Thread: Sun May 15th - Sat May 21st

Koraat 7/8 near wedge // Tabula Rasa Dark Lavender // Castle Forbes Lavender ASB

Friday 20 May
Wade & Butcher | SHSA Strop | SOC 2 Band | Shaver Heaven Green Tobacco | Lime Sec |
Unrefined Shea Butter

Simpson Manchurian Badger
William's Old Formula Soap
NM Bridle Strop
Germania Oxford Razor
PC AS

Razor: Mongoose/Hempel
Blade: Feather Professional
Brush: Edwin Jagger synthetic
Soap: Meisner Tremonia Pots of Milk
Balm: Nivea
Aftershave: Canoe

Proraso|G5|Thater 4125/2|L'Occitane Cade|C.V.H. #7|Clubman|Cade Balm

Welcomed a new member to the herd, and what a welcome! These blades have a well deserved reputation for taking a super sharp and smooth edge. Coupled with the Cade and Clubman combo I am off to the last day of the work week feeling like a king!

Have a Great Friday Gents!

Razor - Wostie
Brush - HarryWally/synthetic knot
Soap - Haslingers Scharfsmilch
As - Clubman Citrus Musk
Mo prep cold water 4 pass face lathered shave

Bob

CV Heljestrand #4.
Unknown Strop.
Outback magna badger.
Green Mountain, spiced.
Pinaud, Bay Rum.

EJ Head + iKon Bulldog II Handle
Feather Hi-Stainless
Romera 2nd Anniversary Buffalo Horn Marbled Manchurian
AoS Sandalwood (tallow)
Italian Floïd Amber "The Genuine" AS


Three weeks ago, a good friend was saying how after 4-5 years of wet shaving, he decided to revisit his first razor with an EJ head. This is one of the most highly recommended starter DE razors, but mild, also. He said he was surprised just how good the razor was after all these years, and gave a smooth, close shave.
I, too, learned with an EJ razor, 6 years ago, and although I sold it long ago, I came across a spare EJ head I had obviously bought at the time. This morning, matched with a Feather blade and an iKon handle, I decided to put it to the test, myself. I am predominantly a straight razor user but have a Merkur 1904(42) for back up and occasional use. Whilst I would still class this head as more aggressive than the EJ, the smoothness of the EJ over the Merkur was very much apparent. Result - a very close but, also, a very comfortable shave. I guess with a few more years' experience, the EJ was likely to perform better than in those earlier days, but I was surprised just how much better it seems to be over compared to those early days.

Filarmonica 8/8 EPBD

Have a fine day gents

Filarmonica 14
Edwin Jagger Synthetic Brush
Strop Shoppe Barbershop Soap
Barrister & Mann Cologne Russe