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Open-comb face-off: Above the Tie and iKon Shavecraft
Two new razors: the Above the Tie R2 baseplate and the Shavecraft #101. I thought I had a Personna Lab Blue blade in each, but that turned out to be true only for the iKon; the ATT razor had an Astra...
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Fully restored Eclipse, with Wickham’s Lavender shaving soap
A BBS result today. My Frank Shaving brush made a very nice lather indeed from Wickham’s Lavender shaving soap, and the Eclipse Red Ring with a Personna Lab Blue blade was a delight to use. I’ve...
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The polished-head Weber and a super-good shave
Beautiful shave today. I used my Brent’s Brush with Prairie Creations’ Barbershop shave stick and got a wonderful lather—we’re talking D.R. Harris quality here. I realized yesterday that the category...
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Apollo Razor: under $30, not bad at all
A BBS shave that I didn’t expect—always a nice surprise. Still, I did everything in my power to make it happen, so it’s not as though it was a complete accident. First a pre-shave beard wash with MR...
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Perfect shave, for the weekend
A totally perfect shave. My G.B. Kent BK4 made the usual perfect lather from D.R. Harris—I hope they never reformulate that soap. It’s just wonderful. Three passes with the Above the Tie R1, which...
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Stealth shave and travel brush comparison
Today’s shave was, naturally enough, excellent: a two-day stubble and a slant, in this case the Stealth holding a new Personna Lab Blue blade. The focus today is travel brushes. First is the Mühle...
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Gillette Tech and a terrific shave
A very nice shave indeed. I used this soap from Honeybee Soaps because someone mentioned on Wicked_Edge that he could not get this soap to lather, even when using distilled water. I was surprised,...
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BBS with Parker and Semogue
A very fine shave, using tools from vendors I seldom use. Semogue brushes are beloved by many, and Semogue does explicitly grade their boar hair, an advantage. However, a succession of poor-quality...
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Extremely nice shave: Parker 92R and Mystic Water Sensitive Skin
A BBS result from an enjoyable shave—what could be better? Although I do not have sensitive skin, I do enjoy this shaving soap, whose only fragrance comes from the (interesting) ingredients. And I’m...
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Blurry shave photo, but great shave
Something about digital cameras: autofocus seems to go off in time. I have no idea how to reset it. This happened to another digital camera, and it is frustrating. I hate to buy a new camera just...
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Rotbart for the win!
Extremely nice shave today. I got an instant fine lather with Tiki Spice Islands—not the common “spice” fragrance, but somehow sweeter. Smelled something like a cookie. The Simpson Persian Jar is a...
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Perfect shave: Mr Pomp, Vintage Blades shaving soap, iKon DLC slant
This is what shaving is supposed to be: a pre-shave beard wash with MR GLO, then a wonderful lather made by Mr Pomp and VintageBladesLLC.com’s own shaving soap. The fragrance of the soap is a very...
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A quick post on shaves and computer progress
Two great shaves since last SOTD post. I can get on my computer on briefly before the trackpad goes crazy, sending the cursor everywhere (complete with right clicks, dragging, double-clicks, and...
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Gillette Tech a very nice razor
I will resume posting SOTD photos once I can rely on my computer not to go crazy. The new computer is scheduled for 1 October, so that should be when normal blogging resumes. (Right now, I’m using a...
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Shave report: HTGAM razor
Quick report before my computer starts flailing about. I used Speick shaving soap and Speick aftershave, the brush being one of the Whipped Dog 22mm silvertips. Really excellent (and long-lasting)...
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Great shave and a good lather from Barrister & Mann Solstice
I really like the fragrance of Barrister & Mann Solstice shaving soap, and today I got a good lather using the same method as yesterday (load damp brush with paste of soap, briskly brush palm,...
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Comparison shave: Stealth and Merkur white bakelite slant
The two razors are VERY similar. The Stealth’s cap is a bit more pronounced, but that is the only difference I noticed in the head. (Handles are obviously different, but of course handles can be...
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Okay shave: Blade should have been changed
It’s sort of interesting to see what a difference a slightly dull blade makes. I used a Gillette Rubie that should have been changed after the previous shave. I had to work on the rough patches and...
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Mulcuto slant and a BBS shave
I used my Mulcuto slant with a SuperMax Titanium blade this morning, together with a very good lather made by my Omega Pro 48 and Speick shaving soap. Very nice shave, finished with a splash of 4711...
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Shaves return with new computer
This morning was a very nice shave: Pre de Provence shaving soap, which made a fine lather with Mr Pomp, my striped-handled silvertip brush. The razor was Above the Time R1—and dang! I don’t remember...
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