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Bourbon Country Shave Journal - Dave in KY
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Well stated. Luxury shaving at its finest.
Still hasn't arrived. Truly snail mail.
Faaaaancy. Small batch razors.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
I wish. Continuing shower install at a snails pace hoping the guy that was insistant we could do it without getting in the crawl space will show up before I need the drain connected. I'm almost as far as I can go without knowing his plan. Only a block high or 2 at best in that stinking corner. I have an idea and may finish on my own but it makes for slower progress.......
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
You work too hard at work! No need to work for your shaves darn it! 
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Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Saturday October 19, 2019
2019 Shave # 294 ( 347 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Rockwell 6s Plate 5
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Shavemac Ebonite 2 Band Silvertip
Soap: Saponificio Varesino 70th
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Saponificio Varesino 70th
So there has been a lot of controversy about the sale of Wizamet blades lately on some forums. Are they legit Wizamets or are they rebranded Pol Silvers etc. I recently made a purchase of a 250 block of them from Wizashave shipping from Morocco. Due to a slight lag in the tracking movement I had emailed the company at that time to inquire of it's movement and stall. They quickly assured me that they were still en-route but the tracking on a single block would not show movement in the States. True to there claim they showed up a few days later. Due to the controversies going on and some business developments the company reached out to me and asked if I would do an HONEST review of the blades and my thoughts on them. I did a video and it's in the video log section but will do a quick (yeah right) overall thoughts on them here:
In my 11 or so years of being back into "Wet Shaving"...................."Traditional Shaving"......................Whatever you want to call it, I have tried MANY different blades and settled on Personna Reds for a while until I found Gillette Silver Blues and preferred them. Then I tried the Pol Silver SI Blades and was sold and a user for some years now. They got popular and for years people have been saying they are going out of production and so prices have been inflated beyond their worth to me. I was starting to run low on them (@50 left) and was going to wait for the price to drop or go back to the Silver Blues. @Bill in Oneida got some Wizamets (a couple tucks) and gave me some to try. WOW, was I blown away by the difference. Just as sharp and noticeably smoother to me. Now I wanted to look for a stock of them but they are out of production as far as I know. I found some for sale on the bay for $45 for 250 and Bill and I were going to split a 250 block. When I ordered there were some things that raised a red flag from the seller saying he didn't get payment when I had proof of payment thru paypal. I cancelled the order and Bill said he found some from out of the country for @ the same price, so I said go ahead and order 250 for us. They came from Morocco so took a little while to come but arrived without incident. Some weeks went by and I thought, I love these blades and want another 250 for a cushion in my stash. I checked the bay as the new seller I tried to buy from previously said he straightened things out with Paypal but I noticed that I suppose due to interest he basically doubled his price.........NO THANKS, I don't do business with companies the price gouge (even though they have again lowered their prices now). I then came across a discussion on DFS about purchasing from Wizashave.com and put an order n to them for 250 assuming they were from Russia. After reaching out to the company during the shipping process I learned they were coming from Morocco which put e at ease since that must be who Bill got our original block from. Sure enough they arrived safe and sound. That brings me to the blades. EVERYONE is different and will have different experiences with blades but these are JUST as good as the Wizamets I had started with from Bill and NOTICEABLY different from the Polsilver SI's I was using. They are SHARP and extremely SMOOTH with great longevity. Are they re-branded Polsilvers? Don't feel like it to me and they were my got to blades for quite awhile. Even if they are they are nearly HALF the price of Polsilvers as of the price I just checked this morning. Just wanted to give my experience with these blades and the source ( Wizashave.com ) I am using for them for others to make an INFORMED decision for themselves. Happy Shaves Gents
I know long winded but wanted to clear up controversies going on about a favorite blade of mine here for those that don't have time or the stomach to watch my video
. Have a great day Cadre !!
