- Joined
- Thursday July 31, 2014
- Location
- Cuddington, Chesire
Good to see you back @FrankieG
Good to see you back @FrankieGProraso Eucalyptus & Menthol
Zenith TS506 Synthetic
Mongoose B3 / Feather Super
Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol ASB
Had a busy couple of weeks, but I hope to be back visiting TSR more often
Dark!Another brilliant #SOTD with the 0.68mm scalloped @Timelessrazor base plate
Here it's coupled with a BRW handle - just to mix things up
Just aesthetics. I'm sure your 1912 will shave similarly.Makes my 1912 look positively mediocre! Lovely razor and brush, and a really good pic(not big fan of Bay Rum though...maybe I associate the smell cloves with toothache!)
- Lather: Wickham Soap Co. - 1912 - Parma Violet
- Blade: J. Bingham "Criterion" 11/16 wedge (Wm. IV era)
- Brush: custom oak handle 26mm synthetic - turningwright
- After: alum, Thayers rose witchhazel, Bulldog aftershave
- Scent: Grey Flannel
First time using a Wickham 1912 soap. It's rather different from other hard soaps I've used - it seems to literally burst into lather with a bit of water and slight brushing of the surface. But getting the lather exactly as a I wanted it (thicker & slipperier) was a little bit tricky - I imagine it's just a matter of using it more. Produced an overall excellent shave though.
The scent is good, though sweeter than I would have liked - but it's a "Parma Violet" scent, so I knew it would be sweet (Parma Violets are not dissimilar to CHoward's/C.Howard's violet mints). Still an excellent violet scent with a bit of spice (like Parma Violets, if my taste memory serves me right). I put an end to the sweetness after the shave with Grey Flannel's violet fougère.
As I said, I'll have to play about with the soap more to understand the lather better, but I would recommend this trying this soap simply because its lathering seems to me interestingly different from hard soaps in general.
Another brilliant #SOTD with the 0.68mm scalloped @Timelessrazor base plate
Here it's coupled with a BRW handle - just to mix things up
Another brilliant #SOTD with the 0.68mm scalloped @Timelessrazor base plate
Here it's coupled with a BRW handle - just to mix things up
Great picture, great kit.Doug Korn D7XL shaving brush / The Handmade Soap Co. shaving soap / Timor inox. Close Comb safety razor + Gillette Bleue Extra blade / Mennen Green Tonic lotion
Great picture, great kit.
Well was you?Completely get your point about the 1912 soap...I've just started trying it out and have had a very similar experience. I'm a big fan of Grey Flannel as well. Nice pic too...Oh...just realised you might think I'm coming on to you, we have so much in common...
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