Razor: Gillette Airline Tech
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
Aftershave: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
Additional Care: Alum Block
New week, new razor. The Airline Tech is a very smooth shaver, and handled a week’s worth of stubble just great.
So I was poking around on the ‘net, as one does.
And I found this:
All I know is that it’s marked “Mrk. W.Krags patent, Augsburg”, likely is from somewhen between 1880 and 1900, and probably is German.
I love a good mystery 🙂
Just a reminder that today is the day for the Thanksgiving Giveaway!
Two kindle books for free. Only today – all you need to do is to download them from Amazon.
For links to the books, look no further than this page.
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A wee Wednesday shave on a wet and windy morning.
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Going to be an early morning tomorrow, so enjoyed a shave tonight instead. The Phillips Philite is a nice and smooth little shaver.
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine Friday shave wraps up the work week.
Thanksgiving is soon upon us – well, upon the people living in the US at least. And for no good reason at all I figured that a Thanksgiving giveaway was just the thing.
Continue readingRazor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A wee Wednesday shave. Even when done fast, a traditional shave don’t feels rushed.
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A new week is a fresh start – and what can be fresher than lemongrass and eucalyptus?
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine Friday shave to wrap up the work week, as well as the Single Edge part of my razor rotation.
Next week I’ll use DEs again, starting with my Bakelite Slant.