MMOC

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Shave of the Day
August 27, 2013

•Omega cream
•EverReady 200M boar brush
•Gem Micromatic Open Comb razor
•Gem coated stainless steel blade
•Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla aftershave

Day three of Gem week

I received the EverReady 200M brush a few weeks ago with a batch of razors. I washed it with shampoo. Now it smells like the boar is in my bathroom. I let it sit with Tabac overnight, but still has a boar smell. Hope it wears off soon. The brush has the softest boar I have ever experienced.

The MMOC is still the top Gem in my den.

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iKon Slant

Shave of the Day
August 23, 2013

•Proraso green tub soap
•Kingsley badger brush
•iKon slant razor (1)
•Astra SP blade (1)
•Proraso aftershave

Lather the Proraso thick. Here comes the long awaited iKon Slant. Still in very short supply the hunt is like the hunt for the Cabbage Patch Doll. I usually don’t participate in the almost futile attempt to snag items in short supply. But, for this one, I calmly placed the order with Bullgoose, and waited for delivery.

Here it is.

My full review will be after a week or so of use, but I can say that it does make a lot of noise as it works and I was ready to shave with it again as soon as I finished the first shave.

The Astra blade seemed like a good first choice since I know its sharpness and Astras perform well in all of my razors.

Proraso start and finish, what could be better?

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iKon OC

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Shave of the Day
August 22, 2013

•Arko stick soap
•EverReady C40 boar brush
•iKon open comb razor
•Shark Super Chrome blade (4)
•Pinaud Clubman aftershave

Another great shave with the iKon OC. With any luck, the slant will be here for tomorrow’s shave.

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Black Handle Super Speed

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Shave of the Day
August 20, 2013

•D R Harris Windsor soap
•EverReady C40 boar brush
•Gillette black handle Super Speed
•Gillette 7 o’clock Platinum blade (2)
•Pinaud Clubman aftershave

The Harris Windsor soap makes a great lather. The Super Speed makes fast work of the whiskers. The Clubman is a perfect finish.

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iKon Open Comb

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Shave of the Day
August 19, 2013

•Tabac!
•EverReady C40 boar brush
•iKon open comb head with Shavecraft bulldog handle
•Shark Super Chrome blade (3)
•Pinaud Clubman aftershave

Tabac is a great start with thick easy to build lather and a scent that is solid and classic (and I can’t describe it).

The iKon head is configured to provide an efficient and close shave.

Clubman is a great finish to any shave.

I am waiting for the iKon Slant. Maybe Thursday. Phil at Bullgoose has been great with keeping me informed.

I also have a Fatboy on the way. It is going to be a good week.

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Weber Stainless Steel Razor

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Shave of the Day
August 18, 2013

•D R Harris Windsor soap
•EverReady C40 boar brush
•Weber polished head with bulldog handle
•Shark stainless blade (2)
•Lucky Tiger Bay Rum

Windsor is a great soap and a great scent. The EverReady brush is a bit of a problem. It loses about 10 hairs a day. At that rate, it won’t last very long.

The Weber with the Shark blade works very well.

Lucky Tiger Bay Rum finished the shave with a great bay scent.

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