Baume.be Shaving Cream & Aftershave Balm
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Background A relatively new player on the wet shaving market, Baume.be has come up with a wet shaving line consisting of a shaving cream, aftershave balm, badger brush and a DE safety razor, to which recently a shaving soap and pre-shave gel were added. We reviewed the shaving cream and aftershave balm. Baume.be was started by Karl Indigne in 2011, who at the time found no replacement for his favourite shaving cream after it was temporarily taken out of production. He decided to make his own, based on natural ingredients and without alcohol, as it was to suit his, by own admission, extremel ..read more
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Avoiding bad buying decisions and wasted money
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1y ago
Choosing the right equipment for shaving can be a daunting challenge. Even more so when choices are seemingly endless, and if there is a new super tool or method being discovered each year (hint: there isn't). We recently came across an infographic with common biases that negatively affect our decision-making [source], and found it quite useful. We have taken the liberty of providing examples for these 20 cognitive biases - from the world of straight razor shaving in the hope that they will help you make more informed buying decisions, and not waste money. Enjoy! Anchoring bias: Be caref ..read more
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Review: Meißner Tremonia - Die Baderisten shaving products
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Meißner Tremonia - Die Baderisten BackgroundMeißner Tremonia was launched in November 2014 by three people from Dortmund, Germany. Their approach is uncommon: "less is more". Several years ago, while doing research for a historical novel set in the middle ages, Thomas Meißner, Meißner Tremonia’s CEO, got interested in the business of the old Bader (the German term for medieval barber surgeons, and more). One of the things he found fascinating was how they made their soaps. Later having researched soaps and shaving products currently sold, he decided that they simply contained far too many in ..read more
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The Straight Razor Magazine's eBay Purchasing Primer
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1y ago
Many of our readers have turned to us asking for advice for purchasing straight razors on online auction sites such as eBay. We decided that we should compile the most salient tips and tricks for this type of endeavour that goes beyond our existing buying guide. This document is therefore aimed at anyone trying to purchase razors based on images and descriptions only, e.g. on eBay. It was compiled by the moderators of the Google+ Straight Razor community in the hope that it will be found useful. Please be advised that this document is work in progress. You can always access the latest vers ..read more
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Review: Thäter 4125-6 two band brush
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1y ago
This review is dedicated to all fans of Star Trek - The Original Series: “The Man Trap”. Because the brush being reviewed is the last of its kind. The rest of the 4125 line is, however, still readily available. Background It is a little kept secret that the editors of this magazine like Thäter brushes. The reason for this is simple. We like things that work. While we appreciate that some people like testing, and even reviewing, low end brushes, we do not. In our joint effort to find the perfect shaving setup, we have been trying to eliminate as many variables that can contribute to a mediocr ..read more
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2013 Wet Shaving Report - Results of a global wet shaving survey
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1y ago
We are pleased to announce the first edition of our Wet Shaving Report. The volunteers who assembled this report thank +Lynn Abrams of the Straight Razor Place,+Stefan Peter Wolf of nassrasur.com and ‘Rocketman’ of The Original Safety Too for encouraging users of their fora to participate in the survey. We also thank Laurent Planckaert and Bertrand Lecocq for their translation of the English survey into French. Most of all, however, we would like to thank all wet shavers who participated in our survey, thus enabling us to prepare this report. Download the full report here: DOWNLOAD (P ..read more
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Review: Green Mountain Soap shave soap
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1y ago
Green Mountain Soap Company have hit the market with one of the best shaving soaps we have ever tried. Their all-natural ingredient list, elegant scents, and excellent (if used properly) lathering abilities should put them very high on the shopping list of every serious wet shaver. BackgroundWith now literally hundreds of options available, it really takes a unique product offering to get our editors excited. Maybe a word about our review process is in order. Typically, at least three of our editors test a product and then discuss it amongst ourselves. We almost exclusively review products th ..read more
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Review: Straight Razor Designs "The Natural"
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1y ago
With the “stated” goal of many straight razor shavers being to save money, “beginner’s strops" are an ever present topic on wetshaving fora. There are many cheap alternatives, and they all have one thing in common: we have not previously found any that we would recommend. BackgroundWhen Lynn Abrams sent us Straight Razor Designs’ “The Natural”, their new entrant into the beginner's strop market, we were not expecting much. Latigo has been a dominant material in this market segment because of its low price point. They (latigo) make nice strops after they are broken in, but it takes a consider ..read more
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Review: Xpec shaving soap
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1y ago
Xpec Original Shaving Cream is a supremely luxurious product manufactured by Forester of Milan (former makers of Domenico Caraceni 1913 Shaving Cream). It is available in both scented and unscented varieties and comes in a generous 250ml vessel with first-rate packaging and presentation. Our review will cover the scented version although we have used both products and find the performance of both offerings to be equivalent. We purchased our sampling from Straight Razor Designs ($73.14 USD inc. shipping). BackgroundFrom the company's website: “Xpec Original Shaving Soap is triple milled from ..read more
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Review: 男 Otoko Organics Wet Shave Essentials shaving soap
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1y ago
It does not happen often that someone approaches us to offer free products for review, especially niche products. But, when Sam Frogley of Alenka & Sam's Shave Shack offered to send us free samples of Otoko Organics Wet Shave Essentials shaving soap, we became immediately intrigued by what he had to say. The Otoko is not my product but is local to me. The guy who produces it has worked in the chemical industry, and has developed this soap (I think of it as a solid gel) with his industry knowledge rather than as a soap maker and it helped his shaving and skin lots because of his extended ..read more
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