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Midnight Stag and the 102
Midnight Stag by Chiseled Face has an interesting fragrance: Russian Leather, Motor Oil, Hoppes #9, Birch Tar, Oakmoss, Gasoline, Smoke, Cedar, Cade, Bergamont, Vanilla And the ingredients are solid:...
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Feather AS-D2 up for auction
This razor is really in new condition. I doubt that I’ve shaved more than a dozen times with it, since it shaves exactly like my AS-D1. The AS-D1 was, however, inconsistent from razor to razor, and I...
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Klar Kabinett and a flat-bottomed Tech
Klar Kabinett was a very nice shaving soap, sold as a package of two 500g bars. The apothecary bowl contains half of one bar. The soap made a fine lather and had a rose fragrance and was quite...
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Flat-bottom Tech to auction
This flat-bottom Tech is now up for auction. It’s a great razor, and this head on one of the Maggard stainless handles (like the MR7, $14) would be a great daily shave.Filed under: Shaving
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A young man getting a good start
A reader of this blog sent me the photo of his 14-year-old nephew, to whom he recently sent a complete shaving starter kit. Photo used by permission and shared because it gladdened my heart.Filed...
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Still working on the Wunderbar, today with Soap Commander Love
Soap Command Love, which I understand is an homage to Klar Kabinett, is a very fine shaving soap, and in this case the fragrance matches my memory of Klar Kabinett’s fragrance, which seems to have...
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Another 1940s Gillette Aristocrat goes to auction
This is in very good condition except that it is missing one end cap. (Photo shows the end cap that’s still there.) The listing is here.Filed under: Shaving
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First shave with production X3, and using Vie Long and Arko to test
The prep was done to experiment and trouble-shoot a report from a WE user. He had trouble maintaining lather in his Vie-Long using an Arko stick. I did my usual pre-shave beard wash with MR GLO, then...
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1971 long-handled Super Adjustable goes to auction
This would be a good birth-year razor for those who turn 45 sometime this year. It’s in very good condition. Here’s the listing.Filed under: Shaving
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Table of DE blade widths
Giovanni Arbate, the proprietor of the famed Razor & Brush online shaving store, compiled this chart some years back. The store was a sideline, and he could not continue it after a promotion to a...
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Comparing the iKons X3 and 102, and a complete Van Yulay shave with Achilles
I like Van Yulay’s Achilles so much I bought the aftershave to boot. The brush today is one of my H.L. Thäter brushes, both of which are excellent. Van Yulay, like many vendors, provides the soap in...
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Gillette Sheraton goes to auction
The Sheraton show in now listed on eBay. It’s in very good condition and does a fine shave.Filed under: Shaving
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Omega Pro 48, Mike’s Natural, Merkur Progress, and L’Orange Noir
Someone mentioned that they had trouble face-lathering with the Pro 48, so I thought I’d give mine another go, since I’ve never had a problem. And again it seemed to work fine. Mike’s Natural Soap is...
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The Wunderbar goes to auction
I am truly cutting down the collection (as you’ve observed), and I simply have too many slants: lots of duplicates. More slants will go on sale soon, but today is the Wunderbar’s turn. Here’s the...
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Otoko Organics with an S-Brush and the Above the Tie S1 slant
The Omega S-10005 synthetic was easily load with Otoko Organics, beginning with a damp brush and brushing the puck briskly for about 10 seconds. Once I applied that initial load of lather to the face,...
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A Fine slant with Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars
Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars shaving soap is worth getting for the fragrance alone, but it does make a good lather. The fragrance, though, is even better: the best tobacco-oriented...
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Two new listings today: A slant and a UFO handle
In addition to the slant shown above (which I think is German), I am also listing this UFO stainless handle, which is massive (207g, 7.3 oz). Filed under: Shaving
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Nanny’s Silly Soap, The Copper Hat brush, and the excellent Dorco PL-602
I was exchaing emails with a reader who has a razor with a Delrin handle, which reminded me of my brush with a Delrin handle that I bought at The Copper Hat in Victoria BC. It’s an extremely nice...
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Gold-plated Gillette Tech goes to auction
The Tech shown is now listed on eBay. It’s a very nice razor, but I have other Techs and so am reducing the collection.Filed under: Shaving
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