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1947 Super Speed w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Rooney 1/1 Super
TSD Lavender Tea Tree soap
Thayer's Original
QED Lavender ASSC

1947 Super Speed w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Rooney 1/2 Super
TSD Lavender Tea Tree
Thayer's Original
TSD Lavender Tea Tree AS Milk

Flare-Tip Rocket w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Vulfix "Hyde Park" boar brush
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint
Thayer's Original
QED Original ASSC

1947 Super Speed w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Vulfix "Hyde Park" boar brush
QED Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint / Fraser's Polar Ice superlather
Thayer's Original / Musgo Real splash

QED "Rosie" pre-shave bar
1947 Super Speed w/ Wilkinson Sword "Light Brigade"
Vulfix "Hyde Park" boar brush
QED Lavender
QED Da Vinci Water
TSD Lavender Tea Tree AS Milk

Should have been a better shave, but blade was past its prime.

QED "Rosie" pre-shave bar 1947 Super Speed w/ Wilkinson Sword "Light Brigade" Vulfix "Hyde Park" boar brush Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint Thayer's Original TSD Lavender Tea Tree AS Milk Truly excellent shave, despite the blade being well-used. I think having a fairly deep c...

My only experience with creams has been with Proraso and The Body Shop. Mostly, I use soaps. I've noticed, that when I use my creams, there is more soap film left on my razor and in the sink than when I use soaps. No matter how thoroughly I rinse my brush, it always seems a little stiffer when it h...

QED "Rosie" pre-shave bar
1947 Super Speed w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Vulfix "Hyde Park" boar brush
Trumper's Rose soap
Thayer's Original
QED Rose Geranium ASSC

British NEW w/ Racer Super Stainless Extra
Rooney 1/1 Super
QED Bergamot
Thayer's Superhazel
QED Original ASSC

Not as impressed with the Racer blade today

British NEW w/ Racer Super Stainless Extra Rooney 1/1 Super Fraser's Oriental Spice sample Thayer's Original TSD Lavender Tea Tree AS Milk Read a favorable review of Racer blades over at R&B, so I figured I would try the one I had. I concur that these are very good blades (at least based on the ...

Aaron, I've had pretty much the same experience. I started moving this direction after reading some post of Brett's about it and really got it perfected after watching Zach's video. My lather is leagues above what it used to be. I find the only difference between boar and badger here is that with b...

'47 Super Speed (for the past week or so)
British NEW
Flare-Tip Rocket

Squire wrote:Hey Aaron, I've been using a lot of creams lately and the water ratio will vary slightly. I don't think any one procedure will apply as we all work out our own way.

Agreed, and I don't think this method would really work with creams. I'm sure what brush you use makes a big difference as well.

It seems that generally, the preferred method of lathering soap is to squeeze/shake almost all the water out of the brush, make kind of a paste from the soap and then add water to make lather. Before I starting reading the various shaving forums (say a year and a half ago), I used a cheap Col Conk p...

Hey Aaron, welcome aboard. My guess would be glycerin soaps are more popular now than before if for no other reason we have a much greater selection than we had just a few years ago. Thanks, Squire. I'm sure you are right over the long term, since I would think that there are more people making han...

I didn't want to bump a 5 year old post, but I found it interesting that in the review that Dr. Moss linked to above he says "The notable thing about Tabac is that despite it being a tallow soap , it does provide the lubrication needed for a comfortable and close shave [emphasis added]". G...

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