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Kent BK4
Tabac soap original formulation
Merkur 34C HD
Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow
Epsilon Blue AS

The manufacturer of the soap base used by Maurer and Wirtz went out of business. That took down Tabac and also the Fine brand of shaving soaps. I believe that was announced last December. C. I assume the Fine soaps (Deutsch) and Fine aftershaves (USA) are not related. I enjoy the latter with their ...

Got an email from Phill at BG Shaving announcing the reformulation of Tabac.Unfortunately he's already sold out of the refills but you can still get the nifty bowl with soap. I picked up a refill at WC Shaving. Not cheap but it's the last of its kind.

Brush: Kent BK4
Soap: TABAC !!
Razor: '49 Gillette
Blade: Still the uninspiring Rapira
A/S: Swiss Pitralon
Pre-dawn bacon, bratwurst, and coffee.

Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger brush, my first at the outrageous (I thought) price of $35
Soap: D.R. Harris almond
Razor: '49 Gillette
Blade: Doesn't knock my socks off Rapira
A/S: Myrsol C for something different in the cold throes of winter

West Coast Shaving has them for $2.49 for 5 or $33.99 for 100.

Bullgoose Shaving has them for $2.75 for 5 or $35.00 for 100.

Kent BK4
TABAC !!
'49 Gillette
Fresh Rapira blade
German Pitralon AS



[Day 11]

Simpson Sovereign synthetic (Chubby)
Asylum Neroli & Black Pepper
'49 Gillette
Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow which still refuses to die
Fine Fresh Vetiver

Kent BK4
D.R. Harris almond soap
'49 Gillette razor
Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow that refuses to die
Myrsol C

1950s Gillette flaretip
7 O'Clock blade
Jagger synthetic brush
Mug o' Remnants
Epsilon Blue A/S

Nothing pic worthy but still a close refreshing shave. Pretty sure that's the point.

'47 Gillette Aristocrat
7 O'clock yellow blade
Edwin Jagger synthetic brush
Mug o' Remnants soap
Epsilon Blue A/S

Razor: '47 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: 7 O'Clock Yellow
Brush: Jagger synthetic
Soap: The Mug o' Remnants
A/S: Epsilon Blue

<snip> I'm gonna try to upload them here (my dad has a scanner I can use next time I visit him). If you have an Android phone you can install Genius Scan (I have the upgraded version for $5 and it's worth it) and scan your stuff into PDFs. Cheaper and more convenient than buying/using a physical sc...

Had a bad experience with using vinegar to clean a badger brush. Maybe I didn't rinse it thoroughly enough but for the next few+ shaves the lather would disintegrate. Now it's just warm water. Same with running my shaving bowl (over-sized Cappuccino bowl $1) through the dishwasher. Too much residual...

Went to the website with my meticulously prepared request to be excused. Yup, server problems. Called my new friend at the courthouse and she suggested I email the office with my reasons. That was accepted. No extermination for me. [insert happy face and hearty breakfast tomorrow]

Well, my doctor completely ignored my polite request. So much for my first and best option. Now to plot my careful response to the summons. In any case, there is no way I'm reporting for my own extermination. Logan's Run anyone? Or am I dating myself?

Thanks, guys. I think I'll try the doctor's option before I <s>unleash my venom</s> craft a very carefully worded response.

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How's that for a subject line? Received a jury duty summons yesterday and there is simply no way I'm going in. I'm over 65, not vaccinated, no car, and on an embarrassingly small fixed income. I've done it twice before and thought I was safe but there it is in the mail. There is no way in Hades I'm ...

Brush: Kent BK4
Soap: Oaken Lab Batavia Barber (WCS)
Razor: '49-'50 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Rapira
AS: Swiss Pitralon

Agree with Tim. I have a synthetic from both Jagger and Simpsons. They may not eat up soap as easily as badgers but performance is excellent.