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Late posting of early shave—and it was terrific
I haven’t used the Ecotools brush for a while, so this morning it was its usual terrific self, working up a wonderful lather on my face—I still can’t figure out how it works up that stiffish, thick...
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New brush, great lather, terrific shave
A new brush. The knot, I believe, is 19mm, so toward teh small size, but it really does the job, particularly with the asses’ milk shaving soap, which once again produced a terrific lather. I do like...
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DLC Weber on UFO handle—and BBS again
I couldn’t resist using the striped brush again. I do like it: nice handle, nice feel, excellent performance, and good looking. the lather, from HTGAM’s Meta Nectar, I believe, was superb. I did do...
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Very fine shave with Schick Krona, plus lather experiment
Very nice shave today. After using yesterday’s brush with the striped handle, I decide to go with another relatively small knot, my Simpson Emperor 2 Best. And I experimented with the lather: on the...
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The Gillette Toggle and a very fine shave
I was worried whether the R&B brush shown would get enough soap from a shave stick to make a good lather, and I almost went with another brush. But I reminded myself that experience often...
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BBS in comfort and style
A very nice shave today. I used the Omega boar brush shown, a very nice brush moving along in its break-in. Creed Green Irish Tweed shaving soap is remarkably good, as well it should be, and I had a...
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Perfect shave, after adjustment
Fantastic shave, and also a learning shave. To begin with the lather: superb, again. My Rooney butterscotch Emilion did its usual superb job, and the HTGAM soap did as well, with the result being a...
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A Stirling shave and the Merkur Progress
A really first-rate shave today. Yesterday I watch this excellent tutorial by minimalisto on how to lather Stirling shaving soaps, and I made a practice lather with the first method (dry-brush,...
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Revisiting the Axwell, and Stirling’s persistence
I do like the Stirling soap fragrances, but I’m still not totally successful in lathering them. I carefully followed the minimalisto tutorial and got much the same wonderful lather as when I first...
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BBS with Mulcuto and HTGAM
Apologies for the dim photo. I’m sure it’s the light reflecting from the ring of exposed metal in the lid that did this. I’ll reprise the shave tomorrow so you can get a better view. I got a terrific...
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The iKon slants and blade alignment
When I used my DLC iKon slant most recently, I was surprised to find the blade misaligned. (I felt it first, then looked and saw that the blade’s edge was not parallel to the edge of the cap: one...
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R&B brush, MWF, the Standard head, the UFO handle, & D.R. Harris
I chose the R&B brush and MWF based on Gavin Groom’s difficulties with the brush. I was able to get a good (and persistent) lather, using the wet-brush method. However, with this brush, I think...
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Mr. Pomp, HTGAM Chocolate Bourbon, and the Stealth
A very nice shave with a BBS finish. Mr. Pomp (the brush) made a great lather quite easily from HTGAM’s Chocolate Bourbon shaving soap, and the razor stealthily removed every trace of stubble, easily...
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BBS with ease—along with Père Lucien, iKon, and D.R. Harris
A very fine BBS result today. I had so wanted to try Père Lucien shaving soap, but I had no idea how to order it from France. And then I discovered that BullgooseShaving.com carries it. (They also...
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Tabac and the ATT R
A wonderfully comfortable BBS result today. apfpilot on Wicked Edge asked me about some shaving soaps this morning, includign Tabac, and I realized that it’s been a while. I have Tabac in the bowl,...
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Mr. Pomp and Dr. Selby
Another BBS shave, though not totally unexpected, given the razor. In the foreground of the photo is a little 3-LED flashlight on a keychain: quite bright and a freebie included with my latest order...
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Terrific shave—and I must use the Wee Scot more often
Sorry for orienting the Wee Scot so that Alexander Simpson’s signature is hidden. However, you’ll see it again soon. It’s on a top shelf with several other tiny brushes, so I tend to forget about it,...
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The Pils and a great shave
The Wee Scot, turned so you can see Alexander Simpson’s signature, made a fine lather from the Klar Seifen shaving soap. Then the Pils—it’s stainless, but I had it gold plated some years back by Razor...
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Sudden shave, no photo
How I shave when you’re not watching: I was finishing my shower, planning not to shave, when I remembered that The Wife and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner, and I...
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A couple of nicks, but otherwise a good shave
Thäter brushes—at least the two I have—are wonderful, and I got a very fine lather from La Toja shaving soap in the hollowed wooden trunk or branch that serves as a container. I don’t know the make of...
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