Razor: Merkur 39C Slant
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
End of the week and start of the month. And the holidays are just around the corner too…
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 🙂
Razor: Merkur 39C Slant
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
Additional Care: Alum Block
An orange and lemon shave on a cold and dark morning.
Razor: Merkur 39C Slant
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A pepperminty Monday shave. What is not to like?
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.
There are some advertisements that would simply not fly today. Like this GEM advertisement from the war years.
Continue readingRazor: 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.
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