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Shave of the day 18th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap,Lavender
Lather: Mike’s Lavandin & Eucalyptus Shaving Soap
Brush: Turkish No7 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with fresh “Gillette Goal Stainless” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest

Still experimenting with the sampler pack from Turkey – these apparently is made in India, and the wrapper has an ad for a Gillette Goal DE razor on the inside… Mike’s soaps make wonderful lather, and the shave was pretty nice all told.

Shave of the day 16th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Martin de Candre (sample)
Brush: Turkish No6 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with “BiC Chrome Platinum” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest

Trying out a soap sample I was lucky enough to be given as part of a PIF. Wonderful lather, not so wonderful blades. I’ll cross BiC blades firmly off my list.

Shave of the day 14th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Orange Essential Oil Shave Soap
Brush: Omega #10048 boar brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with fresh  “BiC Chrome Platinum” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest

A citrusy start on the week, followed by a very nice aftershave. The BiC blades seems okay – a little sore on my lower neck, but no tugging and a DFS overall. Lets see how they are on the second and third shave.

Shave of the day 11th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol cream
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Shark blade
Post-shave: Proraso Liquid Cream

On the road, so using the kit from the GoBag. Good first pass, less good second pass – I guess the Shark is a “two shaves only” blade in my 985CL. I also looking forward to a bit of choices as far as lather goes when I get home…

Shave of the day 9th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol cream
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Shark blade

Post-shave: Proraso Liquid Cream aftershave

On the road, so using the kit from the GoBag. Building lather in a tiny bowl – even a very nice acacia wood bowl – is tricky, so I ended up making it half way in the bowl and finishing up on my face. Very nice shave all told.

Shave of the day 7th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol cream
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a fresh Shark blade
Post-shave: Proraso Liquid Cream aftershave

On the road, so using the kit from the GoBag. A quick shave – no pondering over what gear to use – but a good one.

Shave of the day 4th May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Mike’s Natural  Lime Soap (sample)
Brush: Turkish No6 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with a “Racer Super Stainless” blade
Post-shave: Alum block and aloe vera

Took my time loading the brush and was rewarded with a rich, creamy lather. This was the third and last shave with the Egyptian Racer Super Stainless – okay blades but not great, definitely performed better in the 22R than the 39C. A partial touch up pass on my neck was needed to get a durn fine shave.

Shave of the day 2nd May

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, Tea-tree (bar)
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum shaving soap
Brush: Turkish No7 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with a “Racer Super Stainless” blade
Post-shave: Alum block and aloe vera

The second shave with the Egyptian Racer Super Stainless – they still seem to work better in my 22R than in my 39C. Quite a bit smoother than Mondays shave, but still not all the way up there. Overall happy with my shave, as always.

Shave of the day 30th April

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Mike’s Natural  Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper Soap (sample)
Brush: Omega Shaving Brush #10048 Boar Bristle
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both loaded with a fresh “Racer Super Stainless” blade
Post-shave: Alum block and aloe vera

A orange kind of shave today – very refreshing start on the week. The blade is the first blade out from the sampler pack I got from BestShave.net, the Racer blade is made in Egypt. Not the smoothest of shaves, the Racer seem to perform better in my 22R than in my 39C – the rest of the week will tell me more about how this blade performs for me.

Shave of the day 27th April

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Mike’s Natural Pine & Cedarwood Soap (sample)
Brush: Omega Shaving Brush #10048 Boar Bristle
Razors: Merkur 985C with a Trent Platinum, and Feather Popular with a Feather Hi-Stainless
Post-shave: Alum block and aloe vera

My second shave with one of Mike’s soaps. Got a better lather this time – not that the last one was bad. The Feather Popular keeps amazing me, a very mild shave from a blade that is very aggressive in my other razors. A Good Shave™.