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Murphy and McNeil Green Man

Upcoming vegan soap purchases for me are SV and La Toja. I asked a similar question a bit ago, to the extent it helps. https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/what-is-your-favorite-non-tallow-non-lanolin-shaving-soap.592361/

I would disagree with that. From A to D (I have them all), there is no difference in the smoothness of the shave. But, the shaves are definitely more efficient up the scale, and the blade feel (and exposure) gets more pronounced too. I tend to think of aggressiveness as a combination of blade...

@It's Hedley Love those matches and the random sparkling wine cork!

WR2 1.05, PermaSharp (2), Zingari Man Nomad, followed up with Stirling Sharp Dressed Man aftershave (glacial). 4 days of growth and the razor mowed 'em all down.

I second the Murphy and McNeil Crann Bethadh. Wonderful soap and scent. M&M is the standard by which I judge all soaps now. I will also recommend the Stirling Eskimo Tuxedo (when it's in stock), which is just a strongly mentholated Sharp Dressed Man.

Saponificio Varesino is quite the popular soap, in my opinion, most especially if you are looking at non-tallow soaps. To be fair, I don't have any SV, but I anticipate that will soon be remedied. One of the reasons I posted this a bit ago was to explore this area—SV was the 2nd most popular by...

Any synthetic that can shine as a face latherer is a welcome addition to anyone's den. Happy lathering!

My very first @Rudy Vey handle is on the way. I have it paired with a Turn n Shave 'shoat'/boar knot that's also on the way. Super excited. Rudy was fantastic to deal with. I could not recommend him more for a custom handle or a whole brush (and yes, I'm already planning on that whole brush...

I agree with @BradWorld . I have no experience with Timeless, but, if you like the Karve D, then I would suggest your minimum WR2 is a 1.15. That's a real minimum though. The D has too much blade feel for me, and I really enjoy the 1.05. If I liked the D, I'd be leaning more to the 1.25. I've...

Since Pasteur's finally opened up an online shop, I though some might like to know they will have 15% off on the 26th and 27th this year. A little Martin de Candre at that price might be nice little treat, no? https://www.pasteurshaving.com

@TJ19 Love that Amphora Jar-style handle. Now back to Wolfmanning...

In my mind, I think blades should not matter. A properly honed straight razor should be fine for all, right? I do not own a straight razor though. I do have safety razors. For whatever reason, I have found A blade works wonderfully in Z razor, but B blade does not. But, B blade works...

Dorco Prime Platinum (6)

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