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Trim packages, decals, and wild new colors have long been a staple of the Detroit3 auto makers. A cheap way of juicing up a few extra sales. That hasn't stopped the market share for all three of them from dwindling to less than half the total market. Another advantage of plastic razors is that they ...

Saturday:

Semogue 1250 brush (Thanks, Santa)
Vermont Country Store Apothecary Lime Musk soap laced w. KFM fragrance free
Lord Smart Razor
Personna Lab blade
Target witch hazel

I have two pure badger brushes sitting on a back shelf that I've tried, and was not all that impressed with. If I had to live with one brush, it would be an Omega S-Brush, my most recent acquisition. It's great for face lathering creams in travel mode, with great drying properties. For what soaps I ...

Both the Asco orange, and the Asco reds that I struggled through with, came in 5-packs

See Squire's review of the Asco reds.

As always with blades, YMMV.

At today's prices, Gillette has definitely left an opening in the market for cheaper competition. My first wet shaves were with a Gillette Travel Tech, but that was when the Wilkinson Bonded razor was hitting the market, then the Trac II, then the Atra...

My 1963 Gillette Slim was still quite reliable until I dropped it. Fortunately another member here took it off my hands for a nominal sum, and was able to rehabilitate it. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I took out a Lord Smart Razor that I had put away, and discovered I liked it better. The blade ang...

I've only tried the Lord Platinum and Lord Chrome,they worked well for me.I have tried all their others over the years including: Asco,Racer,Silver Star,Big Ben,Crown and Rainbow.Seems to me there used to be 1 or 2 more,but I can't remember the names.All of these blades have served me well,no compl...

Bestshave Nr. 6 brush
Vermont Country Store Apothecary soap laced w. KMF Fragrance Free
Lord Smart razor
Shark SS blade
Target witch hazel

Your beard must really grow fast, and you must shave at least twice a day. I haven't used nearly that many tubs/tubes/pucks/sticks since I got in to this "hobby" in 2008. That includes a couple of pressurized cans of Old Spice.

Sunday: Normally a day of face rest, but needed a touch-up: Bestshave Nr. 6 brush Vermont Country Store Apothecary shaving soap laced w. KMF fragrance free Bic Sensitive single blade disposable Target witch hazel This may have been the third shave with this particular razor, but it got me through th...

Saturday:

Omega S-brush, 10018
Nivea Rasiercreme
Lord L.125 (L6) razor head on L5 handle
Personna Lab blade
Target witch hazel

Still near-BBS after dinner at a deli and watching a very interesting finish to the Michigan-Michigan State game.

Well said, Squire, but just to add my $0.02 worth, I recently tried one of the Lord Platinum class blades that came with my Lord L.125 razor. One was enough, and I put them away, no comparison to the Shark SS blades I have been using. I have received and tried most of the Lord brands & models, r...

Thursday:

Omega S-brush, 10018
Nivea Rasiercreme
Lord L.125 (L6) razor head on L5 handle
Shark SS blade
Target witch hazel

Saturday:

Bestshave Nr. 6 brush
Vermont Country Store Apothecary Lime Musk soap laced w. KMF fragrance free.
Lord Smart razor
Gillette Bleue Extra blade, Annecy, 2nd shave
Target witch hazel

Early Saturday morning I did a quick 2-pass touch up after shaving late Friday afternoon. I used a Bic single blade disposable to minimize irritation and a good quality (Godrej) lather. I was amazed how that close touch-up lasted during the day while on a 400 mile round trip to another state to help...

IMHO the Omega S-Brush is far better than a Syntex for travel mode, much kinder to the skin for face lathering. I tried a Syntex with the same handle as my current S-Brush and put it away. Not happy with face lathering results, and there is a world of difference with the S-Brush. In travel mode I fa...

The ceiling light fixture in my kitchen has been acting erratically in recent years, especially in the colder winter temps, after 20-25 years service. This summer the light became very noticeably dimmer, so I replaced the circline flourescent tube. When it worked, it was much brighter, but ever more...

Finally saw the video. Watching a front loading automatic washer in action could be better than watching TV, then or now, for some.

Didn't see it, nor could I bring up the video. At a bridge party I attended today, one woman who had seen it was telling everybody at each of the three tables about it. Hosted by Bill Geist, of course. He did a segment a while back about people who collected toasters, even toaster conventions. Easie...

Omega S-Brush, S10018
Figaro foaming shave cream (Hungary)
Lord L.125 (L6) razor head on L5 ("Tech") handle
Shark SS blade
Target witch hazel