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The Wee Scot and the 102, with HTGAM Chocolate Bourbon and D.R. Harris...
For some reason—too long between shaves?—my HTGAM soap would not load well (and I did try a different brush just to see whether the problem was the Wee Scot) so I switched to a sample of Van Yulay...
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Wee Scot, D.R. Harris Marlborough shave stick and aftershave, and the iKon...
It shows some faith in the brush to use a shave stick: to a degree, you rely on the brush to hold sufficient lather for the shave (though you can in fact reload the brush if needed by brushing the...
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Mystery brush, Valobra shave stick, 102, and Stetson Sierra
I got this brush quite a while ago, and The Wife adopted it and just recently returned it, so this is the first use in a long time. It’s a good brush, though somewhat generic: the text you see is the...
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Super Badger brush, Phoenix Artisan Honeysuckle, the Baby Smooth, and Floris JF
I thought I’d try the mystery Super Badger brush on a tub of soap, and it worked fine, though it is a bit larger than I like. I’m thinking I’ll sell several brushes together on eBay, and this big dude...
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Simpson Emperor 2, Van Yulay Achilles, and the Dorco PL602 add up to a great...
I really like Van Yulay soaps: fine lather, lots of glide, good fragrances, and interesting ingredients. Their Achilles shaving soap made a very nice lather using the Simpson Emperor 2 Super shown....
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Vie-Long horsehair brush, Barrister & Mann Leviathan, and the Rockwell R4
I have two of these horsehair brushes, handles very slightly different. This is the smaller, but it works just fine: horsehair brushes generate lather easily and release it without complaint. They do...
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Snakewood brush, Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe, and the Eros slant
I bought the brush a few years back from Strop Shoppe, and I do like the handle. The knot is also good: fluffy but resilient, and it easily and quickly made a fine (and very fragrant) lather from...
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Rooney Victorian, Soap Commander Love, Stirling slant, and D.R. Harris Pink...
I really like the rose fragrance of Soap Commander Love shaving soap, which he intended to replicate the fragrance of Klar Kabinett. It is a full and luscious fragrance, and the lather—this morning...
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Omega Mixed Midget, Meißner Tremonia Lavender de Luxe, iKon 102, and...
This little Omega Mixed Midget (aka the 11047) is a wonderful little brush besides its diminutive nature (both size and price). The mix in question is a mix of boar and badger, and it works like a...
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Rooney Style 3 Size 1, RazoRock Zi’ Peppino, and the iKon X3
I reall like the green-tobacco fragrance of Zi’ Peppino, and the soap makes a very nice lather indeed, this morning with my Rooney Style 3 Size 1, a fine little brush. I’m going with very comfortable...
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Simpson Duke 3, Strop Shoppe Via Dell’ Ambra, RazoRock Baby Smooth, and...
It’s regrettable that Strop Shoppe had to close its doors. The soaps were excellent, and I enjoyed the lather and fragrance of the Via Dell’ Ambra this morning, The Duke 3 Best is fine little brush...
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A sandalwoood shave, with AOS, TOBS, Dorco, and Kent
Will of Barrister & Mann mentioned in an email that the Art of Shaving Sandalwood was an excellent soap, made by Valobra. The soap is discontinued, but it NOS pucks are easy to find on eBay and...
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Rooney Finest Style 2 and Strop Shoppe Vivace with iKon 102 and Barrister &...
The perfect Monday shave: Rooney Style 2 Finest making a great lather from Strop Shoppe’s Vivace shaving soap, then three passes with the iKon 102, leaving a perfectly smooth face with no problems at...
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Reprising Saturday’s shave: Van Yulay Hercules and the 101, with Paul Sebastian
The Saturday photo did not work for some reason, so I am doing that shave again this morning. The Rooney Style 3 Size 1 Super Silvertip made a very nice lather from Van Yulay Hercules shaving soap,...
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Van Yulay Puros la Habana, Rooney Style 1, and Rockwell 6S R4
An exceptionally nice shave today, beginning with the superb lather (consistency, slickness, and fragrance) the Rooney produced from Van Yulay’s Puros la Habana shaving soap, whose ingredients are:...
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Mühle synthetic brush, QED Special 218, and the Maggard V2 open-comb
QED no longer has soaps from their previous soapmaker, who made this wonderful glycerin soap with a pine-tar fragrance. Although some sneer at glycerin soaps, they can be quite good, and the lather...
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Wet Shaving Products Monarch, Van Yulay After Dark, and the iKon Short Comb...
Van Yulay’s After Dark shaving soap is also better (for me) than the Hercules formula. After Dark’s ingredients: Stearic Acid, Aloe Vera, Coconut Fatty Acid, Castor, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide,...
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Omega 11047, Valobra shave stick, iKon 101, and Lenthéric Tweed
I see the focus is not very good this morning, and I apologize for that. Autofocus, like autocorrect, has its ups and downs. I wet the knot of the Omega 11047 (a mix of boar and badger) well before I...
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H.L. Thäter brush goes to auction
This brush is up for auction. It’s in fine shape, I just have too many brushes.Filed under: Shaving
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Dead Sea and the iKon 102
The Dead Sea, a soap from Italian Barber, makes a very nice lather, has a fine fragrance, and requires very little water indeed. If I use as much water as I would with most of my other soaps, the...
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