linuxguile
Senior Member
Nice vintage AV! I remember that bottle! My dad was an AV man, I remember him splashing on a generous amount every Sunday before church.
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Primo's 3017 and General Pleonastic Thread...
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linuxguile
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SOTN 03/15/2026
Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE
Brush: Grizzly Bay Doomsday
Soap: Dr John's Conquest
AS: Cella
The Dr John's Conquest sample has met it's doom. I will take a brief intermission in the 3017 before I start to tackle a big Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso sample.
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Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE
Brush: Grizzly Bay Doomsday
Soap: Dr John's Conquest
AS: Cella
The Dr John's Conquest sample has met it's doom. I will take a brief intermission in the 3017 before I start to tackle a big Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso sample.
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primotenore
Senior Member
Wednesday, March 18
SMN Crema da Barba~~Semogue 2013 Special Edition Mistura~~Grand Shave King Self-Lubricating Razor~~Vintage Warner Polo
Forgot, that I was supposed to reach for my Grand Shave King razor about a week ago. Well, better late than never.
Outstanding shave. The razor is light and nimble. The Personna 74 (shave 11, I do believe) is still going strong and had no problem knocking down three days growth.
Finished with and emptied my vintage Warner Polo.
I have a small bottle of the Cosmair, but it's always hard to say goodbye to the OG.
SMN Crema da Barba~~Semogue 2013 Special Edition Mistura~~Grand Shave King Self-Lubricating Razor~~Vintage Warner Polo
Forgot, that I was supposed to reach for my Grand Shave King razor about a week ago. Well, better late than never.
Outstanding shave. The razor is light and nimble. The Personna 74 (shave 11, I do believe) is still going strong and had no problem knocking down three days growth.
Finished with and emptied my vintage Warner Polo.
I have a small bottle of the Cosmair, but it's always hard to say goodbye to the OG.
linuxguile
Senior Member
Getting back into the 3017 next week, working on taking out my last sample, a big Stirling sample of Vanilla Bean Espresso.
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primotenore
Senior Member
Friday, March 20
SMN Crema da Barba~~Rubberset 400/3~~Grand Shave King/Personna 74~~Montale Aoud Cuir d'Arabie
The "cream" has turned into a fairly hard soap.
(one of the drawbacks of transferring into a bowl)
Oh well, gonna ride this puppy 'til it's gone.
SMN Crema da Barba~~Rubberset 400/3~~Grand Shave King/Personna 74~~Montale Aoud Cuir d'Arabie
The "cream" has turned into a fairly hard soap.
(one of the drawbacks of transferring into a bowl)
Oh well, gonna ride this puppy 'til it's gone.
linuxguile
Senior Member
How does the Grand Shave King perform on the aggressive scale? I have my eye on a listing with one in it, thinking about adding it to the collection.
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primotenore
Senior Member
1-10...4
More blade feel than a Feather AS-D2
primotenore
Senior Member
Saturday, March 21
SMN~~Black Eagle HT1~~2010 Mühle R41/Personna 74~~Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche
Beautiful weather calls for a rib-eye and a summer stank.
The Hermès fit the bill.
SMN~~Black Eagle HT1~~2010 Mühle R41/Personna 74~~Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche
Beautiful weather calls for a rib-eye and a summer stank.
The Hermès fit the bill.
linuxguile
Senior Member
primotenore
Senior Member
Nope.
primotenore
Senior Member
Monday, March 23
SMN~~Wald S1~~2010 Mühle R41/Personna 74~~Spirit of Dubai Oud
The Wald is a joy to use. Gorgeous knot and silky soft.
SMN~~Wald S1~~2010 Mühle R41/Personna 74~~Spirit of Dubai Oud
The Wald is a joy to use. Gorgeous knot and silky soft.
linuxguile
Senior Member
primotenore
Senior Member
Thanks, Andrew. I had an A1 with a beautiful butterscotch handle I had to selll. The Wald synthetic knots are not for me.
linuxguile
Senior Member
SOTD 03/24/2026
Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Brush: WWB Green Pearl
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: PAA Irish Coffee
Day two of assaulting the Stirling sample. I absolutely love how easy it is to get under the nose with the Recurve.
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Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Brush: WWB Green Pearl
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: PAA Irish Coffee
Day two of assaulting the Stirling sample. I absolutely love how easy it is to get under the nose with the Recurve.
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primotenore
Senior Member
Apparently, you have everyone wanting to purchase a Recurve.SOTD 03/24/2026
Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Brush: WWB Green Pearl
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: PAA Irish Coffee
Day two of assaulting the Stirling sample. I absolutely love how easy it is to get under the nose with the Recurve.
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primotenore
Senior Member
Tuesday, March 24
Santa Maria Novella Crema de Barba~~Hucklaration B5~~WR2 1.15 OC/Personna 74~~Sospiro Tenore
No, it's not a recurve.
Santa Maria Novella Crema de Barba~~Hucklaration B5~~WR2 1.15 OC/Personna 74~~Sospiro Tenore
No, it's not a recurve.
linuxguile
Senior Member
I didn't know I was an influencerApparently, you have everyone wanting to purchase a Recurve.
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linuxguile
Senior Member
SOTD 03/25/2026
Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Brush: Blue Resin Spalted Maple w/ Omega 10065 knot
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: Cella
The Omega 10065 may not be a big knot but it is short lofted and stiff and really dug into the soap.
Day three of getting people to want to buy a Recurve.
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Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Brush: Blue Resin Spalted Maple w/ Omega 10065 knot
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: Cella
The Omega 10065 may not be a big knot but it is short lofted and stiff and really dug into the soap.
Day three of getting people to want to buy a Recurve.
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primotenore
Senior Member
Wednesday, March 25
SMN~~Culmak SM1 (Allen Long Reserve VI)~~1958 D3 Gillette Adjustable (9)/Personna 74~~Dior Leather Oud
Opened up the Fatboy to nine and still using the Personna 74 blade, proceeded to have an excellent shave.
The Dior is a strong, animalic leather stank.
SMN~~Culmak SM1 (Allen Long Reserve VI)~~1958 D3 Gillette Adjustable (9)/Personna 74~~Dior Leather Oud
Opened up the Fatboy to nine and still using the Personna 74 blade, proceeded to have an excellent shave.
The Dior is a strong, animalic leather stank.
linuxguile
Senior Member
SOTN 03/26/2026
Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (4)
Brush: Grizzly Bay Wraith
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: Stirling Iced coffee
Day 4 of Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso. While I love coffee scents but the sample unfortunately lost most of its fragrance because it sat around too long. Luckily this is not something that I have experienced with full tubs of soap, but it is a bit of a concern.
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Razor: RazoRock Recurve 80+
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (4)
Brush: Grizzly Bay Wraith
Soap: Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso
AS: Stirling Iced coffee
Day 4 of Stirling Vanilla Bean Espresso. While I love coffee scents but the sample unfortunately lost most of its fragrance because it sat around too long. Luckily this is not something that I have experienced with full tubs of soap, but it is a bit of a concern.
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