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Wet Shaving Products Prince, Mike’s Natural Rose & Cedarwood, iKon Short...
I used Mike’s Natural to compare it to yesterday’s shave soap, the Colonia. Both are quite good, but I’d give the nod to Colonia for a slightly better lather. However, I have no complaints about...
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Maggard 22mm synthetic, Van Yulay Sandalwood, Maggard V3A
A very nice shave indeed, thanks to Van Yulay and Maggard Razors. I’ve added a 20-minute daily walk to my weight-loss regimen: got stuck on a lengthy plateau as I neared goal. Out now for the walk.
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Fourth of July shave: Edwin Jagger synthetic, Chiseled Face Summer Storm, and...
No storm in sight today, but a fine fragrance anyway. Great lather, and the Mamba is a treat to use. A splash of Summer Storm to finish, and I’m ready for the day. Not a holiday here, but we’re...
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Omega Mixed Midget and Lenthéric with the RazoRock Old Type
It now surprises me how much I hated shaving for decades, just from simple ignorance of how to shave. I just recently read a question on Quora from a guy who could not understand why people would...
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An all-RazoRock shave: Italian flag synthetic, Zi’ Peppino, and Baby Smooth
A great shave for Friday: Zi’ Peppino’s green-tobacco fragrance is wonderful, and the lather’s not too shabby, either. The Baby Smooth is one of my favorite razors: what’s not to like. I got out early...
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Chiseled Face synthetic, Strop Shoppe Vivace, iKon 102, and Paul Sebastian
Very satisfying shave this morning: the two-day-stubble shave. The very nice brush I bought a few years back from Chiseled Face Groomatorium made a fine lather from Strop Shoppe’s Vivace, and the 102...
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My best boar brush, the Omega 20402, along with Dapper Dragon, the Baili 171,...
One of those shaves for which everything worked well: great lather, brush felt good and worked well, the Baili 171 was a treat to use, and Fine’s American Blend, his original fragrance, hit the spot....
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Omega 21762 boar brush, Eufros Vetiver de Haiti, Rockwell 6S, and Fine Clean...
After a comment on the softness of the Omega 21762 boar brush, I decided to revisit mine. I try to approach things like this brush the way one of my St. John’s tutors said he approached his job as...
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Declaration Grooming shaving soap with matching Chatillon Lux aftershave:...
Urged on by Rob in Korea, I purchased Declaration Grooming’s Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli shaving soap and the matching aftershave by Chatillon Lux, and I’m glad I did. My Plisson European Grey badger brush...
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Phoenix Artisan Avo Nice Shave, Green Ray brush, and Feather AS-D1
The “Avo” in the name is pronounced like the “avo” in “avocado”—so Avo Nice Shave sounds like Have a Nice Shave with the “H’ silent. I really like this shaving soap: light fragrance but present, and...
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Simpson Emperor 3, Phoenix Artisan Organism 46-B, and the iKon open-comb
Organism 46-B is a fantastical creature with a detailed description (for another example, consider the unicorn). In this context, Organism 46-B is a shaving soap and aftershave by Phoenix Artisan...
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Unconditional Surrender this morning with the iKon Shavecraft X3
I broke down and ordered the matching aftershave (made by Chatillon Lux) to Declaration Grooming’s Unconditional Surrender, a very nice shaving soap with a good fragrance. I now use Canadian vendors,...
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WSP Prince, Mickey Lee’s Bee Witched, Maggard V3A, and Musgo Real
A very nice and workmanlike shave: straightforward and enjoyable. I do like Mickey Lee’s Bee Witched. I think he should do it again. (It was a seasonal one-off.) Great lather and fine fragrance,...
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Plisson HMW 12, Floris of London No. 89, and the iKon 101
Floris No. 89 has a wonderful fragrance. Top Note: Spicy nutmeg Heart Notes: Floral notes Base notes: Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Vetiver My Floris soap is a decade or so old, so antedates their recent...
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A spicy shave: Pumpkin tart for soap, Barrister & Mann Reserve Spice for...
A really great shave this morning. This Seifenglatt soap has a wonderful fragrance and the lather is good as well, thanks in part to the Rooney Super Silvertip Style 1 Size 1. I’ve noted before (a)...
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Rooney Style 3 Size 1, Strop Shoppe Black Tie, Fatip Testina Gentile,...
I don’t see much about Rooney brushes any more, but this Style 3 Size 1 Super Silvertip is ver nice indeed and a favorite brush. At one time, I had a Style 3 in Size 3—enormous. But this size is just...
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Whipped Dog silvertip, Tcheon Fung Sing Green Tobacco, the Progress, and...
I continue to admire Tcheon Fung Sing, an Italian soap, and this morning reminded me why: a really excellent lather, made with my inexpensive but quite good silvertip from Whipped Dog: 20mm knot,...
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Green Ray with Alt-Eleven, the Stealth, and Creed Aventus
A very good shave followed by a very good walk. I do like how my skin feels when I use Phoenix Artisan soaps, and their Alt-Eleven made a very nice lather with their Green Ray synthetic brush. The...
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WSP Baroness, Van Yulay After Dark, and the Gillette 1940s Aristocrat
Van Yulay soaps are a favorite, and I do like the fragrance of this one. The Wet Shaving Products Baroness is a very nice brush at a modest price and works quite well. Three passes with my Gillette...
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Rooney Style 2 Finest, Stubble Trubble Up & Adam, RazoRock Game Changer, and...
My Rooney Style 2 Finest is one of my favorite brushes. The knot is slightly asymmetrical, but then so am I. It made a wonderful lather from Stubble Trubble’s Up & Adam, one of my favorite shaving...
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