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- Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Quick way to win a buck (or more!)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1108
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Castle Forbes Pimp!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3352
I lather any shaving product, soap or cream, with a very dry brush, so I am really only picking up enough to build the required lather. Now, if one employs Zach's more hydrophilic methods, per his video, then yes, I can see getting to the bottom of the tub much quicker.
Ren
Ren
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:19 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Castle Forbes Pimp!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3352
PT, Assuming one doesn't have any skin sensitivity issues, there's very little not to like about Castle Forbes Limes, except perhaps its hefty price tag. I find that loading the brush straight from the pot, instead of scooping out a dollop, gets around any lathering issues resulting from the cream's...
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:05 pm
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: Has anyone stopped their ATG habit?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11536
Shawn, Since the ATG pass is the one that cuts the whiskers closest, it is often discouraged because of the potential for ingrowns - a problem well worth avoiding. I always do an ATG pass in my routine to get maximum closeness, but thankfully I've never been prone to ingrowns. As Marc has commented ...
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:35 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Golden age of shaving?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6154
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:17 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Brush review: The Omega Capodimonte
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5958
Re: Brush review: The Omega Capodimonte
Indeed. The gilded scroll picture frames, the ornamental mirrors, the Rococo Revival furniture and my dad's pedestal ashtray are just some of the indelible images from my childhood living room, circa 1973.Zach wrote:Ren knows.
Ren
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:53 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Traditional Creams vs. Non-traditional Creams
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2344
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:15 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Is DE truly better than modern Cartridge?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10329
I've always maintained that the selection of a razor is as subjective as the choice of a shaving cream or cologne. There is no 'one size fits all'. In my opinion, it is quite foolish for anyone to declare one razor type better than any other, as we all have different criteria by which we select the ...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: I'm a little pissed/disappointed
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7916
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:47 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Old Spice hard shaving soap
- Replies: 52
- Views: 10861
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:11 am
- Forum: Skin Care & Hair Care
- Topic: Vintage Yardley bar soap
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1607
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:46 am
- Forum: Shopping
- Topic: New London Pharmacy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 904
Also of note is that they carry the hard to find 'I Coloniali' ( J&E Atkinsons ) brand, including the mango oil shaving cream in terra cotta bowl.
Ren
Ren
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:59 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: All In A Lather
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1035
Phil, I have also noticed a different consistency sometimes between the same cream in tub and tube format, but I wonder whether the creams were compounded that way or whether the difference is a result of how long the product has been lying around, or maybe something else altogether. I would guess t...
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:23 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: uploading photos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 432
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:55 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: St. Paddy's Recipes
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4334
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:49 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: A good match for Thayer's Lemon?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1682
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:21 am
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Sinatra: kickin'
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1644
I remember seeing that photograph in a book by John Dominis and posting about it here , in an old thread on Sinatra. If I recall correctly, the book mentioned that the towel on his head was to conceal his balding pate. He was probably already wearing a toupee by 1965, the year in which this photo wa...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:01 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: A good match for Thayer's Lemon?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1682
How about you guys that use the Fraser cream, that's in the ballpark isn't it? Squire, It's scented with lime essential oil but overall the fragrance comes across to my nose as a citrusy/soapy combination. Actually, when I first sniffed the Fraser's cream, it seemed closer to lemon than to lime. Ren
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:30 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: A good match for Thayer's Lemon?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1682
Art of Shaving is one of the few mainstram companies that offers a shaving cream scented with essential oil of lemon.
http://www.theartofshaving.com/taos6/pr ... trk=family
Ren
http://www.theartofshaving.com/taos6/pr ... trk=family
Ren
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:14 am
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Land of Confusion
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2733
Badger grade terminology is not really standardized in the brushmaking trade. One firm's 'silvertip' is another's 'super', 'finest' or 'haute montagne'. As a prospective brush buyer, you are better off going by the advice of members who have handled the brushes you are considering rather than going ...