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Pre Shave: Hot Shower, Bulldog Face Wash and Proraso Red
Razor: Ikon 101 + OSS Handle
Blade: Iridium Super (#4)
Brush: Proraso Boar
Soap: NSS Old Grey Bristle Test
Post: Alum Block, Cold water and Thayers unscented
AS: Lucky Tiger Bay Rum
Normally I bin a DE Blade after 3 shaves at the moment as I am working my way through the untried blades I have, but I bought these Iridium Super blades recently and as these blades worked out at 80 pence each I thought I would keep going to see how long they last. The best shave I have had so far is this 4th shave so I am going to keep going to see how far this blade can last.
I love the Ikon 101 - great razor!
The shave today was fantastic, best lather I have got out the NSS soap so far and the Proraso boar brush made a welcome return as it has been overlooked a bit lately.
Hi Martin, that Vie-Long synthetic caught my eye. How do you rate it? Can you compare it to other synthetic brushes?
DFS+++ result this Sunday morning.
Lovely toned down chill from the Maggard soap and the bathroom was filled with sweet oranges.
Haven't used my X3 in a long time, but I wanted to use it with the aluminium MR14 handle from Maggard with it.
I like the two tone of this combo much more than the stainless steel Bulldog handle that came with it.
I am normally into heavier combos, but I love the weight ratio on this baby. Light, but heavy enough in the head to let it do the work.
Finished off with the unscented balm from Matas and face felt great!
After having used the all-aluminium razor combo this morning, I think I'm more more interested in the Hone 15a now!
But I'm of course not looking for more gear to buy... oh no I'm not...
Hi Martin, that Vie-Long synthetic caught my eye. How do you rate it? Can you compare it to other synthetic brushes?
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