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Very smooth with SuperMax Titanium
A very smooth result today. Again, D.R. Harris shave stick (lavender) with the Omega beechwood-handled S-Brush—wonderful lather once more—and the #102 with a SuperMax Titanium had most of my face BBS...
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A wonderful shave once more
I have to say that the consistency of products—D.R. Harris Lavender shave stick, the beechwood-handled Omega S-Brush, and the iKon Shavecraft #102 with SuperMax Titanium blade—has not diminished the...
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Good shave, slight nick
When I get a nick these days, it’s often in the XTG pass on the upper lip—and so it was today. Very slight, and with My Nik Is Sealed totally no problem. Once again, the marvelous D.R. Harris lather....
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Another fine shave this morning, with a new SuperMax Titanium blade
I’m still using the D.R. Harris Lavender shave stick and the beechwood-handled Omega S-Brush to get a fantastic lather, and loaded the new blade into the #102: terrific shave. I can get a BBS with...
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The Feather Popular
Back home among familiar things and routines, but also some new things. Vintage Blades LLC is dropping the Rooney line (supplier problems, I gather), and so the Rooney brushes were on sale just before...
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Mixed shave: Some good, some not so good
A mixed bag today. On the good size, the Rooney Style 2 is behaving much better in this, its second shave. You’ll note that the knot has bloomed quite a bit compared to the photo in yesterday’s shave,...
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Sick as a dog, weak as a kitten, and shave not so hot either
Last night I had what is probably a case of food poisoning: three bouts of vomiting. Today, I have very little strength, and slept quite late. So I didn’t shave until 12:40pm. The brush is because I’m...
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The 37C and a fine shave
The Holy Black is a glycerin based shaving soap, and it gives an excellent lather. The Omega 20102 loaded up easily and three passes presented no problems. Sandalwood Smoke is a nice fragrance (to my...
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Wolfman Tech and Strop Shoppe Pêche
An extremely good shave today. The G.B. Kent Infinity synthetic was quite comfortable and pleasant to use, and it made a marvelous lather: extremely creamy, thick, and effective. The pêche fragrance...
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Fine shave with soft soap
This tub of Dr. Jon’s Classic is pretty soft but makes a very nice lather. It’s a blend of lavender, cedar, lime, bergamot, vetiver, and rosemary, so the fragrance is interesting and pleasant. I think...
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Frozen cranberry shaving soap and the iKon Tech once more
Steve of Soap Smooth very kindly sent me a Father’s Day gift of a very limited release he did for his Russian forum. He had some left over, and sent me what you see. The Russian on the label...
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Lovely shave with Parker 24C and Dr. Jon’s
Very nice shave today. I am finding that the Whipped Dog Mountain Badger brush is very much not to my taste. I like fluffy, resilient brush—a soft knot, so little “backbone” in that sense, but with...
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Fougère, Martin de Candre and Barrister and Mann–and… The Wolfman!
While first-rate products are not necessary or sufficient for a fine shave, the two go together wonderfully well, like a horse and carriage. This is the fougère version of Martin de Candre as you can...
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Starting the week with a perfect shave: Strop Shoppe, S1, Clean Vetiver
Truly wonderful shave. The R&B Omega boar brush, a very nice brush indeed, seems well into the break-in and is wonderfully soft on my face. It worked up a very fine lather from the Strop Shoppe...
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Testing Mongoose blades plus Eva Nestorova soap
I am going to use the Mongoose steadily for the next couple of weeks so I can test various brands of blades. I’m thinking I’ll do three shaves with each brand. Today’s blade: Kamisori. But first came...
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Semogue, Phoenix, and the Mongoose
Another very good shave, and I think I’m becoming accustomed to the handle: seemed perfectly okay today. The Semogue has more breaking in to do: lather was gone by the third pass, so I just reloaded....
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Smooth shaving with Feather Pro Super
A very nice shave indeed. The Rooney Style 2 Super Silvertip is now totally reliable, and it made a really fine (and fragrant) lather from Dr. Jon’s Anne Bonny: West Indies Bay, Black Tea, Dark Rum,...
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Great shave with Feather AS-D2 and the new Fine synthetic brush
Just received the $20 Fine synthetic shaving brush. I like the design, and the fibers are the same as in the Plisson synthetics. However, there’s some difference in the knot construction that makes...
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A wonderful Independence Day shave with the #102
The Plisson synthetic brush in the photo is noticeably better (for me) than the $20 Fine synthetic that uses the same fibers, but OTOH the Plisson costs €34.80, or $38.66, almost twice as much. So...
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A surprise from the Fine synthetic brush
In the past I have often made a few practice lathers with a new brush, too eager to try them out to wait for the next shave. I didn’t do that with the Fine synthetic, and now I wish I had. In my first...
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