Ever considered trying a synthetic brush @bald as ?Excellent outing with a smooth Arkansas edge last night on a 6/8" piece of carbon steel.
I tried but the call of the BOAR lured me back to the sty for a measurably better lather than a 24 mm Silver tip badger I have used for the past 2 shaves. I may persist one day with a badger but really shaves are far too valuable for low quality lather. The badger gives more lather in the brush but the BOAR provides better lather on the face "for me". I do concede it would be nice for the BOAR to hold more lather like the badger but in reality it isn't a problem as my straight shaves are mostly single pass. I am set in my ways though as I have used a BOAR for almost 50 years apart from a couple of aberrations in the late 70's early '80's when I used foam and grew a beard. Doesn't bare thinking about
Soap was a Coconut clone
End result a great DFS.
I hear ya @bald as . I've been trying with a (generously gifted) badger brush as well, but I just cannot achieve the same quality of lather as with a boar.Excellent outing with a smooth Arkansas edge last night on a 6/8" piece of carbon steel.
I tried but the call of the BOAR lured me back to the sty for a measurably better lather than a 24 mm Silver tip badger I have used for the past 2 shaves. I may persist one day with a badger but really shaves are far too valuable for low quality lather. The badger gives more lather in the brush but the BOAR provides better lather on the face "for me". I do concede it would be nice for the BOAR to hold more lather like the badger but in reality it isn't a problem as my straight shaves are mostly single pass. I am set in my ways though as I have used a BOAR for almost 50 years apart from a couple of aberrations in the late 70's early '80's when I used foam and grew a beard. Doesn't bare thinking about
Soap was a Coconut clone
End result a great DFS.
Your description of the local weather was most accurate, as was your wish for fine conditions in more northern climes....Razor: Vintage Gillette 'Fatboy' Adjustable (5)
Blade: Vintage Gillette Super Stainless 'Aussie Spoiler' (4)
Brush: P&C (Tony Forsyth) LE 2017 24mm bulb Playplus shaving brush
Soap/Cream: B&M Cologne Russe Shaving Soap
Aftershave: B&M Cologne Russe Tonique Splash
A lovely shave on an overcast and brooding morning.
"smooth, sexual, pornographic, animalic" - hmmm, not so much really. Am I doing something wrong @UKSteve ?
I hope that the weather stays OK in Brisbane, would not want anything happening up there interrupted by rain would be
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@Bozley82 - how do you find the Wickham Russian Leather Scent? I've got Club Cola, which is really interesting, but I like leather scents, hence the question.
LA TOJA MAGNO
GEM JUNIOR
PAL BLUE SE
SIMPSON CHUBBY 1
WICKHAM RUSSIAN LEATHER
IMPERIAL LEATHER ORIGINAL SPLASH
