Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soa
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger brush
Razor: Cadet TTO-11 Twist To Open Open Comb with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
A few photos of a man shaving while away from home in December 1972… what makes it interesting is the fact that the man is Jack Schmitt, shaving his moustache during the trans-earth coasting during the return of Apollo 17 from the moon – both the locale and the gear are literately thousands of miles from my own den with a view that was out of this world, but at least I’m shaving in one G.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Citrus Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter shave soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Cadet TTO-11 Twist To Open Open Comb with a fresh Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Turkish No7
Razor: Cadet TP-01 long handled Open Comb with a SuperMax Super Platinum blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
I’ve been doing a bit of back-of-the-envelope math, and discovered something rather shocking. If a four pack of carts lasts for two months (and that is being generous, in my experience), I’ve spent less on shaving gear since I started traditional wetshaving than I would have spent buying carts… and that is despite me having eighteen razors, ten brushes, twenty-six or so soaps and cream, and a few years worth of blades.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: “Mike’s Mixed”
Brush: Omega #10048 Boar Bristle
Razor: Cadet TP-01 long handled Open Comb with a fresh SuperMax Super Platinum blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Face Protector
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Warm water rinse
Lather: Derby Shave Stick
Brush: BodyShop Synthetic
Razor: Gillette 1918 “Khaki” Old Type with a Perma-Sharp
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, and Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum shaving soap
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’ brush
Razor: Merkur 25C Open Comb with a Green Astra blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
