Shave of the day 16th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Cadet TP-01 long handled open comb with a Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 13th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS cream w/ tea tree oil
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Cadet TP-01 long handled open comb with a fresh Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Upcoming excitement

Bergums Såpkokeri is slated to make a Limited Edition of his Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe for my favourite shaving forum. As a fellow Norwegian, how can I not be excited about a well review Norwegian shaving soap that will smell of the Norwegian forest, exclusive to the one forum I really enjoy hanging out on?

Norwegian wood – ain’t it good?

Shave of the day 11th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Dr Selby Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger
Razor: Cadet TP-01 long handled open comb with a fresh Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 8th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s Mixed
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger brush
Razor: Merkur 25C long handled open comb with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 6th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Derby Lavender cream
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: Merkur 25C long handled open comb with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayers Original Witch Hazel
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

New arrival – Dr Selby Lavender Shaving Cream

Direct from BullGoose shaving supplies in California, a tub of Dr. Selby Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream – three times concentrated. Was intended to arrive by Christmas 2015, but with the delays in the Norwegian postal system…

The hard cream came with an operators manual in Spanish, but luckily a fellow shaver over at my favourite shave forum translated it into English in his review a couple of years back:

Always leave the tub open and use the cap as a base. The reason is because Dr. Selby shaving cream (in the tub 3 times concentrated) will always have a dry surface and it will render 400 shaves. Only in case of travel cover the cream.
Wet the brush, discharge the water over your face then swirl the brush in the tub as shown in the image. This way the cream will not get wet and it will not waste too fast.
To multiply the cream production on your face. Wet the brush a little more and keep swirling until it turns creamy, compact with no air bubbles.

Shave of the day 4th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Dr Selby Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Merkur 25C long handled open comb
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayers Original Witch Hazel
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb