Beautiful pic and set up. I need to try the Signature soap soon. Pastuers in New York is sold out of the Hibernia which I wanted to get to try. Anyone know other sellers of these in the States ?10 September
Signature Soaps Danum
Simpson Duke 3 synthetic
Blackland Blackbird
Gillette Silver Blue
Lucky Tiger face tonic
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A very good shave all round this morning. I am rather enjoying the small Simpson brush now, it created a wonderful lather with the Danum. Although, it is hard to fail with a Signature Soap.
@BrianH is the owner of Signature Soaps and is a member here. He may be able to adviseBeautiful pic and set up. I need to try the Signature soap soon. Pastuers in New York is sold out of the Hibernia which I wanted to get to try. Anyone know other sellers of these in the States ?
That is a COOL looking cart razor !Um, where to start? Decided to great reset my shaving routine as I find myself thinking about shaving gear too often, I have a bit of an obsessive personality and hobbies can take over my life if not kept in check. So for until I decide otherwise I'll only be using foam and a cart in order to reset my brain. I did this in the past with hifi, going from relatively high end separates (a few £K worth) to nothing but a cheap bluetooth speaker, it worked... After a couple of months I could listen and enjoy the music itself again rather critically listening only to the sound quality of the music.
Proraso foam, it's been 5 years since I properly used foam... I always used to buy Nivea gel FWIW. Applying it using my hands felt barbaric but apart from that no problem. Menthol strength was more pronounced than either white shaving cream or soap, scent is almost the same maybe a bit fruitier. In use it was slick and protective... Nothing to criticise, is it better than I remember other foams to be? Not really but you do get a huge 300ml can for £4 so it's not bad.
Feather F3 cart, I got this as it looks cool, simple as that! Intention is to fit F2 carts at some point. Anyway, very comfortable to handle, the cart was sharp and smooth, no pulling or irritation. This is the bit which knocked me for six... One single pass gave me a BBS as close as I ever got with an R41 or Blackbird, it was a mixed direction pass so I went wtg in sensitive areas and xtg everywhere else, still blown away by the result as there was no hint of irritation afterwards.
I feel a bit weird about it still... Cart people, I shall mock you no more! Turns out technique is all that matters, not equipment.
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Thanks so much ! I messaged Brian and he was QUICK to respond and let me know how I can source the one. When I stock up on more than 1 the shipping from across the pond will make more sense. Cheers !@BrianH is the owner of Signature Soaps and is a member here. He may be able to advise
Um, where to start? Decided to great reset my shaving routine as I find myself thinking about shaving gear too often, I have a bit of an obsessive personality and hobbies can take over my life if not kept in check. So for until I decide otherwise I'll only be using foam and a cart in order to reset my brain. I did this in the past with hifi, going from relatively high end separates (a few £K worth) to nothing but a cheap bluetooth speaker, it worked... After a couple of months I could listen and enjoy the music itself again rather critically listening only to the sound quality of the music.
Proraso foam, it's been 5 years since I properly used foam... I always used to buy Nivea gel FWIW. Applying it using my hands felt barbaric but apart from that no problem. Menthol strength was more pronounced than either white shaving cream or soap, scent is almost the same maybe a bit fruitier. In use it was slick and protective... Nothing to criticise, is it better than I remember other foams to be? Not really but you do get a huge 300ml can for £4 so it's not bad.
Feather F3 cart, I got this as it looks cool, simple as that! Intention is to fit F2 carts at some point. Anyway, very comfortable to handle, the cart was sharp and smooth, no pulling or irritation. This is the bit which knocked me for six... One single pass gave me a BBS as close as I ever got with an R41 or Blackbird, it was a mixed direction pass so I went wtg in sensitive areas and xtg everywhere else, still blown away by the result as there was no hint of irritation afterwards.
I feel a bit weird about it still... Cart people, I shall mock you no more! Turns out technique is all that matters, not equipment.
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