Well, I am in a bit of a quandary, and I need your help. Time for my first Reader Poll!
The Japanese rainy season, or Tsuyu in Japanese, has begun. This means two things: it is Hot and it is Wet. It doesn't actually rain that much more than usual, but the humidity is a freaking nightmare...I personally think they should call it the sweaty season rather than the rainy season, but that's probably just me.
"Well, what does this have to do with shaving", you ask? Basically, it means that I can't keep a collection of 16 straight razors in good working order--The humidity will set in and rust the edges of the razors that are not frequently used and stropped. Therefore, I've decided to oil up and put away all but TWO of my straights for the duration of the rainy season.
I'm actually looking at this as an opportunity --by focusing on one or two blades, I will be sort of reigning in as many variables as possible and really work on the shave--hitting those tough spots and bearing down to get that truly fantastic 10/10 shave.
So here's the deal. I can't figure out which razors I want to keep going. I have so many nice ones, and I love them all, so it's going to be tough to narrow it down. I've decided one--the Stainless Friodur is staying out because, well, it's stainless--much less worry about rust there. But which of my other ones? That's where you come in.
I'd like you to tell me which razor I should use for the rest of this Tsuyu (roughly a month). Just use the comments to tell me which one...and at the end of the month, I'll give a full, in depth report of the razor and my performance, including some historical research if I can get it done.
And you know what? This literally just came to me...I'm going to go all out. One razor (ok, two razors...), one soap and one cream for all of Tsuyu. Yeah, let's make it really interesting. Summer fidelity! So go ahead, use the comments to tell me which one to use and why:
Razors:
"Gold Rex"
Towa Wedge
Genco Fluid Steel
Wapi
Creams:
La Toja Classica
TBS Maca Root Cream
T&H Almond
Florena Cream
Soaps:
Penhaligon's English Fern
BlackStangAl's Homegrown
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Wilkinson Stick
OK folks, help me out here! Tell me which one, and why!
Voting closes when I feel like it's reached an end. ;)
Thanks!