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Rolls Razor (Vintage) Shaving Bowl & Razorock 400 Butterscotch Plissoft Noir Synthetic
Gillette 'New' Type (Short Comb) & Treet Durasharp (2)
Old Spice Musk for Men (Vintage) Lotion

... same again.
 
Johnny Bravo said:
I have mixed feelings about the Palmolive shaving stick, no scent to speak off but it did produce a good lather but tbh I have better.
I think it really needs to be in a tub ...
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It does ... and brush on the dry side, longer than modern croap loading time (80-100 swirls with one or two dabs of water as you go).

Also, take it for what it is - the (no, "THE") baseline shaving stick for a generation and more. I'd certainly keep at least one intact in your den with another grated/pressed into a bowl. Tastes do change and it's really useful to have a baseline to sanity check against, like every shave den should have a Gillette Tech.

... and again, yes, in a tub for more effective loading.
 
Johnny Bravo said:
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My Shave today consisted of...
Prep Hot shower.
Brush Cyclotrade X Synthetic.
Soap Palmolive Tallow stick.
Razor OneBlade Genesis.
Blade FHS-10 (2).
Post shave Boots Freshwood Balm.
Aftershave Czech and Speake no88.

A nice and simple shave tonight.
The OneBlade Genesis once again delivered a two pass bbs shave, I think the blade will be done on the third shave but that's OK as I sling my DE blades after 3 uses.
I have mixed feelings about the Palmolive shaving stick, no scent to speak off but it did produce a good lather but tbh I have better.
I think it really needs to be in a tub so I can create it with my brush better, I might keep a stick just to say I have it and sell the rest on, I will see.
The No88 scent has really started to grow on me and a splurge might be in order if it comes up in the November sales.
Enjoy your night everyone.

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How are you using the soap mate ?
Apply to a wet face then brush it up in to a lather.
To be honest i prefer the older Palmolive but you genuinely won’t get much better in my very humble opinion.
I’m not saying it’s the dogs bollocks but it’s certainly up there with the best
 
Razor = Occam’s Oren ***
Blade = Feather Pro Guard ( 1 )
Brush = Yaqi Deep Ocean
Soap = Geo F Trumper Oxford Blue
Splash = Old Spice Whitewater
Balm = Clarins Daily Moisturiser.
IMG_3090.jpegWell as the times went on iv completely forgot about OC October however i do feel my face has been a bit tender although tonight’s shave i felt it’s getting back to normal.
Iv decided to start using some of my British soaps as most are not seeing the light of day which is madness a few are favourites.
I decided to go for the Oxford Blue and it proved right.
A first class 10/10 bbs shave,
The shave i always wanted but could never get it with cartridge.
There are two Trumper soaps that are fantastic & this is one of them, The other is An Officer & Gentleman, All the rest are pretty gash & not worth the cardboard wrapper.
20 seconds of twirling and i had the most delightful lather,
3 passes of luxury was the order of the day.
 
Mike Smart said:
How are you using the soap mate ?
Apply to a wet face then brush it up in to a lather.
To be honest i prefer the older Palmolive but you genuinely won’t get much better in my very humble opinion.
I’m not saying it’s the dogs bollocks but it’s certainly up there with the best
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I Wet my gorgeous face followed by a kiss in the mirror and the just rub it all over my face like my wife does with her nipples when I am showing her why she married me.

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Then I rub it in with a damp brush slowly apply water onto the tips until I get the consistency I am after.
 
Mike Smart said:
Razor = Occam’s Oren ***
Blade = Feather Pro Guard ( 1 )
Brush = Yaqi Deep Ocean
Soap = Geo F Trumper Oxford Blue
Splash = Old Spice Whitewater
Balm = Clarins Daily Moisturiser.
View attachment 126415Well as the times went on iv completely forgot about OC October however i do feel my face has been a bit tender although tonight’s shave i felt it’s getting back to normal.
Iv decided to start using some of my British soaps as most are not seeing the light of day which is madness a few are favourites.
I decided to go for the Oxford Blue and it proved right.
A first class 10/10 bbs shave,
The shave i always wanted but could never get it with cartridge.
There are two Trumper soaps that are fantastic & this is one of them, The other is An Officer & Gentleman, All the rest are pretty gash & not worth the cardboard wrapper.
20 seconds of twirling and i had the most delightful lather,
3 passes of luxury was the order of the day.
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What's the scent like on the Oxford Blue?
 
Pontormo said:
What's the scent like on the Oxford Blue?
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Hi mate long time no see.
It’s difficult for me to describe mate i’m not good at that sort of thing.
It’s got the same scent strength of MWF not a great deal of scent but something nice & gentlemanly about it,
It’s very fresh & clean but not to strong
sorry i’m hopeless
 
Mike Smart said:
Hi mate long time no see.
It’s difficult for me to describe mate i’m not good at that sort of thing.
It’s got the same scent strength of MWF not a great deal of scent but something nice & gentlemanly about it,
It’s very fresh & clean but not to strong
sorry i’m hopeless
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Hey! Great to see you, and thanks for your response. I’ve got the Officer soap and love its soft, powdery lavender scent. And, like you said, it actually lathers—unlike the other Trumper soaps! Hope you are well?
 
Mike Smart said:
Hi mate long time no see.
It’s difficult for me to describe mate i’m not good at that sort of thing.
It’s got the same scent strength of MWF not a great deal of scent but something nice & gentlemanly about it,
It’s very fresh & clean but not to strong
sorry i’m hopeless
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I'd agree with this @Pontormo (the soap, rather than the hopelesness) that it's a soapy scent - fresh and clean indeed. Some folks pick up an almondy scent, but I think that's a positive suggestion thing as there's no benzaldehyde in the ingredient list. I'm using my vintage Rolls Razor soap at the moment, which I often describe as fresh cotton sheets billowing in the garden breeze. It's sorta like that.
 
Gents I just want to say a goodbye for now.
I’ll be taking a hiatus for a while and not quite sure when I’ll be back - I’d like to think January. But I’m not making promises I can’t keep.

From the other forum to this one - the last 4 or so years has been a blast and I’ve made some absolute unreal friends and relationships in that time.

But for now it’s goodbye. Love and respects as always gentleman.

Joseph.

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