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Squire wrote:To me the Iridiums and Yellow 7 o'clocks are very close in performance.

Agreed. The price is also the same.

PonyPlayer unsure if the e-mail is working properly. Mailed the blades on 6/26. Any idea when you will be mailing the puck?

Please Advise. Thank you.

WTT My Iridium Supers for new in the box:

Instuit Karite
MWF
Irisch Moos

Thank you for your consideration.

A chemist on another board recommends mineral oil mixed with baking soda.

Wet a face towel and place in the microwave for one minute.

Massage oil works very well.

glassmtn wrote:Forum member Melyus has Sharks for a $12 for 100. He can be found in the Vendor section.

eric.

Melyus is an excellent vendor with good prices. Shark blades are an outstanding value and imo better than derbys.

Tallow soaps clearly lasts longer than glycerine. Glycerince may also have better skin care properties though.

GA Russell wrote:rb, I used my Koh-I-Noor SC 68 boar with Cella throughout the winter, and was very pleased with the combination.

Thanks for the input. Leaning towards the Omega 49

Wow! Thanks guys. While I have evolved towards creams, a tub of cella still remains. The thick cushioning lather failed to emerge so far. Its decent lather but not what is expected. Failed to achieve the close shave received from silvertip badger and creams. Probably select the Omega 49 since its we...

Thanks for the kind words Gary. I saw this post on the R&B board. Cella is a consistent, magnificent performer for me. The 10065 is a great brush. If you're going from a VDH you'll prefer the 49; if you're worried about wasting soap, get a stiffer badger. You won't get as dense a lather, it wil...

Rbaloha, I can't say Cella is fickle in my experience, but of course one person's patterns of usage and techniques are always going to be different than the next. But please don't take Zach's recommendation for an Omega 49 lightly. Perhaps he would be the one to address your questions about the 100...

Slightly going against the grain, nothing at all against boar brushes, but if you already have a badger brush, that will do quite nicely with the Cella. Unless you just want a boar brush, in which case the omegas 49 or 31064 are excellent recommendations. My silvertip does not do the job like cream...

Iridium Super

Please provide recommendations for an inexpensive boar to later cella.

Please provied Suggestions for an inexpensive boar to properly lather cella.

Suggest trying the new reformulated Arko Lavender available thru Melyus.

Currently using with a slant. Produces excellent shaves comparable to higher priced creams. Good skincare as well.

Valobra, cella and provence sante seem really interesting. I forgot about those. How is the performance of glycerine soaps? I have always kind of ignored them An excellent glycerine soap is Em's. IMO a better performer than Cella. However the Cella easily lasts one year as opposed to Em's 2-3 month...

Shaved with this cream using em's pre shave oil, merkur slant, new iridium super blade and $21 ebay silvertip badger. First, only a dab is required to quickly create a nice thick menthol cooling lather. Menthol effect is better than Noxzema. Blade glided over the skin creating a nice clean efficien...

Maybe the best smoothest and sharpest combo of available blades. Easily lasts one week.