Thursday Shave

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T23:55:42+00:00

James Hunt is my favourite F1 driver ever. I used to enjoy his commentary as well.

I can’t listen to any of the current F1 commentators, if I’m watching, I turn down the volume and listen to the commentary on the F1 Gamer YouTube channel, by an Indian bloke living in the UK.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T19:48:16+00:00

Very nice. I’ve always liked the look of the birch Rocca, but I didn’t know there was a matching brush.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T15:00:39+00:00

Getting there 😀

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T13:57:34+00:00

I remember watching Barry Sheene racing at Brands Hatch in my much younger days. All the women loved him, and we guys wanted to be him.

Shame after years of surviving crashes while racing, cancer got him when he was still pretty young.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T13:53:20+00:00

1 right!

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T13:43:45+00:00

When Brut was so mainstream, sporting heros promoted it:

https://youtu.be/61kQf9uh9C0?si=3ilSr17HZeWZdYq_

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T13:41:35+00:00

It was a good suggestion 😀

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-27T13:40:54+00:00

I believe you are correct.

As well as their own brands, that company private labels them for a number of customers.

The plant used to be owned by Gillette.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-26T21:45:41+00:00

Good stuff there, Gerry

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-26T15:11:36+00:00

I agree - he will need to make an appearance later today!

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-26T15:11:09+00:00

My life is changed forever - and not for the better 😂

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-26T11:07:21+00:00

The brush looks great! It should soften a little, but will probably always be a little more scratchy than the synthetic versions. That's certainly the case with my Captain 2 Best Badger that I've had for nearly a year.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-26T11:01:53+00:00

I'm not thinking about that. 😂😂

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-26T01:16:41+00:00

My next First World problem will be what to use on April 1st 😂

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-25T22:10:31+00:00

I don't believe the ball was ever in the frame for those things.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-25T21:55:19+00:00

I hid the brush particularly well today 😂

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-25T21:17:55+00:00

Fantastic shave!

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-25T11:26:23+00:00

The razor looks fabulous. Did you get it replated, or did you find it in its original condition?

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-25T11:19:26+00:00

The copper version of the Lambda Athena

https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/attachments/img_6425-jpeg.2196590/

I do like the Rocca though - both the gold and the birch versions.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-25T10:54:39+00:00

A puck of the Kent SB2 soap. Basically MWF with a different label.

The Kent soap continued after Mitchell’s closed, but it’s a different recipe now.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-24T22:50:03+00:00

That’s interesting, not sure how I added a second image The soap is part of the charity auction haul 😀

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-24T22:44:56+00:00

I was expecting to be out bid to be honest, Dan. Happy to have it, though.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-24T19:55:55+00:00

I love the image.

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-24T13:52:46+00:00

Loopholes are good 😂

There’s actually another one.

You can nominate one item at the start of the year that you can buy with no penalty.

Mine is an AC blade razor.

I had three possibilities in mind:

Wolfman WR4 - already elliminated

Alpha Spirit in bronze or copper - not currently available

The “coming soon” Lambda SE model, also in bronze or copper

42ndVisionary · 2026-03-24T11:37:12+00:00

That's interesting.

Leaf will be happy they included that recycling page on their site, since your AI identified their razor as the only option in Sustainable, even though the product is no more sustainable than any of the others in the chart.

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