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H.L. Thäter, Truefitt & Hill, the Stealth, and Easy Street
H.L. Thäter makes good shaving brushes, and Truefitt & Hill made excellent shaving soaps before they reformulated the soap and outsourced its manufacture. The tub shown is pre-reformulation....
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Smooth shave with Summer Storm and the RazoRock Old Type
The Mühle synthetic shown was at the time called “artificial badger,” an effort to mimic the feel of badger with a synthetic fiber. It does a pretty good job of that, and in any case is a fine brush...
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Dr. Jon’s handcrafted Propaganda, Copper-Hat Brush, Stetson Classic, and …
I carefully took photo and put away camera and tripod, then noticed when I took the stuff into the bathroom that I had not put out the razor… The Copper Hat silvertip brush with a Delrin® handle is a...
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Soaps are made from tallow (beef fat) and mutton fat, so why not lard? Tried...
I finally used up my sample of Van Yulay Puros La Habana shaving soap sample, and I like it enough that I got a tub of it. Not only does it have a fragrance that is pleasing to me (fine Cuban cigar),...
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A wonderful wintertime stormy-day soap: Savannah Sunrise
Savannah Sunrise is one of Dr. Jon’s handcrafted (and vegan) shaving soaps, and the fragrance is just right for a cold, dark day that will see extremely heavy rain as a winter storm wades into...
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All RazoRock, including Dead Sea, Old Type, and Zi’ Peppino
I decided to go full RazoRock this morning. Dead Sea provides a very nice lather, fragrant and thick, but it’s easy to use too much water, so I gave the brush three good shakes before loading began....
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Simpson Emperor 3, Colonia shaving soap, 102 slant, and Alt-11 balm
I thought to use the Simpson Emperor 3 Super because I like the shape of yesterday’s RazoRock handle, which seems to have a similar profile: Some slight differences, but a similar grip. The soap is...
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All Chiseled Face (Midnight Stag) except for the iKon X3
The brush is a Chiseled Face brush, and a very good brush it is, too. Excellent lather from the Midnight Stag. One big advantage that shaving soaps (and shaving creams) have over canned foam is that...
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Dr. Jon and the 1940’s Aristocrat, with the G.B. Kent BK4
The Defiance soap shown in the photo is a version 2 (or, as Dr. Jon writes, “Vol. 2”) of Dr. Jon’s Handcrafted Shaving Soap. The ingredients: Stearic Acid, Water, Castor Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Shea...
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I’m becoming a fan of blended wines
I think I’ve mentioned the excellent and interesting Apothic Inferno, which we had for Christmas dinner. And also I mention Hahn GSM, another blend, very pleasant. And Apothic Dark has an interesting...
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RazoRock Brush, Alt-Eleven soap and balm, and the iKon H2O
I think RazoRock called this brush “synthetic badger,” but so far as I can tell, it’s simply a very nice synthetic with little in the way of badger feel. It performs quite well, and I got an excellent...
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Gillette NEW stands tall
Seifenglatt’s version of a pumpkin-pie fragrance is a more refined take, very pleasant and almost floral. The lather, too, is excellent, easily worked up with the Fine Classic brush. The Gillette NEW...
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Copper Hat brush, WSP Formula T Tobacco, and the iKon open-comb
I’ve not used my Wet Shaving Products Formula T soap in a while, and I forgot how nice the lather is. The Tobacco fragrance is pleasant and relatively mild. The brush is from The Copper Hat, a shaving...
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Soap Commander Endurance, the Fatip Testina Gentile, and Barrister & Mann...
Soap Commander soaps are quite good, and the lather from Endurance was excellent, thanks in part to the Maggard 24mm synthetic brush. I used a little too much water, but just loaded a bit more and it...
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Omega boar, Phoenix Artisan Solstice, iKon Short Comb, and Hermès Eau...
The Omega 21762 shown in the photo is a very soft boar brush—the softest I’ve used—and it feels wonderful on the face, though I suspect some would want more resilience in the knot. Even so, it had no...
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The Sharpologist asks, “What Is The Best Mild Safety Razor?”
Mantic59 has a new article at Sharpologist in which he reviews a variety of “mild” safety razors, and I think he is talking mostly about comfort, though he also includes the Weishi, which is also...
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A summertime shave on a cold, rainy morning: Dr. Jon’s Savannah Sunrise, with...
When the weather’s dark and stormy, getting a little fragrance of late summer is quite pleasant, and Dr. Jon’s Savannah Sunrise does the job: “Orange Blossom, Peach, Gardenia, Jasmine, and...
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Inauguration day shave: Vie-Long horsehair, Van Yulay After Dark, and the X3
Horsehair brushes work best if soaked before each use, so I wet the knot well under the hot-water tap and let the brush stand while I shower. After my shower, I’m ready to shave, and so is the brush....
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Sharpologist has a summary of a discussion of slant razors
I did participate. Here’s the article.Filed under: Shaving
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Supersmooth with Fatip Testina Gentile, thanks to Wee Scot and Formula T
I ordered some samples of Wet Shaving Products shaving soaps, both Formula T (tallo) and Rustic (vegan), and Mahogany has to my nose a very pleasant fragrance. Since the samples come in 1-oz tins...
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