First shave with a 2013 R41 Grande

This week a new razor arrived and I was eager to try it out. After reading so much about the R41, I was finally getting a chance try one out. Because of their reputation for smoothness, I loaded a Voskhod blade and lathered up the Tabac. After 2 strokes WTG, I realized this razor wanted a different blade. I swapped in a Lab and was rewarded with a very smooth and efficient WTG pass. After an XTG pass I had a BBS on most of my face with a little DFS on my tricky neck spots. The first time I was able to achieve this in 2 passes. A splash of CO9T testified that it was a close but clean shave. WOW, I love it! The handles finer texture surprised me with good wet finger traction too. It was a little slippery with soapy fingers, but my wet hands had a more secure grip than when everything is completely dry. Nice.
This razor will definitely be in my rotation. I am very happy with my latest purchase.