I’ve found that the quality of the shave usually don’t relate to the cost of the razor, brush and soaps; rather it relates to the mindset one have once you close the bathroom door and get started.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Lea shave stick
Brush: BodyShop Synthetic
Razors: Merkur 985CL travel razor with a Wilkinson Sword blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shaving from the GoBag
…about 3/5th of contents of your toilet-bag is shaving related items.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS Cream w/ Teatree
Brush: Vie Long 14033 mixed horse-badger
Razors: Bakelite Slant with a fresh Persona Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Last shave in my own den for a while – luxurious and a DFS too.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus and Menthol Croap
Brush: Turkish No6
Razors: Merkur 39C and Parker 22R, both with a Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
…showing one of the dangers of using one while driving!
WARNING: The Happy Tree Friends can look cute and cuddly at first glance, but it’s not child-friendly… don’t look unless you got a dark and robust sense of humour.
Pre-shave: Body Shop Coconut Soap
Lather: Mike’s Coconut Soap
Brush: Vie-Long 14033
Razors: Merkur 39C and Parker 22R, both with a Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Not the best presoap, but an overall very coconutty DFS
I am slowly – very slowly – getting to grips with the skill of using OpenSCAD to describe things. So far I’ve managed to come up with a ‘parametric’ file, where I can alter a variable or two to create different versions of the same object. And while the two extremes might be way too mild or way to harsh to shave with, the one in the middle might work reasonable well…
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Teatree Soap
Lather: RazoRock XXX
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE
Razors: Merkur 39C and Parker 22R, both with a Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Unscented Soap
Brush: Turkish No7 brush
Razors: Merkur 39C and Parker 22R, both with a Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Thayers Witch Hazel