SOTD:
Maiden Voyage with Bronze Timeless .78:
Where do I start? So, right off the bat, the profile of this bad boy is quite intimidating. The combs hardly protrude. All I see is blade. Hmm. I loaded a Sputnik and did a dry test shave on my wrist. Yep all blade. Almost impossible to effectively use the comb. (This is a bad sign, since i always ride the bar/comb).
Fast forward, it shaved alright. Very aggressive. More so than my Blackbird or Karve E plate. It's definitely not a daily driver. That said, it's still doable. It didn't stop mid stroke and insert itself into my face. FWIW, I can sort of ride the comb, which is good. I can sort of ride the cap, which I don't like to do anyways.
So, in conclusion, I will keep trying to make it work. I can tell it's not going to be an instant sale/PIF/Toss/etc. (I can't return it anyways since it was a blem/return). I will make this work. I just won't use it everyday.
The BM Beaudilaire is awesome. Smells like LaVanille, but in a fougere. Amazing. This is the excelsior base BTW.
The Chatillon Lux Nefertiti was pretty great. I kind of have a Love/Hate thing with CL, atm. Three in a row have smelled like pure orange blossom, which is fine in small doses, but it's a bit much when I'm thinking I'm getting a fougere or something that smells like Egyptian spices and tobacco smoke.
This is an 8/10.
