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Now available: Kindle edition of Guide to Gourmet Shaving the Double-Edge Way
The Kindle version (with live hyperlinks) is now available on Amazon.com, .ca, .co.uk, .de, .es, .fr, and .it. See this page for the various links. There is also a review on Amazon.com, but the reviews...
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Great shave with Dr. Jon’s and Wolfman dual guard razor
Terrific shave, but I did not use both soaps. I put both in the photo so you could see the difference between the 4-oz tin and the 2-oz tin. The 2-oz tin offers a loading area that’s 3″ in diameter,...
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Kindle version of Guide also available at Amazon.com.au
I had no idea the Kindle version is available in Australia. AUD$5.99. I’ve added it (along with Amazon.nl) to the general page of sources linked at the right.Filed under: Books, Shaving
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Good shave, fine fragrances
Very nice shave today. The razors are not shown (I used two) at the request of the maker. They are manufacturing prototypes, and thus not ready for release. Dr. Jon’s Black Label shaving soap is...
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Kindle version available in more Amazons than I knew
I didn’t realize how many Amazon sites carry the Guide to Gourmet Shaving. I just updated the links on this page so that it now reads: Kindle version Amazon.com Amazon.ca Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com.au...
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Great shave and some thoughts on razor feel
Terrific shave, and some observations below on style and feel. The Plisson Chinese Gray is a coarse-feeling brush—quite pleasant and grainy on the face—and today I shook it perhaps a little too dry. I...
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A Hex of a great shave with LASSC’s BBS-1
Terrific shave once more. The Plisson synthetic made a very fine lather from Dr. Jon’s Handcrafted Hex shaving soap, the components of whose fragrance are listed on the lid. I continue to find these...
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Lenthéric and High Mountain Badger, with a Parker 24C
A really excellent shave this morning. The brush is a high-mountain badger from Whipped Dog, and it was used for a test lathering yesterday so you see it somewhat bloomed. I got it to compare it to...
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Trying the Mongoose
The Mongoose is a single-edge (SE) razor that uses blades made for professional shavettes: somewhat wider and a lot narrower than a DE blade or a GEM-style SE blade. Tryablade sells a couple of good...
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Finally created a Facebook page for the Guide to Gourmet Shaving
It has been repeatedly suggested that I establish a Facebook page for the Guide, and now that the Kindle version is out, it seems time. Here’s the page. I’ll post my SOTD there (as well as in this...
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Test shave for Black Diamond Shaving soap and aftershave
I make it a practice to purchase the products I use (not as the alternative to stealing them, but to accepting gifts and gratuities), but occasionally I will find myself using a freebie—much less...
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Testing the pro-size Omega S-Brush—and the Wolfman Tech once more
Some on Wicked Edge asked about the “pro” (large) sizes of the Omega S-Series brushes—i.e., the S10049, S10083, and S10108, I got two to try. This morning was the S10108’s turn, and that’s the brush...
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Brushguy brush, Dr. Jon’s, and the Mongoose Razor: Perfect result
I normally use a slant on Monday (two-day stubble is fun to shave), but I wanted to try the Mongoose on a heavier growth. Brushguy.com makes very nice brushes, as you see: a comfortable handle in a...
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Great shave with Parker 24C and the High Mountain Badger is now working
The Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger has lost whatever was causing the lather to die. I did do a couple of practice/break-in lathers between the last shave and this one, and today, with Shaver...
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96 likes on Facebook page
A few days ago I celebrated the new (and probably final) edition of the book by creating a Facebook page for it. Facebook for some reasons defines 100 likes as a big milestone, and I have now achieved...
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The shelf life of shaving soap, and a great shave with the Weber DLC
A great shave today. I used Strop Shoppe’s Teakwood, which I believe was her first Special Edition shaving soap, loading the Omega 20102 boar brush easily and fully—as I loaded, the mix seemed a...
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iKon #102 with Lada blade
Very find shave. I brought with me the iKon Shavecraft #102 and I used a Lada blade with fine results. I brought the small bottle of Floïd with a slightly loose cap, so my shaving kit smelled great and...
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Superb lather, a D.R. Harris specialty
In the past, I would from time to time be surprised by a particularly good lather: thick, creamy, beard-hugging. “Wow!” I’d think, “What a great lather!” and then I’d check and almost always I was...
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Interesting article on horsehair shaving brushes
I do like horsehair shaving brushes. Check out this article on ShaveNook.com.Filed under: Shaving
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Something to be said for consistency in tool and soap for shaving
Another great shave. I am definitely going to get D.R. Harris shaving soap more frequently in the rotation. And I note that using the same brush, soap, and razor for each shave is indeed helpful for...
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