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The Grooming Co. synthetic, Yardley shaving soap, the iKon 101, and Ginger’s...
Just a very fine shave, one of life’s little pleasures that we tend not to fully appreciate until for whatever reason it is removed. Yardley makes a fine lather, and my now-repaired Grooming Co....
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Simpson Persian Jar, Meißner Tremonia Pink Grapefruit shaving paste, RazoRock...
A very fine shave this morning, with the eucalyptus in the shaving paste being for some reason quite noticeable. Three passes, perfect result, and a good splash of Savory Rose to send me on my way....
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Vie-Long horsehair, Strop Shoppe Russian Tea, iKon open-comb, and Saint...
Russian Tea is a spicy fragrance rather than the smoky fragrance I associate with Russian tea (the drink)—along the lines of Lapsang Souchong. But it’s a very pleasant fragrance (Strop Shoppe’s...
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Mühle synthetic, Mickey Lee Grand Havana, iKon 102, and Ginger’s Garden...
It’s always pleasant to shave a two-day stubble, but not so pleasant that it’s worth missing two shaves a week. This morning the Mühle Cosmo synthetic made a very fine lather from Mickey Lee’s Grand...
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Wee Scot, Dr. Selby, Game Changer, and Champs de Lavande
An early shave (4:00 a.m.) to take The Wife to the airport. The Wee Scot easily made a very nice lather from Dr. Selby’s 3X Concentrated Shaving Cream, and the reamrkably good RazoRock Game Changer, a...
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Omega Mixed Midget, Asses’ Milk shaving soap, Baili BR171, and The Holy Black...
The Omega badger+boar small brush is very nice, and today it make a very nice lather from the 25% organic asses’-milk shavings soap. The Baili BR171 is IMO an exceptional razor, and the price is...
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Pogonotomy horsehair brush, Eufros Violetta, Rockwell 6S R3, and Dominica Bay...
I’ve not used that little horsehair brush for a while. Pogonotomy.com is defunct now, but while it was active it offered the brush, which made a very nice lather from JabonMan’s Violetta shaving soap....
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Maggard 22mm synthetic, Meißner Tremonia Himalayan Heights, Dorco PL602, and...
The Maggard 22mm synthetic could easily be a “brush for life” despite its modest price. Well made, comfortable handle, feels good on face, and efficient: what more does one need? It made a very nice...
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Omega Midget, Nancy Boy shaving cream, RazoRock Mamba, and Mickey Lee’s...
This little Omega brush is of a size with the Mixed Midget (badger+boar) brush but is simply a Midget (badger only). It did well with Nancy Boy shaving cream, working up a good lather. Only a small...
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Wet Shaving Products Monarch, Barrister & Mann Leviathan, and the redoubtable...
Leviathan has a wonderful fragrance, and the lather’s damn good as well, this morning created by using my WSP Monarch shaving brush. The Stealth is still one of my best razors overall, and using it...
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My other Monarch, J.M. Fraser shaving cream, Baby Smooth, and Myrsol Agua de...
I realized that I favor my other Monarch shaving brush and I think I know why: the knot of the other brush (see the photo for yesterday’s shave) is fluffier, and also the handle of the other has the...
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G.B. Kent BK4 and Edwin Jagger, with Chatillon Lux Champs de Lavande
I figure the G.B. Kent BK brushes (the BK4 is shown in the photo above; the one on the cover of the Guide is the BK8 which ultimately seemed too large for my taste) are the inspiration for the Wet...
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Simpson Emperor 3 Super, Eufros Vetiver de Haiti, Feather AS-D1, and Saint...
Simpson’s Emperor 3 Super is a favorite brush—the handle is very comfortable and it has an excellent knot, which today made a great lather from JabonMan’s Vetiver de Haiti. Sometimes I get exactly the...
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Rooney butterscotch Emilion, Meißner Tremonia Indian Flavour, Merkur...
The Rooney Emilion I have is a highly satisfactory brush and with it I got a wonderfully fragrant and very slick lather from Meißner Tremonia’s Indian Flavour. As the label shows, fragrance is from...
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Rooney Victorian, The Dead Sea, Gillette 1940s Aristocrat, and Gratiot League...
The Dead Sea (shaving soap) doesn’t like water very much, so I’m careful to shake the brush well before loading. I then work in a dribble of water as I work up the lather on my stubble. I do like the...
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Simpson Duke 3 Best, Tallow + Steel Dark, and the RazoRock German 37
A pleasant night’s sleep, a pleasant shave, and a pleasant walk: I feel like it’s going to be a good day. The Duke did a good job on Tallow + Steel’s Dark shaving soap. As you can see from the label,...
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Mühle silvertip, Tcheon Fung Sing, Fatip Testina Gentile, and Alt-Innsbruck
Quite a pleasant shave today. The Mühle brush shown has quite a soft knot, which feels quite gentle on the face but creates lather very efficiently—and the lather this morning from Tcheon Fung Sing’s...
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Mühle synthetic, Mystic Water Wild Lavender shave stick, Merkur 37G, and Fine...
I should use my shave sticks more often, and particularly this one from Mystic Water. The wild-lavender fragrance is quite present and very nice, and the lather is abundant and slick, worked up this...
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The Grooming Company synthetic, Mystic Water Orange Vanilla, Maggard V3A, and...
This is the brush whose knot had to be reglued, and it’s doing fine. This Mystic Water shave stick did a good job and I like the fragrance: not so strongly orange.The V3A is a remarkably good head—I...
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Rooney Style 1 Size 1, La Toja shave stick, iKon Short Comb on Wolfman handle
Excellent lather, thanks to the Rooney and the La Toja shave stick. The iKon Shavecraft Short Comb is not so comfortable for me as the regular (stainless) iKon open-comb, but it did a good job with...
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