Sputnik lives on and on and …

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Sorry to have missed a few days, but I was caught up in the outbreak of the flu that seems to have a grip on the country these last couple weeks.

I suppose I should go back through the entries on the blog to check, but I think tonight was the 5^th shave with this Sputnik blade. A blade that really didn’t perform well in my Merkur 23C razor is working great in a Gillette Super Speed. And to think I had tried other blades in the Super Speed and hadn’t had much luck with them.

As well as a Derby Extra Super works in my Merkur, I think this Sputnik is working even better in the Super Speed.

I’m still feeling a bit down with the flu, but the two days beard growth was not going to let me skip another night. So I decided to pull out the stops and make the most of the evening’s shave.

I grabbed my lathering bowl, my Omega brush and a tub of Mama Bear’s Turkish Mocha shaving soap. A splash of hot water on the top of the soap and then the brush was set aside to soak in a bowl of water, whilst I treated myself to a couple of hot towels.

After another BBS shave and a cold rinse, I splashed on some Superior 70 Bay Rum that is just in from Giovanni at Barbieria Italiana.

And the result is another outstanding shave. I’ve tried stretching out the Derby Extra Super blades, but usually I start to see the results deteriorating on the fifth shave and the sixth is just out of the question. But this Sputnik seemingly refuses to lay down and die. Very impressive blade, very impressive indeed!