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ajkel64

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1) Italy: Brush Omega 81052 Boar.
2) Germany: Shaving Soap Tallow Tabac.
3) England: Razor Gillette Flat Bottom Tech.
4) Holland: Razor Blade Vintage Rembrandt Stainless.
5) Italy: Alum Block Proraso.
6) Germany: Aftershave Balm Nivea Men Replenishing Post Shave Balm.
7) USA: Cologne Jovan Musk.
 
CARNIVAL SHAVE

Two Days Whiskers

MUSIC: Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion, 1983

PRE-SHAVE:

- Hot Shower

- Proraso Pre-Shave Cream Cypress and Vetyver (IT)

BOWL: SV Shaving Grail (IT)

SOAP: Truefitt & Hill Mayfair (GB)

BRUSH: Morris & Forndran Butterscotch Heritage II TH Blonde Badger 52 × 28 mm (GB) -

Almost gelled, but not gelled. Slightly pricky, spiced but not scritchy. With more backbone than a common Silvertip. That's Blond Hair. That's Lee Sabini.

SR: Rex Envoy (US) -

While being nice this razor never gave me a 10/10 Shave. Today was no exception. It gets very close and yet stays too far.

BLADE: Wizamet Iridium Super Extra Stainless (RU) (4)

- Another excellent performance.

POST-SHAVE:

- 444 Alum-Block (PT)

- Gillette Coolwave After Shave (D)

- Cosmia Men After-Shave Balm (FR)

THE SHAVE -

A 9.25/10.

I wish the Rex Envoy was a bit more efficient because I like the razor.
A razor that never completely vanquishes my neck's stubbles - independently from which blade loads it. And I can't go on in an endless blade-buffing over there without getting an irritation. So I stop much before that happens.
Better a Nine than an Eleven Ouch!




 

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  1. USA - Blackland SS Blackbird, Timeless lather bowl.
  2. Russia - Astra SP.
  3. Germany - Muhle Turnback STF, Tabac.
  4. SV Tundra Artica.
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This will be my kit through Friday while visiting in Northern Virginia. The Tabac didn’t lather well at all today and I’m starting to feel the Timeless bowl I bought for travel is just too deep. Despite all this the results were excellent and seeing my grandson is even better.
 

ajkel64

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1) Italy: Brush Zenith 506 Boar.
2) Italy: Shaving Soap Cella Red Tub.
3) England: Razor Gillette Flat Bottom Tech.
4) Holland: Razor Blade Vintage Rembrandt Stainless.
5) Italy: Alum Block Proraso.
6) Italy: Aftershave Balm Nivea Men Sensitive Skin and Stubble Balm.
7) Spain: EDT Adidas Ice Dive.
 
3/5/25
USA - Noble Otter Jack
USA - Art of Shaving in Fine Badger
Gillette 1946-47 Aristocrat
USA - Gillette 7:00 Yellow (8)
USA - Clubman Citrus Musk
USA - Art of Shaving Bergamot & Neroli Balm
USA - Hove Limes des Buras
 
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