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5/25/2012

#150 Straight Razor Ultimate Pro * Simco Strop * Fromm Strop Dressing Combo Review

#150 Straight Razor Ultimate Pro * Simco Strop * Fromm Strop Dressing Combo
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I ordered this set along with some other items a few weeks back. I compared it to others that were similar I felt this was a good choice.
When the set arrived it looked nice and felt very nice. I tried to shave with it, it was no where near shave ready. It was necessary to do some hone work to get it ready.
Once it is properly honed and well stropped it does a good job. This is not a razor for a first timer. If you are a first timer I would suggest getting a good name brand razor such as DOVO or the like. Or search out a site that hones the razor prior to shipping so that it is shave ready Theirs Issard.
The strop is decent, you will have to spend time breaking it in. This is normal.
Had I not had a set of hones and knew how to prepare the blade I would have been disappointed with this purchase. For someone that knows how to do these things it is a good purchase. If you do not know how, you can visit a number of sites on line that is dedicated to straight razor shaving. The skills can be learned in a few evenings reading postings of other men that know how and impart their knowledge and wisdom freely.
Eventually you will have to purchase a set of honing stones for yourself, at some point in time you will need them or have the knife sent off to be honed. This is true of all straight razors no matter where you purchase them.
If you are prepared to learn and try it yourself it is a good purchase/project kit.

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4/07/2012

Simco Straight Razor #410 * White Handle Review

Simco Straight Razor #410 * White Handle
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My experience is consistent with the previous reviewer's. The razor's edge needed careful reworking before it even approached a usable state. (I used an ad hoc sequence of fine oil stones, followed by abrasive papers up to 8000 grit, with water, on a piece of float glass, before stropping.)
At first I thought it was me. I used a straight razor, cluelessly, 30 years ago, and am trying to teach myself how to use one correctly now. I tried this razor and gave up for months, until it occurred to me that I had nothing to lose by trying to sharpen it. The visible grinding marks on the edge should have been a clue; the problem was NOT me!
I'm giving this product two stars because I got mine at a local beauty supply shop for $10. If I had known it was not really a finished product, that would have been a good deal, in context. If you have any idea how to sharpen something like this, $27.99 isn't bad. Make your mistakes with something like this, and then look for something fancier!

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10/11/2011

L'Occitane Brosse a Barbe de Voyage (Travel Shaving Brush), 1-Count Brush Review

L'Occitane Brosse a Barbe de Voyage (Travel Shaving Brush), 1-Count Brush
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I ordered the L'Occitane brush and found, as a two decade user of regular and travel shaving brushes, this product to be horrible. Hard, stiff to the point I purchased a drug store $8 boar brisle brush, which while poor, was superior to the $40 L'Occitane.

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On your next business trip or family vacation, L'Occitane's Travel Shaving Brush will allow you to enjoy the pleasure of a traditional shave. The brush whips shaving products into a copious lather, and its synthetic bristles lift your beard off your skin, allowing for the closest shave possible. Designed especially for travel, the brush head fits into the compact handle, and the lid snaps shut to protect your brush and your baggage during transport.
Designed for Easy Travel and Superior Performance Constructed from lightweight but durable aluminum, the brush weighs less than one ounce. The brush head snaps into the handle for compact portability, allowing you to easily fit it into any suitcase or dopp kit, and a perforated lid secures the brush head inside the handle, protecting your brush and your baggage while still allowing for air circulation around the brush hairs.
Designed with more than just travel in mind, this brush will hold its own against any standard-size luxury shaving brush. The synthetic bristles effortlessly whip shaving cream or shaving soap into a luxurious lather, soften your facial hair, and lift your beard off your skin for the closest possible shave.
Like all L'Occitane products, the Travel Shaving Brush is a culmination of tradition and research. The brush has been designed to give you a pleasurable sensory experience and has been rigorously tested under dermatological and medical supervision to ensure the optimum safety and effectiveness that only a genuine L'Occitane brush can bring to a shave.
L'Occitane's Commitment to Social Responsibility and the Environment L'Occitane is committed to limiting its environmental impact, improving the well-being of both its customers and employees, and supporting the social causes close to its heart. From the very beginning, L'Occitane has been a socially responsible company, initiating sustainable development programs, introducing Braille labeling on its packaging, supporting projects led by women in developing societies, championing for people with sensory disabilities, and preserving threatened traditional cultivations, especially those of Provence, France.
A company with deep roots in the Provencal soil, L'Occitane is also committed to environmental preservation. As a producer of luxury skin care and body care products, L'Occitane uses natural, controlled-origin, organic, local, and sustainable ingredients, and its products have never been tested on animals. Conserving resources wherever possible, the company recycles its waste, limits its energy consumption, and uses recycled or recyclable materials. L'Occitane also uses paper, cardboard, and wood from sustainable forests and limits the use of packaging material.
About L'Occitane: The Provencal Art of Life For over thirty years, the fields of Provence and the traditions and techniques of that land have been the secret and inspiration behind L'Occitane products, all of which are developed and produced in the small Provencal town of Manosque.
L'Occitane has drawn inspiration from the art de vivre of its birthplace and from traditional Provencal techniques to create products devoted to well-being and the pleasure of taking care of oneself. From texture to design, L'Occitane products always offer sensory delight, so every minute spent with L'Occitane is a moment of indulgence, rich in enjoyment and discovery.
What's in the BoxOne travel shaving brush.

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