I have to admit this cheapy, which was my very first shave brush 3 years ago, still hold up well. I toss it into shaves where I just need something that randomly fits and gets the job done. All I own are synthetics (I just never liked the animal smell of the first badger and boar I tried, got help to re-knot them with synthetics) and this one, while not my favorite, has its uses. Amazingly, despite being a cheap Chinese made tosser brush, it has rarely shed a hair even when loading for extended time on hard soaps. I think I just got lucky that I didn't get a defective one as its construction doesn't seem impressive.
That's a nice Razor that you have there . What do you honestly think of it. How does to shave with that blade. I have some of those blades and I have that razor. I prefer Wilkinson Sword blades. I like my ATT razors but I prefer my Weber.
Great looking photo you took there. I really like that Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Faux Sapphire. By chance could you PM me where you bought it, by chance Amazon?
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 03/16/19 Gillette Ball End Tech (ndc) Personna (6) Barbasol Pacific Rush Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S Have A Great Day!
I find the S1 to be a very smooth razor. I've been using it almost exclusively this month trying to improve my technique with it to up the efficiency. I find I need to work a little harder with it to get the same shave I get from some of my other razors. I like the Astra SP blades. There are other blades I like more but the differences are subtle, nothing that really changes the end result of the shave. Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
Saturday 16th March Pears Glycerine Soap Proraso Sandalwood Pre Shave Proraso Sandalwood Shaving Soap Omega 10049 Boar Brush Turkish Copper Bowl Valet Autostrop VC1 with a modified GEM SS Blade Alum and Rinse Simple Facial Toner Dove Moisturiser Proraso Sandalwood AS Al Rehab Oudy EDP Definitely a Sandalwood Saturday. I love the scent of the Proraso Offering....and to my nose the Al Rehab Oudy is pretty close in matching the scent. 3 passes for a really excellent finish
SOTD 20190316 M Keramiek / APShaveCo SilkSmoke. Czech&Speake "Oxford&Cambridge" shaving soap (sample). Timeless Ti 0 . 68 OC / Stork Ti "Taipan" handle. Dorco Titan Stainless (8). Loris "E-33" EdP (== Burberry for Men Classic).
Saturday, March 16 AoS Sandalwood~~Morris & Forndran Beehive 2~~1941 Gillette Ranger Tech~~Personna 74 Have a great day!
Saturday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Crowne & Crane Thuringian Forest Razor: Vintage Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable Blade: Gillette Platinum (5) Brush: Henri et Victoria High Mountain White-22mmx55mm Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Crowne & Crane Thuringian Forest today. 20 seconds to load the Henri et Victoria High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Platinum still in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave. Bob
Saturday’s shave: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Minora day 3 Simply Bee SS Fino ASB Old Spice AS Splash Old Spice Cologne Except for the scent of the Old Spice being subpar compared to the original Shulton version I have no complaints whatsoever about this shave because it was mega-BBS. The Simply Bee soap has a nice, mild honeycomb scent, it’s so easy to lather, and the skincare is great - it’s another diamond from South Africa. The Fino balm is also from there and it’s unscented, with such awesome soothing and moisturizing.
Saturday Straights' Shave Cold Water Rinse Green Mountain Balsam Spice Shaving Soap The Brush B-3 by Tom J.R. Torey 5/8 CWR Stetson AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Green Mountain Balsam Spice Shaving Soap face lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom brush. It was my first shave with the GMBSSS, and it performed well. I am not a scent person, so I don't know what to say about it except that it was not a strong scent. I did two passes with the J.R. Torey 5/8 razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Stetson AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
March 16 SOTD: Razor: Parker SRX Blade: Shark Brush: PAA Starcraft Lather: Tabac Aftershave: Tabac Additional Care: Stirling Unscented PSB
Pre: Warm water splash Brush: LeeDa Keyhole, Maggards 24mm 2BF Soap: Valobra Cologne Razor: DeHaven Model 3 Blade: Schick Proline P Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Tuff Red ASL Four days growth dismissed with scant regard. Happy Shaving one and all.
