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Perfect BBS with Feather AS-D2 and Tabac
Absolutely fantastic shave this morning—and I see in the photo that I matched the Tabac color scheme with the brush I chose. The Vie-Long horsehair brushes are terrific; I don’t especially like their...
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BBS with Edwin Jagger—and a renewed love of Spellbound Woods
A really terrific shave today. I forget how very good the Edwin Jagger head is. But first the prep. I wet the horsehair knot thoroughly before my shower, and by the time I was ready to shave, the...
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Unbundling the DE razor
I just noted on Wicked_Edge that we are seeing the unbundling of razors. And right now I’m thinking of buying a baseplate (separately): really unbundled. Specifically: I have the ATT safety-bar slant...
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BBS with a Progress
A great shave today, though the Wilkinson shave stick, which I remember as being quite good, did not create such a good lather today, using the Vie-Long horsehair brush shown. Still, it was enough...
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The Shavecraft #102 head on the Parker 26C handle
I’ve been recommending the Parker 26C as a beginner razor, and since I routinely recommend a slant for a second razor, it occurred to me that the Shavecraft #102 slant is a bargain at $48 for the head...
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The Above the Tie S1 slant and Geo. F. Trumper
A wonderful shave: BBS and enjoyable. My Plisson synthetic made a fine lather from Geo. F. Trumper’s Violet shaving soap—which I purchased before the reformulation that apparently has undermined...
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Speaking of how memes compete and evolve…
Check out this Salon article by Jeffrey Tayler: I would like to thank Reza Aslan. In his recent Salon rebuttal to denunciations (including mine) of religion put forward by people the media has come to...
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Perfect shave, with ATT S1 on iKon Bulldog handle—with The Drunken Goat
Quite a wonderful shave today: a two-day stubble is always a pleasant shave. My Rooney Style 2 Finest whipped up a terrific lather from Mickey Lee Soapworks The Drunken Goat, a soap I really like....
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Super shave with Wee Scot, Chai Tea, and iKon slant
Very smooth shave. Chai Tea is the fragrance of the Maggard soap I used, and it’s spot on. The Wee Scot made a very nice lather indeed: I loaded the brush well and then worked in a couple of driblets...
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New brush from Brushguy.com
Nifty new brush. The man who makes these has been active in making custom brushes, but starting 31 Jan, he will stock his store and sell from stock: Brushguy.com. The knot is a grey badger, and it...
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Barrister & Mann my way…
Another Brushguy.com brush, as you see, this one a silvertip. This time I made lather using the method I worked out: Wet brush thoroughly, give it a medium shake to remove excess water, and begin...
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Very pleasant shave with Saint Charles Shave
Excellent shave today. There was some discussion on WE about the G.B. Kent BK brushes. I had the BK8 (pictured just to the right on the cover of the Guide), but sold it after I got the BK4. There’s...
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Superb shave with Parker 24C
I have praised the Parker 26C for being surprisingly comfortable while also being surpisingly efficient. Almightywhacko pointed out that the Parker 24C has the same head, so I ordered one to test. The...
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I’m doing a shaving-pattern poll
Here’s the Wicked_Edge thread and here’s the poll itself. The WE post describes best the origin and purpose.Filed under: Shaving
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Great shave with #102 on Parker handle, MWF, and the Brushguy brush
Extremely nice shave today. I continue to like the Brushguy.com handles, but I would like a little more loft. I may order yet another…. The lather from Mitchell’s Wool Fat shaving soap was excellent—a...
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How men shave
The poll is still open, but I was interested to see how it’s shaping up: I was sure there would be at least one “ATG only” shaver in the bunch, since I’ve seen comments from a few who do a single pass...
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Beautiful shave with Rooney Finest, Eclipse Red Ring, and Strop Shoppe Lemon...
What a terrific shave. My Rooney Finest is such a great brush. This morning as I used it I had an impulse to shed all my other brushes. This one has just the right resilience, a great feel on the...
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BBS with the Gillette Toggle and the Brushguy.com brush compared to the...
A very fine shave. After using the brush shown with MWF and then comparing that with my Rooney Style 2 Finest brush used with the soap shown, I became suspicious that the Brushguy brushe’s loft might...
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Terrific shave, more brush comparisons
A very nice shave today, and I decided to use the Simpson Chubby 1 Best. Interestingly, it did not feel so small as the Brushguy brush, and I think it’s because the knot is relatively large compared...
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Great shave with Wilkinson “Sticky” and Tabula Rasa
Very nice shave indeed. The Duke 3 Best made a very nice lather indeed from Tabula Rasa Dark Lavender shaving cream. Then three passes with the Wikinson “Sticky” holding a Feather blade (it’s a fairly...
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