..... and so the story continues.
Got the Mulcuto today which was nicely timed as , in anticipation, I had gone a couple of days over my normal growing period. Another day and I may have given in to an alternative.
Nice and clean out of the box ( thank you Si ) and after a 'blue dip' it was game on.
First impressions - this is light, and indeed it is light (71g) at 50g less than my 6S. It also felt handle heavy to me. Nothing in the head at all. Ok, crack on. Blade in - new feather. I do not normally use feathers now but popped one in on reading earlier comments.
Lathered up with last sample of Stirling EM ( love it ) .
The approach here was , as above, one side on OC the other SB.
1st pass OC - WOW , this is good. Very efficient. This was spot on for a quick and tidy go to work shave in itself ( well if I worked of course
) . SB cannot match this ........
1st pass SB - Mmmm, similar WOW . . For me, just as good as the OC. Press on.......
2nd pass OC - still good, no dragging etc.
2nd pass SB - as above but although AS good, something is niggling me here. Perhaps that odd and not unusual grab as you go from back to front on the hard line angle of the jaw bone.
3rd pass - yes I do this. For me this is ATG on cheeks etc with no issues and a good up and under on the top lip. Again , all well. I then go for the killer for me which is a sort of diagonal pass on the neck which seems to grow in all directions at the same time., The razor coped equally well on both sides with this.
4th? - buff time. Both sides did well.
On reflection, I think that if I had not gone full on 3rd pass and left out the buffing then this would have been a completely alum feedback free shave.
Must add - on several occasions I found the razor gripping my face . Almost like a vacuum. Not really had this before. - ever / Is it because the shave was so efficient ?
Conclusions early doors - I love this little razor ( and yes it IS little for me ). I do not normally use OC razors and on reflection I think that may be due to early experiences with OC Merkurs when I first started on the 'proper' road and which put me off. . Wake up call may be. ? I actually preferred the open side of this but only by a smidge. I am now basking in a post shave balmed up experience that is spot on. Some mentioned the handle. Yes it is smooth. No issues for me grip wise though.
Add to that - how much is this to do with the razor or the blade etc etc etc etc etc / combinations. As we know, whoever can answer that will be squids in.
It would be nice to hold on to this for a short while to try a couple of things. How will it fare with the same blade with a few outings? How is it with some of my normal ' go to blades both new and a couple of hairs down the line? Time will tell.
When this goes back though I would not be at all unimpressed IF I had his as an option as my 'holiday' razor. It is not much money and it certainly beats my current ' do not care if I lose it ' razor. That sounds cruel to the razor. Not meant to be.