Quick review: Wilkinson Shaving Soap

A little while ago I picked up a Wilkinson Shaving Soap on clearance from Connaught Shaving. While I didn’t have high hopes for it, the hopes I had were somewhat dashed while shaving. I’ll go ahead and give an as honest review as I can regardless.

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New arrival – blades, blades and more blades

A little while back I realized I was running a little low on GEM blades. And I could with more Green Astra blades too, and I didn’t have that many injector blades left either. So I went shopping over at Connaught Shaving, since they are the one European supplier I’m familiar with that reliably have gotten me GEM blades in the past. That, and they ship fast to Norway.

The haul from https://connaughtshaving.com/index.html
The Haul

One minor niggle though… the Connaught Shaving website is not the easiest to navigate, nor is it always playing nice with the FireFox browser. So I managed to end up with two boxes of GEM blades in my shopping cart, at which point I shrugged and decided why not – that basically means I won’t have to buy any more until I retire.

The soap in the middle I picked up from their clearance bin. I’ve only tried it once so far, and I’m very much on the fence about it. I’ll probably do a write up on it in a bit.

As for the pack of Supershave blades? They put that in as a freebie – it’s an unknown blade to me, so I’ll be sure to try it out in a well known razor first.

All told a decent haul for a reasonable price, from Great Britain to my door in less than a week.

Shave of the day 15th September 2021

Razor: Ever Ready 1914

Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Asylum Shave Works Colonia

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

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Shave of the day 7th July 2021

Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”

Blade: Personna Injector

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 21st June 2021

Razor: Mergress “Bling”

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Shave of the day 7th June 2021

Razor: Tatara Masamune

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Jabonman Mediterráno L.E. BullGoose

Aftershave: BullDog Original Aftershave Balm

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 12th February 2021

Razor: Tatara Masamune

Blade: Lord Racer

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 25th January 2021

Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special

Blade: Lord Racer

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Lemongrass & Eucalyptus

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 4th January 2021

Razor: Merkur 39C Slant

Blade: KAI stainless

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Palmolive Sensitive w/ aloe vera

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the night 13th October

Razor: Yaqi Mini, red & black

Blade: Wilkinson Sword

Brush: Omega #50014 Travel

Lather: Pereira Shavery Shaving Cream w/ Activated Charcoal

Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick