February 2020 Acquisitions

[Nico]

@Nico I've been curious about that razor for a while. I was just unwilling to take the plunge at full retail price, hahaha. Hope you are willing to post a review at some point.

Still early days @JoeLr . I have to say its a very comfortable and intuitive razor to use. Shaves my trouble spots with ease and no irritation. Go to the mfr site to see reviews.
Cheers mate.

 

[Optometrist]

Finally, an aluminium Karve on a D plate.
Parcel has been opened by Border Force, but thankfully no fee.

 

[Optometrist]

 

[pearse85]

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So how is the texture?

 

[Optometrist]

So how is the texture?

It's on the firmer side, Pearse, but not hard. Requires a fair amount of pressure to dent it with a finger. This is how I like my soaps.

 

[Blackmass]

Finally, an aluminium Karve on a D plate.
Parcel has been opened by Border Force, but thankfully no fee.

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Hi David,

I'll be very interested in your thoughts on this one.

Cheers Rob

 

[Deleted member 1881]

Sorry for the second product, I never sport a real beard to style it, but I grow many times a week's "beard", so I thought why not..

The Oath Oil feels fantastic on my face. @CobraX & @Nishy will appreciate this one. Even though it is cheap, it smells excellent, JPG Le Male clone, and hydrates skin and beard instantly. Great ingredients too.

 

[Optometrist]

Hi David,

I'll be very interested in your thoughts on this one.

Cheers Rob

Rob, I used it this morning and I really like it. I only got my first aluminium razor this week in the form of the HomeLikeShaving Baikal and I wasn't very impressed on first use. I was thinking at the time whether this is just aluminium in general, however, having used the Karve, that's a no. An excellent two-pass shave.

 

[CobraX]

Sorry for the second product, I never sport a real beard to style it, but I grow many times a week's "beard", so I though why not..

The Oath Oil feels fantastic on my face. @CobraX & @Nishy will appreciate this one. Even though it is cheap, it smells excellent, JPG Le Male clone, and hydrates skin and beard instantly. Great ingredients too.

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I'll pass. I don't use anything else than an aftershave splash or an aftershave balm and some witch hazel now and then.

 

[Rasorium]

A few sundries

 

[Emthor]

It has already been quite a nice shaving month
Already received this month:
Merkur 34G (because just owning the 34c wasn't enough)
Mühle R41
Razorock Plague doctor soap
Razorock Plague doctor aftershave splash
Razorock new York soap
Proraso sandalwood preshave
My first ever straight razor from a dansh company called Njord (probably a mistake)
Strop and soap from same company Njord

Will be delivered tomorrow (hopefully):
Floris No.89 soap
100 gillette wilkinson sword blades
100 feather blades
100 Polsilver blades
D.R Harris marlborough soap
Truefitt & Hill shaving scuttle (which i paid waaaay to much for)
Mühle bladebank
taylor of old bond street brush holder
some hair wax, moisturizer, soaps and other stuff.

Wow.. I think i might have a problem

 

[Blackmass]

Rob, I used it this morning and I really like it. I only got my first aluminium razor this week in the form of the HomeLikeShaving Baikal and I wasn't very impressed on first use. I was thinking at the time whether this is just aluminium in general, however, having used the Karve, that's a no. An excellent two-pass shave.

Thanks David, appreciate your feedback. How would you compare it to the Carbon Cx 316? More or less efficient?

 

[Optometrist]

Thanks David, appreciate your feedback. How would you compare it to the Carbon Cx 316? More or less efficient?

With the D plate and a Feather blade, I'd say the two are comparable. As with Ti razors, the lighter weight also provides for a more nimble shave. And I definitely prefer this to the brass version.

 

[R181]

Bought 3 tubes of Musgo Real shaing cream at a local Winners outlet for $10 CAD/$7.50 USD/5.80 GBP/6.85 Euros. Quite happy about that.

Bob

 

[Deleted member 1881]

Bought 3 tubes of Musgo Real shaing cream at a local Winners outlet for $10 CAD/$7.50 USD/5.80 GBP/6.85 Euros. Quite happy about that.

Bob

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Now I'm jealous.

Tell me more about the seller.