Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special Superspeed with a Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
…with a used blade and cold water. Sounds good, apart from the danger of soap poisoning…
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s Mixed
Brush: Turkish No7
Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special Superspeed with a Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Nivea Sensitive Cooling After Shave Balm
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Nivea Shave Cream
Brush: Omega #10048 boar bristle
Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special Superspeed with a fresh Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Nivea Sensitive Cooling After Shave Balm
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Parker 22R TTO with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood
Brush: Turkish No6
Razor: Parker 22R TTO with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamic
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
I started my wetshaving weblog five years ago today, with a post about my first DE razor and which ones I though y’all might enjoy as your first razor… reading it now makes me wonder if I had any idea what I was doing. Not that I have a clear idea of what I’m doing now, mind you.
Five years of blogging about wetshaving five times a week adds up to 1298 posts and 50K hits or so… it’s been a fun and educational, it also takes time and effort – and I fully intend to keep it up. There is a certain charm to dig up old patents to write about, as well as trawling the internet for other shave related things to share with y’all.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Lemongrass & Eucalyptus Soap
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger
Razor: Parker 22R TTO with a fresh Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Nivea Sensitive Cooling After Shave Balm
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
