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Mike, how would you describe your "Pure" badger hair? Lots of backbone, but not stiff like some low end boars. A bit scritchy and very scrubby, but not as prickly like some clipped badgers (think Tweezerman). Less dense than denser Finest or Silvertip knots due to the thicker hair shafts,...

mike your picture of the two band Shavemac really looks nice i've always wanted to have a shavemac, love the handle design too marc Thanks, but I can't take credit for it. It is/was on the Shavemac website. It is a density monster. Small knot, but probably more hair packed in than some 25-30mm knots.

These three (click on the images to enlarge):



(Simpsons Eagle in Pure)

Thursday:

Razor - Merkur Progress
Blade - Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus
Brush - Straight Razor Place 2011 LE Thater 2-band bulb
Lather - Vintage Colgate Mug Soap
A/S - Tabac

Friday:

Razor - Wilkinson Sticky
Blade - Personna 74 (6)
Brush - Vie-long Gonzalo horse/boar
Lather - Williams Mug Soap
AS - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Fat Electrician EdT by ELdO

Thursday:

Razor - Wilkinson Sticky
Blade - Personna 74 (5)
Brush - Semogue Caravela
Lather - vintage Williams soap
AS - Mandom Lucido
Frag. - New York EdT by PdN

Razor - Royal Crown vintage DE
Blade - Sharp
Brush - Van Der Hagen boar
Lather - Top Secret SC
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Andron for Men by Jovan

Razor - Royal Crown vintage DE
Blade - Sharp
Brush - Coates Fitzwilliam
Lather - TOBS Sandalwood SC
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Après L'ondée by Guerlain

Monday:

Razor - British Gillette Aristocrat No. 15

Blade - Vintage Schick Platinum

Brush - Vie-long 12705 horse

Lather - Valobra shave stick

A/S - Addias Dynamic Pulse

Sending payment now for the Eucris.

Thanks Bonzo!

Friday:

Razor - British #15 Aristocrat
Blade - Vintage Schick Platinum
Brush - Semogue 2011LE Bristle 1
Lather - Tabac soap
A/S - Lucido by Mandom
Frag - New York EdT by PdN

Love the stuff. Here are my thoughts from my review on Basenotes. . . Since I'm wearing this today and it's a not infrequent choice, I'll add a counterpoint. I can see where some would be put off by this. It's a definite throwback to British barbershops of times past. It is at the polar opposite end...

Tuesday:

Razor - Gem bullet tip
Blade - Gem PTFE-coated SS (5)
Brush - Badger & Blade 2010 Semogue Custom Boar
Lather - The Shave Den Wheat Shaving Cream -Monkey Farts
A/S - Thayers Witch Hazel
Frag - Guerlain Eau du Coq EdC

Friday:

Razor - Gem bullet tip
Blade - Gem PTFE coated (2)
Brush - Rooney Heritage XXXL 2-band
Lather - Saint Charles Shave Very V shaving cream
A/S - Vintage Dior Fahrenheit

Thursday:

Razor - Gem bullet tip
Blade - Gem PTFE coated SS (Ted Pella)
Brush - Simpsons PJ1 in 3-band Super
Lather - The Real Shaving Company SC
A/S - Speick splash

Wednesday:

Razor - Tradere solid bar
Blade - Permasharp (5)
Brush - eccotools bamboo bronzer brush (synthetic marketed for makeup)
Lather - The Shave Den Signature Scent soap
A/S - Royall Bay Rhum

Wednesday:

Razor - Tradere solid bar
Blade - Permasharp (3)
Brush - Semogue Caravela
Lather - MdC soap
Aftershave - Mandom Lucido
Frag - Dunhill for Men EdT

Tuesday:

Razor - Tradere solid bar
Blade - Permasharp (2)
Brush - Semogue 1438
Lather - Palmolive mug soap (vintage)
A/S - Mandom Lucido
Frag - Grey Flannel

Friday:

Razor - Gillette Milord

Blade - Rapira (3)

Brush - Frank Shaving "Finest" 2-band

Lather - QCS Versailles soap

A/S - The Shave Den Iced Lime aftershave splash

Thursday:

Razor - Gillette Milord
Blade - Rapira (2)
Brush - Simpsons CH1 in 2-band Super
Lather - QCS Basilica shaving cream
A/S - The Shave Den "Blue Juniper" aftershave splash