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A very British shave—or almost, at any rate
A truly wonderful shave. Somehow the Rooney Victorian seemed perfectly to match both D.R. Harris Marlborough and my mood this morning. Every part of the shave seemed pleasurable and spot-on. I never...
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A great shave with Planet Java Hive CK-6 and the .84-P Game Changer
I saw on Twitter a shave with this brush (the RazoRock 400) and this razor (the RazoRock Game Changer with barber-pole handle) and immediately wanted to use that same pairing, and I’m glad I did....
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D.R. Harris Arlington and the Fine Marvel (and Classic)
D.R. Harris describes the fragrance of Arlington simply as “Citrus and Fern,” but it is a very nice fragrance and the lather was quite good—naturally, this being a D.R. Harris soap. The Fine Classic...
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Avocado shave from Phoenix Artisan
The fragrance of this soap and aftershave strikes me as “green,” and the brush seems appropriate. And it was a very good lather indeed, which the double-open-comb design of the Ascension razor seemed...
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First shave with Parker slant, and shave is as good as the handle is long (very)
I went with Phoenix Artisan’s Starcraft brush and Mickey Lee Soapworks Bee Witched, a one-off but extremely nice shaving soap that I hope someday will return. The honeyed fragrance of the lather was...
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You can’t beat a Baby-Smooth shave
My Maggard 22mm synthetic easily produced a great lather from Catie’s Bubbles Le Piment de la Vie shaving soap, and I do so like the Baby Smooth, certainly one of the best razors I own (which is why I...
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Chiseled Face’s Sherlock and the iKon 101
That’s also a Chiseled Face brush, apparently a limited edition, and it’s a brush I like a lot: simple elegance and a good feel from the knot. Sherlock is one of the Face’s stand-bys: Our Sherlock...
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King of Bourbon, Parker slant, and June Clover
I wanted to try the Parker slant on a two-day stubble, and today’s the day. Wholly Kaw’s King of Bourbon is quite a nice shaving soap—note the featured ingredients in the photo—and with the Keyhole...
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Lavender morning, with Rockwell R3
Barrister & Mann’s Reserve shaving soaps, as I’ve mentioned, have a rather different lather—good, but different and apparently best with a synthetic brush, which is why I chose my Mühle gen 2...
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Very interesting article, and I have a new brand to try.
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The Fendrihan Mk II, a very fine razor, with Barrister & Mann Reserve Spice
Having learned my lesson, I use a good synthetic brush on Barrister & Mann’s Reserve shaving soaps, and this morning it is the RazoRock Bruce, a pleasing little brush of a very nice size. And the...
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A highly satisfactory RazoRock shave
You’ll notice that a black bean photobombed my morning shave shoot. I got some from the bulk bins yesterday, a few too many to fit the canning jar I use for storage, and this guy saw his chance and...
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Trying the Treet Platinum Super Stainless with some old friends
After reading this Sharpologist article on blade sharpness, I had to try Treet Platinum Super Stainless blades. My old standbys were Astra Superior Platinum and more recently Gillette 7 O’Clock...
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Mama Bear Hydrogen Fragrance with the RazoRock Old Type
A great way to start the weekend: a stellar lather from a Mama Bear shave stick, created with Phoenix Artisan’s Solar Flare, then three easy passes with the RazoRock Old Type, followed by a splash of...
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Sandalwood morning, with Stealth
I do like my Art of Shaving Sandalwood soap, which I’m told is made by Valobra. The Wet Shaving Products Monarch made a very nice lather, and the Stealth again reminded me why it is one of my favorite...
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Energy and the Model T
Mama Bear’s Energy has a very nice fragrance: “Grapefruit, Lemon and Lime, with hints of fresh Cucumber and Jasmine, and a touch of Pineapple, Blackberry and Champagne.” As she notes, it’s perfect for...
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Seifenglatt Pumpkin Pie Spice and Booster Oriental Spice
Spice is the name of the game today, and my Phoenix Artisan worked up a wonderfully fragrant lather from Seifenglatt’s one-off Tarte à la Citrouille. The Dorco still is a great pleasure to use, and...
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Travel shave at home
Prompted by a comment from Ryan on yesterday’s shave, I decided to do my own travel shave here at home. The Omega baby badger is a fine little brush, and Arko a solid standby that works well even in...
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A travel shave except for the aftershave
This is the Simpson Case and its travel cylinder. The Case was once known as the Wee Scot 3, with today’s Wee Scot being the Wee Scot 2, and a discontinued tiny razor being the Wee Scot 1. I actually...
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First shave with RazoRock Lupo
I’m still a sucker for a new razor, and it increasingly seems as if the smaller manufacturers like RazoRock have figured out the optimal head geometry: I seldom get a new razor nowadays that is...
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