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Selling 14 shaving brushes together (a two-week set): Instant collection,...
and also: Details in the description on eBay. The motivation for wholesale reduction is an upcoming move. The brushes are quite good, IMO.Filed under: Shaving
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Selling 14 double-edge razors, including an adjustable and several slants: A...
And also: All are good (which is why I still have them at this point). You can see them listed on eBay.Filed under: Shaving
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The soft Omega boar brush, with Zi’ Peppino and the Merkur white bakelite slant
RazoRock’s Zi’ Peppino shaving soap is extremely good, both in fragrance and lather, and this wonderfully soft Omega boar brush did a fine job lathering. I performed the usual pre-shave ritual with a...
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Mr Pomp, Meißner Tremonia Pink Grapefruit, Maggard V3A, and Floris JF
Meißner Tremonia’s Pink Grapefruit shaving paste has a fantastic fragrance, thanks in large part to the inclusion of eucalyptus, which provides discipline to the fragrance. Mr Pomp is quite a good...
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Whipped Dog silvertip, Phoenix Artisan Solstice, iKon 102, and K.C. Atwood...
I like this little silver from Whipped Dog a lot: a good size, a good resiliency, and a comfortable handle. Solstice was the obvious choice for today’s shaving soap, and it produced an extremely good...
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Late start, fine shave: Dr. Jon’s Savannah Sunrise, WSP Prince, and RazoRock...
Up a long time last night, pondering things, so slept in this morning. We’ve been having sunny days, fairly warm (70ºF, and I know people in the Southwest would not consider that warm, facing as they...
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The magical feeling of a extremely comfortable and highly efficient razor:...
Although the Yardley shaving soap is decades old, it performs very well, and this morning’s lather with the Plisson was excellent. The RazoRock Old Type totally removes the stubble without...
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Honeysuckle again, with the Vie-Long ambiguous brush, the Dorco PL602, and...
I wanted more honeysuckle, and Phoenix Artisan’s Honeysuckle shaving soap is just the ticket: the very fragrance plus an uncommonly good lather. I used the Vie-Long brush shown. I think it’s...
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WSP Monarch, Barrister & Mann Lavanille, and the RazoRock Stealth
Lavanille has an interesting fragrance and a disconcertingly tan lather. I am so accustomed to lather being white and the tan this morning was a bit of a shock, but it worked fine and smelled great. I...
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Maggard 24mm synthetic, Dr. Jon Savannah Sunrise Vol. 2, and an iKon mix
Okay, I was seduced by the new Dr. Jon formula and had to try it out—but no net increase in nuber of soaps since I passed along the Vol 1 Savannah Sunrise when I ordered Vol 2. The doctor’s comment on...
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Rod Neep, Propaganda, iKon two-tone combo, Anthony Gold Red Cedar, and a...
I did not detect any immediate difference in slickness between Dr. Jon’s Vol 2 shaving soap of yesterday and this Vol 1 Propaganda. You may notice that the tins have been upgraded to threaded tops, an...
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Copper Hat silvertip, AOS Sandalwood, Feather AS-D1, Phoenix Sandalwood
I continue to like the Copper Hat brush, and it made a great lather from Art of Shaving Sandalwood (which I’m told was made by Valobra). Three passes with the Feather AS-D1 (I lucked out in getting...
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J.M. Fraser shaving cream: inexpensive but curiously effective
I really like J.M. Fraser, which is sold in a 1-lb tub. It makes a good lather that seems to work exceptionally well, and today’s lather, made with the Rooney Victorian shown, was no exception. My...
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Plisson European Grey, Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood, the actual iKon 102, and...
I really like the coarse feel of this Plisson brush. It does a fine job, and it is a nice change of pace. The handle is plated brass and quite substantial. The Trump Sandalwood is from years ago, long...
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Vie-Long, Seifenglatt Pumpkin Pie, the Stealth, and Irisch Moos
Seifenglatt’s Tarte à Citrouille has a very nice spice-with-pumpkin fragrance, and it made a fine lather with the Vie-Long horsehair brush shown. I must use this soap more often. Three passes with the...
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Mühle silvertip, Meißner Tremonia Himalayan Heights, the Fatip Testina...
Himalayan Heights has a pleasant fragrance that’s hard to pin down. Maggard Razors describes it as a “woody-spicy scent of Himalayan cedar and Himalayan salt.” The soap is excellent: Stearic Acid,...
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Mühle synthetic, Wickham Garden Mint, Baby Smooth, and Stetson Classic
Summer seems like a good time for Wickham’s Garden Mint shaving soap. When I was a boy, spearmint grew in profusion around the outdoor faucet, and I think there may have been an occasional mint julep...
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I Coloniali Asylum Works Beta with Omega 20102 boar, Baili BD171, and TOBS A...
The Omega brush made a very nice lather from the I Coloniali etc. shaving soap, and the BD171 is a great little razor that costs very little. I’m tempted to get a BD173 (same razor in gold), but I’m...
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G.B. Kent BK4, Meißner Tremonia Indian Flavour, Rockwell R3, and a splash of...
A very nice shave indeed. As you see, Indian Flavour has coriander, mint, and lemongrasss and works well with a sunny summer morning, the Kent brush doing its usual wonderful job. The Rockwell with...
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Kent Infinity, Stubble Trubble Up & Adam, Dorco PL602, and Ginger’s Garden...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of introducing DE shaving to a man who finds shaving actually painful. He uses a Mach 3 and canned foam, and for him a cartridge last for only two or three shaves. He was...
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