My impressions after the very first use:
– Lovely coloured handle, a wee bit on the small side but not enough to bother me.
– Scritchy! This is definitely not your silky smooth badger, just as I had hoped.
– A vague smell of ‘animal’ – not to dissimilar from the scent I catch a whiff of when our cat decides to nest on my chest..
Conclusions so far:
– Money well spent.
– A face latherers brush.
– Will likely smell of soap by the end of the week.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper Soap
Brush: Vie Long #13051M pure horse
Razors: Gillette ’58 TV Special and Merkur 25C, both with a fresh Feather blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Soap
Brush: Vie Long 14033
Razors: Wilkinson Classic and Racer Razor, both with a Racer blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
I don’t often throw in the towel and say ‘no post today’, but in between work and other obligations I haven’t had the time… Had hoped that either my new brush or my new razor would have arrived so I could show them off, but both are caught in postal limbo it seems.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Unscented (sample)
Brush: Semogue TSH 2012 LE
Razors: Wilkinson Classic and Racer Razor, both with a Racer blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Quite a while ago I bought a couple of sampler packs of blades from my favourite Turkish webshop, and while I tried most of them early I sort of forgot about the rest until recently. Towards the bottom of the bag was a pair of Zaza – blades I could only find meagre information about online.
Bottom line? Not the smoothest in the world, not the sharpest either – but a very nice blend of smoothness, sharpness and longevity. A solid, if uninspired, contender for a fall-back blade… and one that seems like it might be hard to get more of. So far I only seen them for sale in my favourite Turkish webshop, and they are sold out…
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: RazoRock XXX
Brush: Turkish No 6
Razors: Wilkinson Classic and Racer Razor, both with a fresh Racer blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS Teatree Cream
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE
Razors: Merkur 39C Slant and Parker 22R TTO, both with a ZaZa Superior Stainless blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
It’s been a while since I bought shaving gear, for various reasons. Today though I finally got of my bum and ordered the pure horse hair brush I been wanting from Gifts & Care… and then I noticed that Shave A Buck had gotten some new Cadet razors in stock – ones that were both TTO and OC. Just had to put in an order for one of those too.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Vie Long 14033
Razors: Merkur 39C Slant and Parker 22R TTO, both with a ZaZa Superior Stainless blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below