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The Rockwell razor system and a great shave
We’ve had some discussion in comments about the use of what I’ve called “half-empty” containers of shaving soap and a commenter more tactfully refers to as containers that provide “head room.” I...
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Rockwell R4 and Wholly Kaw
It’s a fougère day. I really like the lather (and fragrance) I get with this Wholly Kaw shaving soap, and I really hate how the container is mostly empty space. I don’t think this one is even half...
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Feather AS-D2 and Rockwell R2, with Standard Cement shaving soap
I haven’t used my New Forest brush for a while, but really enjoyed it this morning: a compact totally satisfactory brush—not flashy, but gets the job done, and very well, too. The shaving soap is...
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Elite Razor with red jasper handle and Edwin Jagger head now listed
Here’s the listing.Filed under: Shaving
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Comparing Feather AS-D2 and Rockwell R1
A very good shave today, but then I suspect that’s my opening line on most shaves. I can’t recall when I last had a bad shave. Today I used the snakewood shaving brush I purchased from Strop Shoppe...
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The Holy Black slant, Meißner Tremonia Moroccan Rhassoul, and Chantillon Lux...
An extremely good shave today. My Wet Shaving Products Monarch brush created a wonderful lathr from Meißner Tremonia’s Moroccan Rhassoul, which has an unusual and very attractive fragrance. As is...
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A three-razor comparison shave with Meißner Tremonia’s Strong ‘n Scottish and...
This is not the three-razor shave described by Bruce Everiss in three posts: first post, second post, third post. This was simply testing three iKon open-comb razors (or, in the case of the iKon...
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Omega Pro 48 with Meißner Tremonia Indian Flavour and an iKon bar-guard razor
The Omega 10048/Pro 48 came up in discussion, and I realized I had not used mine for a while, so I brought it out for today’s shave: wet the knot well under the hot-water tap, let it stand while I...
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Himalayan Heights, visited with a Blackbird
It’s amazing to me, in the light of my high-school experience, that every day I think, “What a pleasant shave!” I hated shaving in high school; it was a chore more or less as attractive as mowing the...
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Health benefits of mindfulness meditation (as while shaving)
Gretchen Reynolds reports in the NY Times: The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various diseases, improved...
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Edwin Jagger Georgian razor on the auction block
Yet another razor will be leaving the collection. Here’s the eBay listing.Filed under: Shaving
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iKon X3 with Meißner Tremonia’s Lavender de Luxe
I have to say that Meißner Tremonia Lavender de Luxe (with essential oils from lavender, geranium, and cypress) has to be one of my favorite lavender-scented soaps. This one is terrific, and it also...
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Wolf Whiskers, Exotic Elemi, and the Above the Tie R1
A wonderful shave once more. Man, I do like my morning shave as much if not more than my morning iced coffee and roasted bacon. The Wolf Whiskers handle shown is both attractive and extremely...
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iKon X3 and #102, with Strop Shoppe and a new Chatillon Lux aftershave
A superb shave today: two-day stubble makes for a fine shave. (A three-day stubble might be even better, but I can’t bring myself to go two days without shaving.) Strop Shoppe, I’m sorry to hear, is...
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Rockwell R5 with Martin de Candre and the Maggard 22mm Synthetic, with...
A very fine shave today. The Maggard 22mm Plissoft brush is just $9.95 and is an excellent brush. Although I like the size of the Fine Classic 20mm Plissoft, the 22mm is still quite comfortable. The...
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The Kraken, a $22 3D-printed slant
Via this Wicked_Edge post, I learned of the Kraken 248 Slant Bar Safety Razor, which you can order at the link from Shapeways, a print-on-demand manufacturing and fulfillment center. (That’s why you...
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Great shave with the Rockwell R6—and a Feather!
The brush is one of Maggard Razors 24mm synthetics, and for $12 it’s a great bargain (as is the 22mm for $10). I thought the 24mm would feel a bit too large on my face, but again expectations were...
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Teutonic shave: Tabac and H.L. Thäter, with the Dorco PL-602
I haven’t used my Tabac shaving soap and aftershave in a while—to the extent that the puck has become quite dry and cracked—so when Tabac arose in a Wicked Edge discussion, I decided to bring it out....
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Another razor on deck: Mühle Sophist with porcelain handle
This one has the new (2010) head: Filed under: Shaving
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Mike’s Natural, Fine Classic, and the #102, with Chatillon Lux
Mike’s Natural shaving soap was once a challenge for me: the lather would not endure. At the time I was using a sopping, dripping-wet brush and brushing the soap briskly, holding the container on its...
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