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BBS with iKon DLC slant, plus the new Omega S-series brush
An exceptionally good—and nick-free—shave today. Since I’ve resumed paying attention to keeping the pressure light—i.e., not allowing the full weight of the razor to exert pressure, but supporting...
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Mexico: A supersaturated solution
If all goes well, my Sharpologist article on slants will appear tomorrow morning, an article that I so much wanted to title “Whither Slants?” but was dissuaded by wise counsel. In that article I shall...
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Perfect shave with the Shavecraft #102 slant
This morning I realized that the R&B brush shown, an exceptional Omega boar brush, has a Christmas-themed handle: the red and green traditional colors of Christmas (holly berries and leaves, for...
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Interesting contrast: Shavecraft #102 and Mulcuto
A couple of tests in the morning shave today. First, a brush comparison—and you’ll note the brushes are already getting flirty. (These French brushes! Really!) The lather was superb, and Mickey Lee...
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BBS with the Parker 26C
Extremely nice and easy shave today. I think the Parker 26C gives better shaves than the Edwin Jagger head while being a bit more comfortable. The Whipped Dog brush made a terrific lather from...
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BBS with a Maggard razor
A great shave to end the run of sequential dates for another century—I refer to the run that started on 1/2/03 and ends today with 12/13/14. I doubt that I’ll see the next, but I’ll definitely look at...
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Smooth shave with Frankenrazor: Standard + #102
The question was raised whether the Standard handle would work with the #102 head, so I ran an experiment. The Plisson synthetic made a terrific lather from Maggard’s London Barbershop, an...
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A Latha shave with the Super Adjustable
Another super-smooth shave. No wonder guys enjoy shaving. :) The Wet Shaving Products Prince made a very fine lather from the Latha shaving soap, and the short-handled Super Adjustable did the trick...
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Great shave with Gillette Tech and Mickey Lee’s
Two Mickey Lee products: the soap and (again) the Italian Stallion aftershave milk. I think I’m going to have to buy a full-size bottle of that… hmm. I wonder if that was why he sent the free sample....
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Perfect shave with white bakelite slant, i Coloniali shaving cream
The Merkur white bakelite slant from the 1930’s is indeed one of the very best slants I own: it always provides a flawless shave, never nicks, and the light weight is a pleasure once you dial in to...
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Comparing Feather AS-D1 and AS-D2, with an assist from Strop Shoppe and Mr Pomp
A very fine shave today. Mr Pomp, the brush shown, worked up an instant great lather from Strop Shoppe, still one of my best shaving soaps. I observed my brush wetting procedure: wet brush well under...
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Excellent shave with iKon S3S and asses’ milk shaving soap
A really fine shave today. Someone of Wicked_Edge mentioned getting a new (secondhand—they are no longer made) S3S and how much he enjoyed it, and that reminded me that I hadn’t used my own for a...
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Super shave, and a modest proposal on shaving soap containers
An extremely good shave today. The Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger made a superb lather from Mickey Lee’s The Drunken Goat, and three easy, trouble-free strokes of the Above the Tie slant holding...
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BBS with Parker 26C
A very fine shave today. The Rooney butterscotch Emilion did a fine job. The knot in the photo shows where it dried pressed against the back of the shelf, but that little flaw was gone with the...
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The key to the iKon stainless slants: Light pressure
Superb shave. My Whipped Dog silvertip with the optional ceramic handle did a fine job with the Kraken shaving soap from Mickey Lee. Three very light passes from my iKon DLC slant with the SE handle,...
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Four days late, but this morning I used Solstice shaving soap
I should have used this on the 21st, of course. Still, it served well this morning. I used the Rod Neep (Pens of the Forest) shaving brush shown and got a very fine lather indeed—no problems at all...
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BBS with the Standard
A very fine shave today. I picked the Standard because I suspect/hope that it was a gift received by many men. But first, the prep. I’m still doing a pre-shave beard wash with MR GLO. The Plisson...
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Shavecraft #101 open-comb: A terrific razor
A terrific shave today. My Plisson HMW 12 worked up a fine lather from the Tiki Bar Spice Islands soap, and then three passes with the #101 holding a Personna Lab Blue totally eliminated any trace of...
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Smooth shave, short in the comfort department: The Lutz slant
Very smooth result, but as noted it was not so comfortable as I like. But first, the lather. I have perfected my Stirling soap lathering technique, and I got a really excellent lather with no effort:...
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