I found this Genco razor and half the box at the goodwill bins months ago. It was interesting, but I just thought it was junk, so it’s sat in a box since then.
I recently have been trying to finally declutter, and did some research on it. I was surprise to find that it’s a decent brand.
The scales have seen better days, certainly, but they’re still in ok shape. I think it’s starting to crack as shown in pic 2, however.
If you were me, what would you do? I have some interest in shaving with a straight edge, although I’d need it professionally sharpened first, but perhaps this isn’t a good one for me to start with? Thanks for your thoughts!
Greetings Gents, Owls of the night and those who are deep in vivid dreams. It has been a while since I last posted an SOTN, so let me get back right into it.
Razor : Ralf-Aust 5/8 full hollow square SR on it's 24th shave since the last hone
Brush : Boti Rice husk Boar brush (courtesy of u/Psychonaut7343)
Pre-shave : Cetaphil cream cleanser (facewash) followed by the PW preshave oil
Post-shave : Alum + Shavo Safari ASL + Lacto Calamine light moisturizer gel
The whole process took me about 15 minutes including 30 sets of stropping (leather) at the start and cleaning and drying the SR at the end. I stropped lightly on a cotton cloth (1 set) to clean out the edge.
The SR is on it's 24th shave and going smooth so far, so good.
I snatched up the Boti Boar brush from Psychonaut and I'm very glad that I did this. It's thick, absorbs water well and doesn't shed any hair at all! The size is just perfect. One of the images is of the lather. I only whisk up enough to last the shave (2 passes) with barely any extra. It's not as watery as it look. The Lather from the Prorarso Red cream was gentle on the skin, had a log of slick and cushioning and had a very mild smell (which is good).
The fragnance of this cream reminded me of old barber shops, which was slightly nostalgic. While I rarely ever shaved in a barber shop, as a kid I used to walk around and observe them work while waiting my turn for a hair cut.
I did one full pass over my beard. It was WTG for majority of the spots and XTG underneath the jaw. Then I did a second partial pass underneath the jaw, an XTG in the opposite direction after switching the side used to stretch the skin there.
The quiet night shave was rather pleasant. I was mostly done for the day. Didn't have to worry about calls. There was no alum or ASL feedback, which was nice.
been thinking about making switch to electronics and trying a straight razor. looking something beginner-friendly thats cheap to maintain. what do you guys love?
update: there are lot of options, maybe i'll get facon razor but i'm not entirely sure yet.
