is there a difference in the shaving experience between the medallion taurino, the doble temple and the barbas duras?
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In my experience the Taurino and Doble Temple look exactly the same, except the etching... But no matter what (honed and finished on different hones) the Doble Temple is always smoother and gives me a better shave then the Taurino. They are very close but there's definitely a difference and something that makes the DT stand out. Subtle enough for me to notice and keep the DT if I had to to chose between the two.
The EPBD is an 8/8 sized razor (mine is) so you're dealing with a larger razor to start with (compared to my 6/8 DT and Taurino). The EPBD shaves me extremely well. Nothing to complain about. Smooth and sharp.
So far my EPBD and DT are my 2 favorite Filarmonicas. And I'm talking the older ones that have the 'Jose Monserrat Pou' on the tang.
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Weds 21-10-09
Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep: Hot bath/conditioner
Razor: Vintage ERN2633 Gong Extra Hollow
Strop: Dovo
Brush: Kent Pure Badger
Soap: Ingram Cream
Astringent: Alum block/Nivea as balm
AS: Diesel fuel for life
Result: 3 passes BBS
Conclusion: I like the Ingram! and after a quick rehone and damn good strop, the Gong was nice and smooth, not as smooth as my Bart honed Dovo, and still a little rash from yesterday, but a good shave nether the less :-)
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Horray for test shaving!
Pre-stropped on my TM
Nice hot shower
Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
Semogue 730
CarrieM's Bay Rum Uberlather (I sense a pattern here...)
W&B Patent Tempered Steel, Shumate Tungsteel, Jung's Junior, ERN 115 3/4 "1", Morley
Ogallala Bay Rum AS
Nivea ES AS Balm
Prep: Shower + Proraso Pre/Post Cream. I am going for the hot towel this weekend.
Razor: Henkels Fiodour 7/8 INOX stropped 30 times in latigo
Soap: Proraso green tube. A keeper in my rotation
Brush: Omega Badger hair 26MM this is a big bruiser.
Astringent: Thayers Lemon
AS Balm: Pre de Provence shea butter.
Results: A very good shave; not BBS. Small nick mustache are. Keep nicking the same place. Attaching picture which I forgot yesterday.
Razor: J.A. Henckels Twinworks #50
Brush: Simpson T4
Lather: D.R. Harris Marlborough Cream
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman