After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
vintage butterscotch rebranded Simpsons best
1956 Diplomat/Filomatic Titanio (NOS...thanks Good Doctor)
Xpec SC
Myrsol Emulsion
Jacomo de Jacomo EdT
Time to get this beauty wet once again. One of my favorite fixed head razor designs, both performance and looks wise. The gold plating on both these and the earlier Aristocrats was very good. You will still see many in great shape, considering how old they are. Not a heavy piece, but nicely balanced.
This vintage Spanish blade paired up well.....very smooth combo. My 4th shave on the Titanio being used in other razors and still ok. I will maybe try one more time with it.
You members who have never shaved with a gold plated US Aristo/Diplomat, it's a razor to be tried for sure. Maybe design wise a bit like a superspeed , but a whole lot classier and better built. Also, it doesn't shave like any superspeed I have tried. These can still be bought reasonably.
BBS results,
Martin