Atelier DURDAN Vestige pass around

A very smooth and easy 3 pass shave with the Vestige+. For me for a day or two of whisker growth, this gap size is very close to being spot on. Not as close or efficient of a shaver as say my Sabre L2 but, more like somewhere in between an L1 & L2 Sabre base plate. The 3 passes were comfortable and easy to manage on the skin on both face & neck. I only required a slight buff on the chin and next to the Adam’s Apple area. No irritation, nics or cuts of any kind. The alum pass revealed nothing whatsoever, not even the slightest of heat. My only grievance with the razor is the handle that I chose for this particular head. It is a heavy beast and paired with the super light and compact razor head, weight bias is completely in the handle. I just choke up on the handle to about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch under the base plate and I compensate for the unbalanced weight & feel of the razor. I’ll get in contact with Augustin at AD and see if I can order another brass handle but, this time I’ll ask to have it hollowed out to about hald way into the handle. That should help with getting the razor to feel a bit more neutral and more balanced in my hands. I’m going to get some shaves in and tinker slightly with angles to see if I can improve on my results.

Great shaves to all…

A very well composed & easy shave with the Vestige again. The GEM SS blade just gets better after each shave providing a very smooth & comfortable shave exercise. And this razor really takes advantage of those attributes. And to add that Augustin has done a masterful job in designing the Vestige head around this blade. Really good performer as yesterday evenings shave was on point.