It is a great one right from the get go. Connaught is the place that has them.Thanks!
I’ve never had a boar brush before but have been interested in trying one. The Omega Jade you used today is a beauty and likely will be in my future purchases
It is a great one right from the get go. Connaught is the place that has them.Thanks!
I’ve never had a boar brush before but have been interested in trying one. The Omega Jade you used today is a beauty and likely will be in my future purchases
as SgtCrppls said^^^Very nice setup my friend, and another eye catcher brush
It is a great one right from the get go.
Pre | Proraso Red pre shave, Italy |
Soap | A&E, Kaizen, USA |
Brush | Billy Goat Brushworks Sunset, Australia 1st time up Wow! |
Razor | GC.84, USA |
Blade | Nacet, Russia |
Aftershave | Proraso Alum, Italy , Nivea Balm, Germany |
Fragrance | Amouage Interlude 53, UK |
Rating | 8./10 |
Prep: | Old Spice Bar soap |
Razor For The Shave: | WCS 84S √ Van der Hagen |
Cream Of The Day: | Old Spice Original √ Old Spice Musk Proraso Green |
Brush For The Shave: | Omega11126 √ Gray Dog |
Blade For The Shave: | Rapira Platinum Lux Shave #1 |
Passes: | WTG and then ATG |
Cleanup: | Rinsed and dried face, Witch Hazel, and then an Alum rub down. |
Aftershave: | Old Spice |
Rating: | 9.5 DFS A good shave with no stubble or nicks, but two tiny weepers from shaver clumsiness. Off to work on a Habitat for Humanity project, installing flooring in a rehab house. |
A thought occurred to me. Various polls on blades invariably focus on "What's your favorite?" but I never see the question flipped around to something more like "Which blades do you NOT dislike?" It would be interesting to know if the favorite blades and the least disliked blades matched up (or not). I am guessing something like PIRs would score high for not being disliked, but some of the ones people seem to love like Feathers, Kais, and Polsilvers might also have detractors. I am not good at constructing polls but I offer it as a thought.i know YMMV, but i got wonderful shaves in 15/17 of my razors with the green Astras, it's one of my favourite blades, peculiar how a particular blade is great for some but rubbish for others
i went 7 shaves in a row, with my last Astra and it was still as good as it was on the firstA thought occurred to me. Various polls on blades invariably focus on "What's your favorite?" but I never see the question flipped around to something more like "Which blades do you NOT dislike?" It would be interesting to know if the favorite blades and the least disliked blades matched up (or not). I am guessing something like PIRs would score high for not being disliked, but some of the ones people seem to love like Feathers, Kais, and Polsilvers might also have detractors. I am not good at constructing polls but I offer it as a thought.
Another thing that occurred to me is that I have long observed that many, maybe most, blades are better on day 2, and I am thinking I ought to try the Astra again to see if that is the case. I figure worst case I change it out after one pass and start over. How nice that blades are inexpensive!
I am not a fan of Astras, either. It surprised me that so many folks like that blade.Same here. Astra SPs don't work for me. It surprises me that so many others don't notice the roughness. Sometimes I think that it is just me but then others like you experience the same thing. Blades are truly a YMMV thing.