Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a fresh GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soap, Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger
Razor: Yuma with a Super-Max Super Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Cream
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: Yuma with a fresh Super-Max Super Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: “Mike’s Mixed”
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Yuma with a fresh Super-Max Super Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Wet Shaving Products pre-production soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Lord Racer with a Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Over on my favourite wetshaving forum there have been a discussion of what products punch above their weight class or gives most bang for the buck. Disregarding vintage items and items I’ve been gifted of PIFed, this is my take:
Arko shavesticks and creams
Dalan d’Men cream
Derby shavesticks and creams
GzD shavesticks
Turkish #6 and #7 brushes
Lord Racer razor (good but aggressive)
Wilkinson Sword Classic razor (a good DE for a beginner)
YUMA razor (pot metal goodness)…
Yet to find a cheap but good aftershave though; either they smell really artificial or they smell of teen angst and locker rooms.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS cream w/ tea tree oil
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Lord Racer with a Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
An art deco frog – they made some pretty stunning things back in the day that was also eminently usable.
