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Greek Peach and Easy Street
Very fine shave today. The Omega boar brush show worked up a fine lather easily from Tim’s Greek Peach shaving: fragrant, thick, and luxurious. Three passes with the iKon DLC slant shown (the handle...
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Chiseled Face shave—and a note on how to learn to enjoy shaving
A very fine shave indeed today. I had ordered the Chiseled Face synthetic brush, standing next to the giant Stirling synthetic, and I received with it the pre-shave gel shown and the Trade Winds...
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Dr. Jon’s Propaganda, the HJM, and Wolfman Razors WR1-SB
A very fine shave today. I did remember to use the Chiseled Face pre-shave gel in the shower and will continue it for the coming week. Dr. Jon’s Propaganda (vanilla, sandalwood, musk, patchouli, and...
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Chiseled Face and a totally wonderful shave to start the week
Absolutely wonderful shave today: two-day stubble, good prep, and the #102 slant. Someone this weekend mentioned Chiseled Face’s Summer Storm shaving soap and so reminded me that I have some. I...
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Fragrances for men: Why do so many shaving products fail to measure up?
Sharpologist is running a very interesting series of articles/posts on fragrances in shaving by Craig K, and I recommend it highly. Part 1 begins: Many wet shavers start out liking the scents of shave...
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Edwin Jagger, Dr. Jon, and Barrister & Mann
A really fine shave today: total BBS result and a pleasure all the way. Today I used Chiseled Face’s Pre-shave Gel as directed—rubbing it into my dry (but post-shower) beard and then working the...
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Signs of the trends: Another Kickstarter for a new stainless DE razor
Above you see the Blackbird, the name in recognition of the design inspiration: the iconic SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. There’s a Kickstarter campaign for the razor with a goal of $15,000,...
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Shaving-related: This Medical Researcher Will Study the History of Facial Hair
I like that the Enlightenment (a movement of which I am a fan) triggered the clean-shaven look. Emiko Jozuka reports at Motherboard: What causes the boom and bust of beards? Is it just that men get...
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Interesting Forbes article on Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements
Interesting read. The author notes at one point “Smythe (née Hodges),” which suggest that Hodges is female. He is, in fact, male, and “née” should be “né” (cf. “fiancée” and “fiancé).Filed under: Shaving
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JabonMan soap and the LASSC BBS-1 razor
Extremely nice shave today. I’m finding Eufros shaving soap, made in Spain by JabonMan, is really a very fine soap indeed. With the Pro 48 shown, I got a superb lather: dense, creamy, smooth, and...
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Superb shave with a slant: The Above the Tie S1, with Mickey Lee and Speick
An interesting discussion “Slant, is it worth it?” on Wicked Edge. Those using slants tend to answer “Yes,” but of course nothing in shaving works for everyone. I’ve not used Mickey Lee Soapworks The...
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Gillette Tech delivers great shave—and a note on Stirling soaps
In the foreground is another flat-bottom Tech I got recently, along with the handle of the same model I got earlier. Note the size difference between the handles: the handle without the head is...
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The iKon S3S and a note on head mass, and another note on razor cleaning
A very fine shave today. Eufros really is a superb soap, made by JabonMan in Spain. Top-notch, and today’s lather made with the Chiseled Face synthetic brush was wonderful. Rather than use the...
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Meißner Tremonia and a fine shave
Eddie of Australia drew my attention to this review of Meißner Tremonia shaving soap, and I could not resist. The soap in the photo is their Indian Flavour: “Pure essentail oils of coriander seeds,...
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Stirling’s Sharp Dressed Man
I’ve read quite a few reviews praising the fragrance of Stirling Soap Company’s Sharp Dressed Man and finally had to find out for myself. The Vie-Long horsehair brush shown is a favorite, and I wet...
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Fine shave with Green Irish Tweed and the Apollo Mikron
A very smooth, very pleasant shave today. On reading the description for Stirling Soap Company’s Sharp Dressed Man, I saw that he was going for the fragrance of Creed’s Green Irish Tweed, so today I’d...
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Great lather (Mike’s Natural), great shave (Frankenrazor: iKon & Tradere)
Extremely nice shave today. The HJM, soft and fluffy, evoked an excellent lather from Mike’s Natural Rose & Cedarwood shaving soap. It’s strange to me now that I ever had any difficulty making...
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Lemon all the way, and a note on describing razors
After using Myrsol Lemon yesterday, I was in a lemon mood, so this morning I am using Honeybee Soaps Fresh Lemon, a fragrance that I asked her to make. To my nose, it is perfect: it smells very like a...
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Meißner Tremonia, Chiseled Face, and Baby Smooth
Today’s shave was a perfect BBS, and fun to boot. I used the Chiseled Face angel-hair synthetic and got a wonderful lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Strong ‘n Scottish shaving soap—and it does indeed...
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Razor collection must go: Apollo Mikron first on the list
I guess I’ll post here when something goes up on eBay. Here’s the first.Filed under: Shaving
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