2019 Shave # 294 ( 347 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Rockwell 6s Plate 5
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Shavemac Ebonite 2 Band Silvertip
Soap: Saponificio Varesino 70th
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Saponificio Varesino 70th
So there has been a lot of controversy about the sale of Wizamet blades lately on some forums. Are they legit Wizamets or are they rebranded Pol Silvers etc. I recently made a purchase of a 250 block of them from Wizashave shipping from Morocco. Due to a slight lag in the tracking movement I had emailed the company at that time to inquire of it's movement and stall. They quickly assured me that they were still en-route but the tracking on a single block would not show movement in the States. True to there claim they showed up a few days later. Due to the controversies going on and some business developments the company reached out to me and asked if I would do an HONEST review of the blades and my thoughts on them. I did a video and it's in the video log section but will do a quick (yeah right) overall thoughts on them here:
In my 11 or so years of being back into "Wet Shaving"...................."Traditional Shaving"......................Whatever you want to call it, I have tried MANY different blades and settled on Personna Reds for a while until I found Gillette Silver Blues and preferred them. Then I tried the Pol Silver SI Blades and was sold and a user for some years now. They got popular and for years people have been saying they are going out of production and so prices have been inflated beyond their worth to me. I was starting to run low on them (@50 left) and was going to wait for the price to drop or go back to the Silver Blues. @Bill in Oneida got some Wizamets (a couple tucks) and gave me some to try. WOW, was I blown away by the difference. Just as sharp and noticeably smoother to me. Now I wanted to look for a stock of them but they are out of production as far as I know. I found some for sale on the bay for $45 for 250 and Bill and I were going to split a 250 block. When I ordered there were some things that raised a red flag from the seller saying he didn't get payment when I had proof of payment thru paypal. I cancelled the order and Bill said he found some from out of the country for @ the same price, so I said go ahead and order 250 for us. They came from Morocco so took a little while to come but arrived without incident. Some weeks went by and I thought, I love these blades and want another 250 for a cushion in my stash. I checked the bay as the new seller I tried to buy from previously said he straightened things out with Paypal but I noticed that I suppose due to interest he basically doubled his price.........NO THANKS, I don't do business with companies the price gouge (even though they have again lowered their prices now). I then came across a discussion on DFS about purchasing from Wizashave.com and put an order n to them for 250 assuming they were from Russia. After reaching out to the company during the shipping process I learned they were coming from Morocco which put e at ease since that must be who Bill got our original block from. Sure enough they arrived safe and sound. That brings me to the blades. EVERYONE is different and will have different experiences with blades but these are JUST as good as the Wizamets I had started with from Bill and NOTICEABLY different from the Polsilver SI's I was using. They are SHARP and extremely SMOOTH with great longevity. Are they re-branded Polsilvers? Don't feel like it to me and they were my got to blades for quite awhile. Even if they are they are nearly HALF the price of Polsilvers as of the price I just checked this morning. Just wanted to give my experience with these blades and the source ( Wizashave.com ) I am using for them for others to make an INFORMED decision for themselves. Happy Shaves Gents
I know long winded but wanted to clear up controversies going on about a favorite blade of mine here for those that don't have time or the stomach to watch my video
. Have a great day Cadre !!Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Sunday October 20, 2019
2019 Shave # 295 ( 348 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: 1960 Fatboy
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (4)
Brush: TSC Legacy
Soap: Eleven LE
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Eleven LE
No muss no fuss shave. After spending the day yesterday making major progress on the shower in the Master Bath I'm moving slow this morning but moving. Have a GREAT day Cadre !!!
2019 Shave # 295 ( 348 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: 1960 Fatboy
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (4)
Brush: TSC Legacy
Soap: Eleven LE
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Eleven LE
No muss no fuss shave. After spending the day yesterday making major progress on the shower in the Master Bath I'm moving slow this morning but moving. Have a GREAT day Cadre !!!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Monday October 21, 2019
2019 Shave # 296 ( 349 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Gillette Redtip
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (5)
Brush: The Shaving Cadre Member Brush
Soap: Stirling Bonaparte
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Stirling Bonaparte
First shave of Stirling week was Bonaparte. I will say it again Rod @Joe Hackett nailed it with the amount of soap and size of tub. These are smaller to get more variety but still big enough to lather it. Hands down my favorite size and quality of tub. The soap and scent are just outstanding. Awesome shave with the Redtip and a Wizamet blade on shave 5. Have a great day Cadre !!!
2019 Shave # 296 ( 349 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Gillette Redtip
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (5)
Brush: The Shaving Cadre Member Brush
Soap: Stirling Bonaparte
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Stirling Bonaparte
First shave of Stirling week was Bonaparte. I will say it again Rod @Joe Hackett nailed it with the amount of soap and size of tub. These are smaller to get more variety but still big enough to lather it. Hands down my favorite size and quality of tub. The soap and scent are just outstanding. Awesome shave with the Redtip and a Wizamet blade on shave 5. Have a great day Cadre !!!
I am with you on the size of the soap. I feel like at that size and amount I can get through a tub and still feel like I got a value. I would definitely be inclined to buy sets like this and triumph as long as I can still buy them separately if I so inclined. For example. My Triumph set is the same sizes as your Bonaparte. I think I will likely run out of the aftershave before I run out of the soap. So I will definitely want to buy another aftershave as well!
Great shave today Dave!
Great shave today Dave!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Thanks Don. Yep, I have Bonaparte, Stirling One and Triumph in this size and would like more. A soap in this size and 2 bottles of the aftershave would be the perfect set