Gary, have you tried Euro Palmolive? I find it to be wonderful; a rich, creamy torrent of shaving bliss. If not for the Almighty Fat, it would be my favorite soap, edging out my DR Harris Almond.
I so much love hyperbole.....
Regards,
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- Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:59 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Tallow a'la Cella, not meant to be - But wait! There's more!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 8290
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:18 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: The smell of Cella
- Replies: 58
- Views: 13703
I'm one who detests the scent. Several months ago, I purchased a nice, fresh container to try. After a few uses, I threw it in the trash, though I kept the nifty red container. To me, Cella has the consistency and scent of rancid lard, an absolute stomach-turner. AOS is better, though, to me, it has...
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:16 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: i guess i'm a geek!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4406
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:20 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: It is finished
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2907
Though I enjoy having a sprawling stable of items acquired over the last several years, my days of random experimentation are largely past. Since my remaining shaving days are finite, I now use only those products which I enjoy most. Unfortunately, my disorder is of the hoarding variety, and I still...
- Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:49 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Ikon Razors
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16518
Yes, the iKon Open Comb Deluxe gives me better shaves than any razor I've used. I've tried many, and still own more than one hundred. Mine is #07 with the Bulldog handle. The iKon beats my previous favorite, the English NEW, by a significant margin. It hits the smooth/aggressive sweet spot, deliveri...
- Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:13 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Oh the weather outside is frightfull
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4500
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:04 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Best DE blade on current market?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6832
- Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:45 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Different Style DE razors ???
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4944
Mark, I think that you're lucky. It took me a couple of years of experimentation to stumble upon my favorite vintage shaver, the three-piece English NEW. From your description, I suspect that your 7 O'Clock razor is a rebranded English NEW. The beauty of three-piece razors is that their handles are ...
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:47 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Help me ID these Wilkinson blades
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2381
Rick, Yes, the Light Brigade era Wilkinson's are wonderful blades. It's interesting, though, how people's experiences with blades differ. When zeroing in on my favorites a couple of years ago, I had settled on three; Light Brigades (thanks Rich!), Swedes (the real Oslo variety), and the newly-reveal...
- Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Gave in: Shaved goatee, letting grey come out
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9305
Guys, At the risk of being a bit controversial, I'm perplexed. Why the proliferation of beards by members of a shaving forum? At about the same time that I began to use a DE, I started to shave my head, and have come to look forward to the extended pleasure of a daily full face and head shave. For m...
- Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:30 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Face Lather - best brush ?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6941
Yes, any will work, and it largely comes down to face-feel. My favorite is the Omega 05 boar and its variants. In rummaging through my neglected badger-brush stash this week, I came across my Kent BK4. A brush which is often overlooked these days, I was not enamored of it on the first go around. Upo...
- Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:50 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Mitchell Wool Fat vs. Art of Shaving Soap
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13744
Sean, MWF is my favorite, but AOS is very nice as well. For lather that explodes off the puck, it's hard to beat AOS. However, I find that the MWF shave is just a bit better for me, with a pleasant scent, wonderful skin-moisturizing properties and producing the closest, most comfortable shave of all...
- Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:47 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: TTO's vrs. 3 Piece Safety Razors
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5706
In my experience, it's more about the head geometry than whether its TTO or three-piece. My favorite shavers happen to be three-piece - your iKon OC Deluxe and Gillette English NEW's. However, I think that head geometry drives the performance. For me, the TTO which comes closest to the Deluxe/NEW in...
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:14 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: "Merkur Guys" and "Gillette Guys"
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10290
When I began using DE's several years ago, 40's-type Gillette Superspeeds were all the rage, fostered in large part by Gordon's recommendation and broadcast across the web by Corey Greenburg. I continue to be an admirer of the Gillette TTO's. They are wonderful gadgets, with watch-like mechanisms of...
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:47 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Habitual SOTD?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2972
Yes, my kit has become so predictable that I've given up on SOTD posts. My thinking is that, with a finite number of shaves yet to be performed, I prefer to use only my very favorite shaving tools. Three years of experimentation have taught me what they are, and I hate to burden the group with a rec...
- Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:45 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: help me decide...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1914
- Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:14 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: ~the ONE~
- Replies: 81
- Views: 14618
- Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:27 pm
- Forum: Shaving Brushes
- Topic: Omega 31052 boar brush
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2287
I guess that I should weigh in with a favorable word for Omegas. I agree that the 31052 is a bit wet-noodlish, given it's treated bristles and rather high (60mm) loft. I prefer my three Semogues (1250, 2000, SOC) to the 31052. However, though Semogues are currently the rage among boargeeks, my favor...
- Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:10 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: P160 discontinued?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 17854