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Primo's 3017 and General Pleonastic Thread...

Thursday, February 26
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AoS Sandalwood~~Rooney Style 3/2~~Barbasol Floating Head/Personna 74 (18)
Last shave for the Personna. Got dull.
18 shaves is noteworthy.​
 
SOTD 02/27/26
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Razor: RazoRock Next Level 85
Blade: Sharp Titanium (3)
Brush: Wild West Brushworks Invasion
Soap: Van Yulay Seriously Lime
AS: Pinaud Lime Sec

I'm going to 3017 my way through a handful of samples that I have and then try to tackle a tub of Soap Commander that has about 2 ounces of soap left in.

This was a one and done sample that sadly had lost all of its fragrance because it has been sitting around for far too long.


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I am about ready to take the plunge into a triple milled....not sure which OR WHEN, but I will put my big boy pants on and make it happen!
 
Saturday, February 28
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MdC Rose~~TSN Final Edition Semogue~~Feather DX/Schick Proline~~Penhaligon's The Hammam
No, I am not going to 3017 a full jar of MdC.
I will point out, that in the past, I have 3017'd a 2/3 full jar of MdC Fougère.
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Sunday, March 1
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AoS Lemon~~Simpson D3~~1936 Gillette Aristocrat De Luxe/Personna 74 (1)~~Vintage YSL Pour Homme Cologne
From yesterday's rose to today's lemon.
The YSL is so beautiful.​
 
SOTN 03/01/2026
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Razor: 1921 Gillette New Improved
Blade: Vintage Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler"
Brush: Yaqi Caramel Cats Whiskers
Soap: A&E Which Ones Pink
AS: Stirling Kaboom

3017ing this sample of A&E Which Ones Pink. I will probably get 4 or 5 shaves out of this sample, depending on how generous my scoops are.

I'm also going all in on the vintage razors this week and even decided to go with a vintage blade. This first blade I pushed out of the dispenser looked like it had been used and had some rust along the edge. So I decided to pop open the dispenser and the next two blades also had rust and wear on them. The last blade in the dispenser looked good though so I loaded it up and away we went.

The Gillette New Improved is vastly more aggressive then modern razor I used my last two shaves. Feeling the blade on my skin quickly told me that I needed to pay attention.

Two passes and I'm smooth and relaxed and ready for bed. Have a good night everyone.

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Monday, March 2
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MdC Vétyver~~Simpson M7~~1936 Gillette Aristocrat De Luxe/Personna 74 (2)~~Roja vetiver Pour Homme
Had a hankerin' for some earthy vetiver.
The MdC fit the bill and the Roja was the icing in the cake.​
 
SOTN 03/03/2026
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Razor: Gillette Aristocrat #66
Blade: Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler" (2)
Brush: Grizzly Bay Wraith
Soap: A&E Which Ones Pink
AS: A&E Grecian Horse

Scooped about half a teaspoon of soap and pressed it into the bottom of a nubby collapsible silicone lather bowl. The bowl was absolutely full to the brim of lather, I serious had enough lather for 5 passes easily. I did my normal two passes shave and started to clean up and was surprised to find a good amount of soap still stuck to the bottom of the bowl. So I lathered it again and again got a bowl full of lather. Rinsed it out again and yes there was still soap in the bottom of the bowl, enough to build a third bowl of lather. I might do what Joseph @primotenore does and transfer the remainder of the sample to my stainless bowl and load from there. I really don't want to extend the life of this sample though, but I also don't want bits of soap staying stuck to the bottom of my lather bowls either. Oh well, first world problems.

Happy shaving!

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Wednesday, March 4
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Mike's Barber Shop~~Simpson Milk Churn~~Wolfman WR1/Personna 74 (3)~~Vintage Aqua Velva
Mike's Barber Shop soap is one of my favorites.
I have nothing but respect for an artisan, who doesn't constantly re-think his product.
Mike has been around and while he may move across the country, his soap remains the same.
Some of the best in the business.​
 
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Wednesday, March 4
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Mike's Barber Shop~~Simpson Milk Churn~~Wolfman WR1/Personna 74 (3)~~Vintage Aqua Velva
Mike's Barber Shop soap is one of my favorites.
I have nothing but respect for an artisan, who doesn't constantly re-think his product.
Mike has been around and while he may move across the country, his soap remains the same.
Some of the best in the business.​
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Mike's is good stuff. I have OCBP and I quite like it.

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SOTN 03/04/2026
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Razor: Gillette Sheraton
Blade: Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler" (3)
Brush: TSD 30DC LE
Soap: A&E Which Ones Pink
AS: AV Ice Sport (in Avon Bishop bottle)

I put the sample in my stainless steel bowl for loading purposes. Maybe 3 more shaves and it will be done.

These nubby silicone bowls really whip up a lather in no time.
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Thursday, March 5
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AoS Oud~~Plisson 16 HMW~~Wolfman WR1/Personna 74 (4)~~Sospiro Classica
Leaning heavily on the "pleonastic" aspect of my thread. :)
After all, it is Primo's thread.
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SOTN 03/05/2026
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Razor: 1941 Gillette Ranger Tech
Blade: Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler" (4)
Brush: Epsilon White Horse
Soap: A&E Which Ones Pink
AS: Stirling Iced Coffee
Bowl: Yaqi Collapsible lather bowl

The Epsilon White Horse brush dug into the sample of Which Ones Pink quite nicely. I now believe that it will be eliminated on the next shave.

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SOTN 03/06/2026
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Razor: Cooper MonoBilt
Blade: Vintage Pathmark (Personna)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2
Soap: A&E Which Ones Pink
AS: Cella

This is my second variation of the Cooper MonoBilt. Notice the different knurling pattern on the handle. While both are quite hard to come by I think this is the rarer of the two.

I absolutely love vintage blade dispensers . Although you can still get this Personna blades today in the same dispenser there is something cool about seeing the branding from a grocery store that sold these blades in the 1970s-1990's. And even though these blades are probably 40-50 years old they still shave like champ.

The A&E sample is done and dusted.
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Saturday, March 7
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Valobra Fougère~~Culmak SM1 (Allen Long Reserve VI)~~Wolfman WR1 Ti .74/Personna 74 (5)~~Vintage YSL Kouros
The Italian Valobra lathered well. The 5x Personna 74 was sharp 'n smooth; the vintage YSL Kouros completed a great shave.​
 
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