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Two shaves: Yesterday’s and today’s
Yesterday’s shave, which I forgot to blog… I had an insight about slants, helped by NeedsMoreMenthol. I’ve been asserting that the slanted blade makes a noticeable difference in ease of cutting, but...
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An amazingly good razor: The Razorock Baby Smooth
The Strop Shoppe was among the very first of the premium shaving soap artisans to appear. Their packaging has changed over time, and the soaps still are among the best I have. This is an early...
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Perfectly smooth with the Black Mamba
Chiseled Face’s Midnight Stag produced a very fine lather with the help of the Rooney Emilion shown, and the Razorock Black Mamba is an excellent razor, both very comfortable and very efficient. I...
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A comment about, and use of, the Stealth and Otoko Organics
It was a fine shave, and I have a couple of comments on it. The Razorock “synthetic badger” brush shown is a truly excellent brush; I see no reason why, at this point, synthetics will not in time...
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The “OMG” posts from shaving newbies
I was going through old files and found this copy of a Wicked_Edge post I made in April 2012: I got to thinking about a comment another subscriber made, about the frequency and number of the “OMG”...
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Soap comparison: Eufros and QED
Per a reader request, I’m comparing QED’s soap to the Eufros soap made by Jabonman in Spain. Since the Satin Tip brushes are identical save for color, they are ideal for such comparisons. Loading the...
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Above the Tie and Wet Shaving Products, with the Omega 20102
A very nice shave today. Wet Shaving products makes two soaps, a vegan soap (a Martin de Candre shavealike) and this shea butter and tallow soap, Formula T, whose ingredients are: stearic acid, water,...
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Selling another razor: The LASSC BBS-1, made by Wolfman Razors
I’m selling another razor on eBay (listing). It’s really a fine razor, but I have another Wolfman Razor and I’m trying to shrink the collection. (It also seems a bit greedy to have two when they are...
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Razorock Angel Hair, Shaver Heaven Oatmeal Stout, and the iKon Short Comb
Extremely good shave: iKon has another great razor in the Shavecraft Short Comb ($40 for the head, at the link). Highly recommended. However, it’s best to start with the prep. The Razorock angel-hair...
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Mr Pomp meets Rustic, with the Eclipse Red Ring along for the ride
I am really impressed by both of the shaving soaps—the vegan Rustic and the tallow Formula T—from Wet Shaving Products, and Rustic soaps are available in 1-oz tins, as shown in the photo: a good way...
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Very fine shave with Gillette flat-bottomed Tech and Meißner Tremonia Black...
An extremely enjoyable—and good—shave this morning. When I go for a horsehair brush, I find that I almost always pick this particular Vie-Long brush, to the point that I think I should probably sell...
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Brief history of shaving
An interesting infographic from Prim & Prep: Filed under: Shaving
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The Maggard OC razor with Nancy Boy shaving cream
An extremely fine shave today, and I must start using Nancy Boy Shave Cream more regularly—and a good New Year’s resolution for you, if you’ve not tried it, is to get at least a travel jar of Nancy...
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Full Cavendish shave with the #102
“Full Cavendish” because Cavendish shaving soap and Cavendish aftershave. How To Grow A Moustache traded its awkwardly long name for Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements—still a mouthful, but generally...
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My Wilkinson “Sticky” is up for auction
I continue to pare down the collection, so I am reluctantly selling my Wilkinson “Sticky.” I believe the design looks like something by Raymond Loewy, but it is in fact by Sir Kenneth Henry Grange,...
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A Copper Hat shave: Brush, soap, and aftershave
My visit to Victoria resulted in three shaving purchases shown in the photo. The Copper Hat has its own line of brushes, and that’s one of them. The handle is made of Delrin™, a plastic dense and...
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An elegant shave: Rooney Finest, Lenthéric, and the Standard-Wolfman
The Rooney Style 2 Finest is one of my favorite brushes despite its asymmetrical knot, and the fragrance of the vintage Lenthéric is absolutely wonderful and it produces a lather as good and rich and...
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Another razor goes on the block: A Fatip
It’s listed here. It’s in current production, so lacks the rarity factor of the vintage Wilkinson “Sticky” I recently listed. But it’s a well-made razor, hefty and efficient.Filed under: Shaving
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Great shave (and very British) and great news
When I decided to use Maggard Razors Chai Tea shaving soap, the word “tea” triggered memories of the tea shops The Wife and I visited in Victoria, and so I decided to go all British: Simpson Emperor 3...
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Floris, Fine, and the iKon S3S
An extremely smooth shave today. Fine’s Classic synthetic brush is becoming a favorite, and it worked up a very satisfying lather from my Floris No. 89 (pre-reformulation) shaving soap. As is typical...
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