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Hallows with Horse
Another fine shave, eventually. But the lather was great. Today I used a Vie=Long horsehair shaving brush with the Barrister & Mann Hallows, and again I love this fragrance—but note that...
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Barrister & Mann Hallows once more—and BBS to boot
An extremely good shave once more—Astra Superior Platinum blade. But to begin at the beginning: For a change of pace, I wet the Thâter’s knot well before the shower, and when I lathered, I did find...
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Learning iKon slant, with Ogallala
New razors sometimes take a while to learn, and I’m still learning the iKon Slant. Specifically, I’m exploring blades for this razor. But first, the lather: I was interested to see whether Ogallala’s...
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Still learning—but a good shave
In the comments to a recent shaving post, one reader commented that he has consistent problems lathering Mystic Water, so I decided to stick with Mystic Water for a few shaves and see what I could...
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Fine lather, great shave
Altogether satisfactory shave. I did wet the Mühle Silvertip’s knot prior to the shower. I will continue for a week, and then next week not wet the knots. So far, the wet knot works fine, but I’m not...
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A spicy shave, nicely done
I postponed trying this entry in the Scent-Off competition despite its being already on sale and tried by others (including The Son). So while others have purchased this soap and tried it, today is...
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Perfect shave
A commenter on Wicked_Edge pointed out that, given that the Scent-Off has multiple judges, I should probably not post my detailed review of the shaving soap in question until all judges have submitted...
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Another BBS shave, but with nicks
I used the Thäter brush because on last use I noticed a little lather-fading in the third pass. This time, no problem at all. Probably operatory error. I’ll post lather comments on Monday noon (PST)....
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BBS with Eros Slant—and Taconic Bay Rum Shaving Cream
A reader strongly advised me to try Taconic Bay Rum shaving cream, so I did. It makes a very nice lather. The cream is stiff enough so that I could load my brush much as I do with soap, though of...
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Armistice Day? Nicks galore…
I don’t know where “galore” actually kicks in, but I had two or three. Yes, I’ve now replaced the (Personna Lab Blue) blade. Some blades do get nicky as they die. On a positive note, I did have an...
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How to Grow a Moustache Punkin 3.14: summary
Photo above is of the second shave, which I blogged sans lather comments in view of the Scent-Off that Sharpologist is running. So here, after a delay, are my comments on the second shave’s lather....
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Very smooth shave, a few tenterhooks
Very nice result, but the R41 does tend to give me a bit of the heebie-jeebies. The key is to use a much shallower angle than I normally use, and the shave went well with no nicks. But I would not...
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Frost Rose (Isrose), a Scent-Off fragrance
Above you see the unopened package from Fitjar Såpekokeri: printed box, custom label, and a leaflet providing background information: intention of fragrance and its components, along with a list of...
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BornSharp: Today’s version of the Rolls Razor
The Rolls Razor was very popular in its day (the 30s, 40s, and 50s): a permanent blade that could be honed and stropped, the hone and strop being part of the case. The sharpening system required no...
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Fitjar Såpekokeri Frost Rose, day 2
Day two and a very fine shave. Comments on lather will appear on Monday. The English Gillette red-tipped Rocket (I am never sure about the correct names for English Gillettes) did a terrific job with...
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Shave 3 with Fitjar Såpekokeri Frost Rose soap
One of those perfect shaves today, always enjoyable. I used my Simpson Emperor 2 in Super Badger. I have the Emperor 3, but felt it was large for this little puck. Lather talk later, skipping to the...
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Perfect shave, lovely lather from Mystic Water Coconut
A terrific shave. I’ve been testing Mystic Water soaps after hearing from a couple of people that they find the soaps difficult to lather. So far, no problems, and with the Coconut shaving soap today,...
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BBS to start the week
I don’t like to accept freebies because of the obvious distortion of perspective, but in this case the maker convinced to try a sample to see what I thought. So today I’m using a Hardy Shave shaving...
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Fitjar Såpekokeri summary
The soap and shaving cream are both sample size, quite understandable since they were shipped to the US from Norway. I used the soap, simply holding it in my left hand while loading the brush. Lather...
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Great shave, but didn’t detect grapefruit
BBS result, but with a slant that’s less of a surprise. I kept seeing this shaving cream, and grapefruit sounded like an interesting fragrance, but I didn’t get much of a grapefruit hit from it. But I...
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