Shave of the day 29th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s liquid Peppermint
Lather: Lea shavestick
Brush: Omega 50014 travel boar
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, travel sized alum stick and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Bugs Bunny Barber

Ten points for style, minus five hundred for technique – I will not let him shave my crop, no matter how daintily he might do it…

Shave of the day 27th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s liquid Peppermint
Lather: Lea shavestick
Brush: Omega 50014 travel boar
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, travel sized alum stick and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

How straight razors are made

Shave of the day 25th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s liquid Peppermint
Lather: Lea shavestick
Brush: Omega 50014 travel boar
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, travel sized alum stick and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Shave of the day 22nd November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s liquid Peppermint
Lather: Lea shavestick
Brush: Omega 50014 travel boar
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, travel sized alum stick and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

How razer blades are made

Shave of the day 20th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s liquid Peppermint
Lather: Lea shavestick
Brush: Omega 50014 travel boar
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a fresh Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, travel sized alum stick and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Review: BodyShop Hemp Hand Protector

One of the things that was missing in my GoBag was a decent lotion / hand cream… no longer. My local BodyShop was – still is – selling a gift-set with various hand creams; Wild Rose, Almond and Hemp…

I was already somwhat familiar with BodyShop’s hemp-products, so I had no calms about picking a set up and gifting the two surplus-to-requirement creams to my Better Half.

The hemp hand protector is close to my ideal skin protection; it goes on easy, dries fast and don’t feel greasy on my hands or my face. It also stays on a long time – it has survived on my face for a whole day while out-and-about, in the rain no less. It is also long-lasting; a small peanut sized blob is enough to do my hands, face and neck.

Overall I can recommend the BodyShop Hemp Hand Protector if you’re in need of a long lasting moisturising hand and face lotion that won’t feel greasy on your skin.

Ingredients: Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cera Alba, Panthenol, Methyl Soyate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Allantoin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Disodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Talc, CI 77288, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499.

Shave of the day 18th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s liquid Peppermint
Lather: Lea shavestick
Brush: Omega 50014 travel boar
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, travel sized alum stick and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum