different amounts of blade exposure which I think will make a huge difference in my shaves with these types of blades:
Normally this specific razor goes for $220.00 U.S. Dollars when it's not on sale but the specific razor I ordered was only $55.00 U.S. Dollars while the rest of the finishes go for $99.00 to $110.00 U.S. Dollars and for this kind of razor, I consider that to be great deal:
I'm also trying to get back into straight razor shaving. It took a really long time and a lot of shaves to determine what my skin type needs but the perfect edge for me is the Naniwa 12K Super Stone. My friend, Dr. Matt fixed a razor for me and he finished that razor on that very stone and it was an excellent edge. The Belgium Coticule is soft enough for my skin, but it really struggles to remove the hair. The ILR has no issues at removing my beard but it tends to be really harsh for my sensitive skin. I've had many Japanese natural edges and they are great in a lot of ways but they are extremely challenging to get "dialed in" on where I want the edge to be and they are extremely expensive. So for me the logical choice is the Naniwa 12K super stone.
