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Muhle R89 "Grande" handle w/ Personna Medical Prep
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 Shave Cream
Rooney Emilion
Pinaud Clubman

First time I've used the Pinaud in a couple years. Nice shave.

Gillette Black Tip w/ Merkur Blade
Simpsons Luxury Shave Cream
Kent BLK8
Aqua Velva

Gillette Black Tip w/ Merkur Blade
Tabac
Simpsons Milk Churn 2 Band Super
Klar Klassik

A separate point that I forgot to add is that the Progress paired with a Personna Hospital Use blade is a match made in heaven.

Gary, I bought a Progress and a Futur at the same time a while back. I never used the Futur (I never could get past a minor blade misalignment problem that apparently all Futurs have) and then sold it. Mostly becasue the Progress locked tight up every time and I liked that. So already I favored the ...

Marc, you should get one and compare. I would think about getting whichever one you preferred. Oh yea, and then do the same with the new Ikons.

That way, you can buy three and then I only have to buy one. I joke of course, but if you do decide to get one I will eagerly await your review.

Gil, that all sounds good to me. With Vulfix density I wonder if they have Vulfix like backbone.

I really need a Vulfix too.

Gil, what have you heard about them? I think I have heard very little about them, not even enough to recall.

Gil, I hear you. I think it was you who a few years back convinced me to buy my first one, which I miss greatly. I was going to replace it recently but had heard that they may have switched hairs for their silvertip to something not quite as soft. This pause led to to me buying a Kent BLK8 and an Ed...

Phil, I hope its a huge success.......you really deserve it clive Agreed. And we must too, as Phil is going where no vendor has gone before to bring us the impossible. I think more than a smart business move, this is a great service to the wetshaving community. A most pleasurable win-win. Good luck...

Wednesday:

Muhle R89 w/ Polsilver
Top Secret Shave Cream
Kent BLK8
Santa Maria Novella Melograno Aftershave

Thanks for all of the replies, I feel like I gained some good insight. I test lathered it today and I feel like the lather was showing up for the second pass. So maybe, hopefully, its just coming into its own (like some have predicted). I look forward to it at its full potential. However, I don't kn...

Chris, it's a 3 band. I have a Simpsons 2 band that just plain rocks. It hasn't hogged lather a day in its life, I have no complaints about it whatsoever, top three brushes of all time, easy (it happens to be a Milk Churn, and I love the handle so it even wins the knot/handle combo award). I think I...

Do these need need a good break in period before they "open up" or is my 45mm lofted Emperor 2 destined to be a lather hog forever? I really like this brush, the softness of the hair, and the specs of the loft, 20/45. But when the second pass comes around the fully loaded brush just does n...

marc i spoke to phil about these today....one observation he shared with me is that there is no 'bend' in the blade, making getting used to the razor and angles etc a bit of a learning experience. what was your experience with the razor out the box? thanks clive I look forward to Marc's reply. One ...

Saturday:

Mule R89 Grande w/ Polsilver
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet Shave Cream
Edwin Jagger Medium Silvertip
Speick Aftershave Splash

Muhle R89 Grande w/ Polsilver
Al's Absinthe Shave Cream
BLK 8
Al's Absinthe Aftershave Balm (sample)

druphus wrote:
Slumberhouse - Norne EdP

Andy, what do you think of the Norne?

Monday:

Muhle R89 w/ Crystal
AOS Sandalwood Shave Soap
Semogue 1800
D.R. Harris Bay Rum