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Election Day shave: Krampus and the X3
I used the Maggard 22mm brush shown, and I could happily get by if this were my only brush. And it’s just $10. Synthetics have come a long way just in the past few years. Krampus has an odd fragrance...
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Rating things and Arrow’s Impossibility
One problem in rating multiple products on multiple criteria is that you can encounter odd paradoxes. Example: John rates 3 soaps on 3 criteria: Fragrance, Cushion, and Slickness. From best to worst...
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‘I hate this beard. By God, I hate it’: Iraqi men celebrate their freedom by...
Four Freedoms plus one: Freedom of speech Freedom of worship Freedom from want Freedom from fear Freedom to shave Filed under: Government, Shaving
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An all-Canadian shave: RazoRock all the way
Dead Sea is quite a nice soap, and I had no problems at all in getting a thick and long-lived lather using the RazoRock 24mm synthetic shown in the photo. And it was good that it was long lived...
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An all-German shave: H.L. Thäter brush, Meißner Tremonia Pink Grapefruit,...
H.L. Thäter makes an excellent shaving brush,including some that are fanshaped, but the one I used has the dome shape that seems popular in Germany, and it works fine. As I’ve commented before, the...
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Meißner Tremonia Woody Almond and the Baby Smooth
I really like this Chiseled Face brush. The knot is the usual Plissoft, but the handle is special, IMO. And it certainly had no trouble in making an excellent lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Woody...
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Bay Rum and the Black Mamba
The Simpson Persian Jar 2 Super is quite a nice brush, and it easily worked up an excellent and fragrant lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Natural Bay Rum: Stearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera oil*, Jamaica Rum,...
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Vie-Long and Meißner Tremonia’s Strong ‘n Scottish with Alt-Eleven aftershave...
My Vie-Long horsehair shaving brush easily worked up a terrific lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Strong ‘n Scottish shaving soap, which includes ingredients reminiscent of Scotland, such as Scotch...
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Trader Joe’s shaving kit
A good review of a $10 kit from TJ’s: soap, brush, and aftershave balm.Filed under: Shaving
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Whipped Dog silvertip, Meißner Tremonia Moroccan Rhassoul, and the iKon 101
I really like this 22mm Whipped Dog silvertip set at the standard depth. (Setting the knot deeper reduces softness and lather capacity, though it will still work. I just prefer the feel of a more...
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Comparing Stealths with Meißner Tremonia Indian Flavour
I’m continuing the paring down of the collection, and my attention is drawn to duplicates. I have two Stealth razors, one aluminum alloy, one stainless steel. Perhaps I should sell one, but which. So...
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Exotic Elemi with the WSP Monarch and the Stealth
Today was a test shave, to see whether I’d be happy with just the black aluminum Stealth if I sold the stainless-steel version. I think so, and later today I’ll list the stainless Stealth. I will say...
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Stainless Stealth goes to auction
It’s up for auction. Stealth slants are no longer made, and Joe has said they will not return. The Stealth is extremely comfortable and efficient. The optimal angle has the handle a bit closer to the...
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Meißner Tremonia Black Beer No. 1 and the iKon Short Comb
The Wet Shaving Products Prince is a fine little brush and easily created a fine lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Black Beer No. 1: black beer fragrance augmented with rosemary and lemongrass. It was...
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Fine Classic back in stock
I really like my Fine Classic shaving brush, and I note they are back in stock now.Filed under: Shaving
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Omega S-Brush, Meißner Tremonia Himalayan Heights, and the iKon S3S
I really like the regular-size S-Brushes. (The pro sizes are unpleasant to use, unfortunately: too stiff and springy.) With this S-10005 I got a very nice lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Himalayan...
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Two-day stubble meets Meißner Tremonia Lavender de Luxe and the iKon X3
It was a rout: stubble totally van(qu)ished. With Lavender de Luxe, I complete my little tour of my Meißner Tremonia collection, and the finale was with my Rooney Style 2 Finest, a wonderful brush...
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Soap Commander Endurance and the German 37 slant
Soap Commander’s Endurance is, I read, a descendent of the original Old Spice shaving soap, the soap I used in high school. They write, “Our Endurance scent is our attempt to dupe the Classic and...
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Dapper Dragon Cucumber Melon and the Black Mamba
I do like this snakewood-handled brush I bought from Strop Shoppe back some years. It has a very soft and luxurious knot, and it lathers like a champ. Today I used Cucumber Melon from Dapper Dragon, a...
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Brent brush, Phoenix Artisan Honeysuckle, and the Eros slant
A fine Thanksgiving shave. The summertime fragrances seduced me again, and I chose Honeysuckle shaving soap by Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements this morning. For whatever reason, this soap has been...
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