Hello from the home of Edwin Jagger!

[Audiolab]

Hello and a warm welcome Astraeus,

I understand the idea you have, I thought the same hoping for a one in all solution and like you I did not balk at the thought of shelling out a few quid for something decent. As a set the EJ one is beautiful and indeed it will hold the brush and stand, however I think you would fond that the bowl is form over function and there are far better lathering bowls much cheaper. I have the EJ one with the handle and it is a fine blol, the ridges on the bottom really help to build lather.

It wouldn't stop me buying the set if I really liked it, I bought a stand but it is a razor an brush one, the lathering bowls, of which I have a couple now, are kept in the cupboard and used as needed.

As for which creams, all the ones mentioned are a good choice, I really think you should go to closeshave as suggested by Hando and get a few to try.

Enjoy the form.

 

[JaseB]

Hi and welcome.

 

[Astraeus]

Thank you for all your informative and helpful replies.

As the Edwin Jagger factory/English Shaving Co. premises is a five-minute walk from my house, I thought it'd be criminal not to drop them an email to see if I could make a visit there to check out the different colours and pick one as well as buying one there so as to save on the shipping costs. Hopefully in two weeks you'll be hearing about how much I'm enjoying using my DE89!

 

[henkverhaar]

Wasn't the Astraeus the 'mythical' Macedonian river mentioned in a late Latin text that also appears to have the first description of fly fishing in written history?

 

[cheese_dave]

I thought Astraeus was the god of the dusk?

 

[hunnymonster]

I thought it was a brand of chariot from Generalus Motori

 

[henkverhaar]

apparently it's both:

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;-)

 

[Astraeus]

Mine was inspired by the God of the Dusk more than either of the aforementioned or indeed, for that case, the airline.

I've got a little trip to EJ planned for Thursday afternoon for a nice little lookaround at some of the products and, hopefully, I'll come back ready to experience a whole new shave!

 

[Blyth Spirit]

A belated welcome, from the North of England...welcome aboard Astraeus,