Voskhod blades. Luckily only bought one tuck not a hundred blades.
Each to their own, but I really rate them highly.
Voskhod blades. Luckily only bought one tuck not a hundred blades.
I was the same with the Wilkinson sword stick worked great but felt sick using on the wife’s legs the stink is so strong
Close, but no cigar.The AS-D2 works well for some people. It's very well-made. It's also very expensive considering you can achieve about the same or better shaving performance by mounting a vintage Gillette Tech pre-war head on a stainless or brass handle.
Here's my $16 AS-D2 equivalent -- a savings of $150 or so.
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Perhaps so, I'll have to try that combination using a post-war Tech. The pre-war Tech is what I have on hand ATM, and I really do like the way it shaves. I didn't actually set out to exactly duplicate an AS-D2. Experimenting with different handles is just for fun, but this combination seemed especially good.Close, but no cigar.
Gotta use the POST-WAR head on a stainless handle. The post-war Tech head and the Feather AS-D2 head are almost identical. I experimented by putting the post-war Tech handle on the Feather handle and by putting the AS-D2 head on the fat-handle Tech handle. Shave was the same to me.
Pre-war Tech geometry is slightly different; more aggressive, less blade support. Feels different and shaves different.
I do agree, however, with the general idea that you can make what in essence is a Feather AS-D2 using a Tech head and a nice handle. Where we disagree is that I love the post-war Tech head AND the Feather AS-D2. I think both are fine shavers.
It smells like bath soap, with a marine scent. I would consider it unremarkable and artificial, not unpleasant. If you remove the foil wrapper and leave it out for a few days, the scent gets much less strong.The Wilkie stick is still on my todo list. I'm glad to hear it performed well, but how would you describe the scent? Was it unpleasant in itself or just way too strong?
Oh, and a Parker badger brush. It was a floppy shedder. Not my cup of tea. At all.
You know that old man aftershave that isn’t old spice they all used it as some point it was that and it was so over powered like crazy.The Wilkie stick is still on my todo list. I'm glad to hear it performed well, but how would you describe the scent? Was it unpleasant in itself or just way too strong?
You know that old man aftershave that isn’t old spice they all used it as some point it was that and it was so over powered like crazy.
Nope. Same here in west coast. Couldn't get it to lather and burned my face. Smelled nice though.Ogalala Bay Rum shave soap must be the worst I've had, as I couldn't get it to lather to save my life. Living in Miami, I experience very hard water, and that may have been the culprit.
I get great lather from it. It’s my go-to soap.Nope. Same here in west coast. Couldn't get it to lather and burned my face. Smelled nice though.