2019 Shave Purchase Sabbatical - The Maltese Falcon Razor
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I have the MMOC, too. I prefer the 1912, but I’ve never used the MMOC consistently because the random times I use it I get a fair amount of irritation.
That's a great soap, with a great scent.
The sabbatical is going unexpectedly well. The key is to stop looking at shops with brushes and delete incoming emails from shops without opening them.
the key to the sabbatical is one day one shave at a time.
Or you just don't shave like I did today......then you don't think about it
Or you just don't shave like I did today......then you don't think about it
My guess would be too much pressure with the additional comparative weight of the MMOC. Maybe some angle too. I don’t find the difference to be that great, but I put down my 1912 after I got my hands on an MMOC.
Last year, you mentioned you averaged 57 shaves/Williams puck. Is that still the case? How many passes do you make?
Thanks
My sabbatical so far...
I am only 4 samples (approx 1 month) away from finally eighty-sixing them all and completing my first hit list. In doing this, I realized how great Taylor of Old Bond Street creams are. The performance and face feel are almost indescribable. It's like the sirens song of an elegant British Vixen. I'm disappointed but also glad that it is out of the price range I find acceptable for a shave soap/cream. $2/oz is about the max I can justify paying and it is about $3-$4/oz. If it wasn't, I would get rid of everything I have and be out of this sabbatical in a heartbeat. This struggle is real.
I'm starting to like my badger brush. It is so much different from my boar that I didn't care for it at first. It's so much softer and so different in lathering. I was surprised that the lather was so much different between the 2 brushes. The lather from the boar is more light and fluffy and the lather from the badger is thicker and creamier, more yogurt like. There was no difference in the performance of either. They both provide amazing lather for amazing shaves,
I have dialed in my favorite razor and PIF'd 2.
#67, still in and finding new enjoyments.
I am only 4 samples (approx 1 month) away from finally eighty-sixing them all and completing my first hit list. In doing this, I realized how great Taylor of Old Bond Street creams are. The performance and face feel are almost indescribable. It's like the sirens song of an elegant British Vixen. I'm disappointed but also glad that it is out of the price range I find acceptable for a shave soap/cream. $2/oz is about the max I can justify paying and it is about $3-$4/oz. If it wasn't, I would get rid of everything I have and be out of this sabbatical in a heartbeat. This struggle is real.
I'm starting to like my badger brush. It is so much different from my boar that I didn't care for it at first. It's so much softer and so different in lathering. I was surprised that the lather was so much different between the 2 brushes. The lather from the boar is more light and fluffy and the lather from the badger is thicker and creamier, more yogurt like. There was no difference in the performance of either. They both provide amazing lather for amazing shaves,
I have dialed in my favorite razor and PIF'd 2.
#67, still in and finding new enjoyments.
Great to hear you found some key things out during the sabbatical! I’m a badger guy also
I’m still more of a boar guy. It does build lather faster than the badger and is better on hard soaps but the badger will keep its place in my den.
I prefer badger for all creams and soaps except when i am using MWF. It is my experience that synthetic or boar brushes stand up to the puck better than badger.
@Brian C.,I need to find out how much of the ToOBS I use for each shave, because while it does cost around $15-$20 for each tub, they tend to weight anywhere from 240g-260+. After exchanging messages with Taylor, the minimum weight of each new, filled tub should be 219g, as the empty tub, with lid, weighs 69g. If I have the ability to burn through 2 tubs in a year, I’ll be shocked.
They still will end up costing me a little more than the cheap canned goo, but should save me over the course of the year, and I get to use good stuff. It’s a win in my book.
They still will end up costing me a little more than the cheap canned goo, but should save me over the course of the year, and I get to use good stuff. It’s a win in my book.
I’m seeing $15 for just a hair over 5oz.(141g). That’s $3 an oz. what you’re saying is more inline with $2-2.50 an oz. That I could live with.
Plus, this sounds an awful lot like enabling. HAHA.
Be strong...Easter & Father’s Day are both around the corner.
I just looked at TOBS website and did the conversion to USD, WCS and Amazon.
Thanks.
Julian date: 53
Days remaining: 312
Percent completed: 14.5%
10-Day Mission (2)
Day 2 - Complete
Days remaining: 312
Percent completed: 14.5%
10-Day Mission (2)
Day 2 - Complete
I traded into my last tubs, and one was an exchange. Before that, I bought a bunch when a store was closing up for good. Look for sales and free shipping.
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