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Excellent brush, lather, and shave
Another BBS result. The new Omega banded boar brush was extremely again, once again on first use. I wet it before I showered, and after the shower the brush was ready. A quick pre-shave beard wash...
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BBS with a Weber
Sometimes I recall the absolutely terrible shaves I had in high school and wish I could tell the adolescent me the secrets of good shaving. At least, now I know what I’m doing. The Jlocke98 formula...
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Good shave with blade near retirement
My Omega Pro boar brush did a very good job at making lather from my Mitchell’s Wool Far shaving soap. The Gillette Slim Handle, which had replated in rhodium, was a treat to use, but the Kai blade in...
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As smooth as a slant shave
A perfectly smooth result: two-day stubble, good prep, three passes of my slant with a new Astra Keramik Platinum new blade: a great way to start the week. I wash my beard with the lanolin version of...
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Perfect smoothness with $16 razor
Totally wonderful shave. Rose is a great fragrance, IMO—and a classic English fragrance. My Mühle synthetic (silverfiber) brush worked up a terrific lather from the Coate’s shaving cream, a gift from...
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Smooth handle, smooth shave
Exceptional shave. The “smooth handle” reference was due to another discussion on whether smooth handles work well for razors, with the usual answer: it depends. Obviously, a smooth handle that’s...
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Treet Black Beauty and BBS result
I thought I’d show off my stash of Treat carbon-steel blades, which I call “Black Beauties”: see the unwrapped blade in front. The little jar once held a pâté de lapin, but any wide-mouthed jar will...
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A glimpse of some of the shaving collection
Three photos I took this morning: Far end: The middle section: Near the door: Not shown are things stored elsewhere: a bookcase of aftershaves, a box of blades, a box of brushes, two boxes of soaps and...
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Once a great shave: Institut Karité all the way
Institut Karité uses a high percetage of shea butter in their products, and thus they are kind to your skin: protective and moisturizing. The balm is also a good bargain: though it costs around $30...
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BBS with Mocha Java (the slant helped)
Mondays are good shaving days for me: a two-day stubble and (usually) a slant razor. Today I prepped using Jlocke98′s formula, which is now my regular prep, and made a really fine lather from QED’s...
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Great new fragrance for aftershave
Another perfect shave. I liked the Institut Karité shaving soap so much that I couldn’t wait to use it again, this morning with the Butterscotch Rooney Emilion that I bought from VintageBladesLLC.com....
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My iKon Ver 2.0
A very satisfying shave today. My Rooney Victorian worked up a fine lather from Queen Charlotte Shave’s Rose Otto, though I noticed lather fading in the third pass. This occasionally happens to me...
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Vetiver morning
Another great shave. No wonder I’m so happy in general. Prepped with Jlocke98′s formula: 1/4 cup liquid Dr. Bronner’s soap, any fragrance, and 2 tsp oil (I’ve used olive oil, emu oil, lanolin oil, and...
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Vetiver again
Once more a Vetiver shave. Cyril R. Salter’s French Vetiver is a wonderful shaving cream with an excellent vetiver fragrance—or, as some would have it, a strong vetiver stench. Not everyone likes the...
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Green Irish Tweed day
Another BBS result. Washed beard with Jlocke98′s formula (emu oil) and then a terrific lather from Creed’s Green Irish Tweed shaving soap, thanks to the H.L. Thäter brush. Three passes of the DLC...
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Slant-smooth to start a new week
Extemely good shave today. The Omega boar brush is coming along nicely, and I do like its design (and performance). It worked up a fine creamy lather from Paisley, a vintage shaving soap of excellent...
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Rose and an Emu-oil discovery
I used my Jlocke98 formula with emu oil after reading this post at Cool Tools. I had no idea emu oil was such a good thing. Normally when using shaving cream from a tube, I smear a little on my (wet,...
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Perfect shave today
Sometimes WordPress tricks me and pretends to publish a post that then goes into “Drafts.” Here’s one from yesterday. This is what shaving should be: like the commercials without the annoying...
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Another enjoyable shave
A very nice shave throughout. I’m now using the emu version of Jlocke98′s formula. The lanolin version keeps plugging up. I can use it, but the first pump always produces a little lump of solidified...
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Occams Shaving Cream and a good shave
I used Occams pre-shave soap—the lime rectangular bar—which did a fine job. The shaving cream is soft, so I twirled the damp tips of the Reddit Vie-Long Badger+Horse brush in the tub to coat the tips,...
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