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18/4/24 Soap - HWF Brush - Yaqi G4 Razor - Old Type Razor - Gillette Nacet Stainless (1) AS - Denim Original I read on another forum the newer Gillette PPI blades (post 2020) are not as sharp as ones from previous batches so I got a brand new Nacet from Big Deal Smart, from a 2022 batch...

Btw, not all Gillette PPI blades are going to be discontinued, so far the ones which have been shifted are ones which were made for markets that have been placed under trade embargos eg Astra SP/SS, Platinums that were made for Eastern Europe, all these blades have been shifted to India & China...

17/4/24

The new KCG is China made AFAIK, a few people on B&B have come across them. https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/king-c-gillette-blades-now-made-in-china.644572/ I was revisiting some of the Russian Gillettes before the possible postal ban on blades came through with the intention of...

16/4/24

What's the Parker SoloEdge like? I've not seen one here before.

15/4/24 Soap - Stirling Electric Sheep Brush - Yaqi Cashmere 20mm Razor - Ever Ready Featherweight Blade - Personna Gem (3) Post - Alum Block AS - Benjamins Bay Rum w/Menthol

14/4/24 Soap - Hampshire Wool Fat #1 Brush - Yaqi G4 20mm Razor/Blade 1 - Ever Ready 1912/Personna GEM (2) Razor/Blade 2 - Gillette NEW LC/Gillette 365 AS - Benjamins Bay Rum Mentholated First shave in 3 days, and I cracked out my Ever Ready 1912 and it mowed down the growth without the...

I've not used the KCG's, but I have used the two current Russian Gillette Platinums, and some have suggested it is like one of those but I can't say which one. The dark blue packaging found here is a good smooth blade, and this one is quite a bit sharper. I really like the latter one. I'd...

IMO, the only way to really appreciate these blades are to try or use them yourself. Razor Blades Club have a few for sale, and they all list the origin so you know which nation they have come from. I've read some who say they thought the Russian Astra SP's across the years all shaved the...

Omega used to make it but Shave Factory changed suppliers and now another company (a Turkish one) make their brush. I bought my SF brush from Amazon direct and it was the synthetic knot. I think LaBarbiera have the last Omega made ones. The ones I had were definitely not Omega! This is the...

Superb! Here are pictures of mine before I sent it back. My one has fibres like the Omega S Brush, but my one I presume is Turkish made.

For some Omega knots, some like the 48/49 once they break in the knots can lose their shape. Of course some like that, but for those who don't, something like the Wild Hog/Proraso can make some sense. I think I read somewhere the knot used on the 20102, might have come from the same suppliers...

Ah in that case it could be different. I think La Barbiera might have some old stocks. The ones I bought from Amazon (not a third party seller) were definitely synthetic. The GFS Wild Hog is actually bleached but not fully or as much as some other of their knots. The Omega Proraso is...

Paul, did you order the Shaving Factory brush from Amazon? If you did, cancel it straight away! They haven't updated their listing, the Shaving Factory brush is a weird plastic fibre now. I had to send my one back.

11/4/24 Brush - Yaqi G4 20mm Soap - Stirling Electric Sheep Razor - Gillette RFB New Blade - Gillette 365 (12) Post - Alum AS - Brut Original

My alum block is my only tool for this application. It generally does the job, but I will occasionally get one (always on the side of my mouth) that will continue to bleed! I tried styptic matches and they were near enough useless. I've heard the Proraso gel in a small tube is supposed to be...

If you would like something similar but a little different, the Goodfellas Smile Wild Hog (made by Omega) has the same width knot as the Omega 48/49 but with a slightly lower loft. It's just over £7 at Amazon.

I presume soap manufacturers are switching from coconut oil to lauric acid for cost? Looking at Wiki, Coconut Oil is 49% lauric acid. I'm not an expert but is the compound of coconut oil that reacts with lye/sodium hydroxide to form soap so maybe manufacturers are switching to it as it's...

Someone on B&B posted this today and said he prefers the new formulation but it is a touch smaller, it's a 40g stick.