Shave of the day 20th August 2021

Razor: Yuma

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger

Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Cheap, cheap, and cheap – but a damn fine shave regardless.

The question on every fly-fisher’s mind

Gillette commercial, early 1960’s

“Hey Jim, you tried the new Gillette stainless blades?”

Shave of the day 18th August 2021

Razor: Yaqi Mini, red & black

Blade: Lord Super Stainless

Brush: Omega #50014 Travel

Lather: BEA Shavestick

Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick

How it is made: Razor blades

I mean, I knew all of that, but it is still a neat video.

Shave of the day 16th August 2021

Razor: Yuma

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha

Lather: Prairie Creations Walter

Aftershave: BullDog Original Aftershave Balm

A cheap shave

Shave of the day 13th August 2021

Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf

Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless

Brush: Omega #10048

Lather: Palmolive Sensitive w/ aloe vera

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Aero Shaving Cream

Keeps on softening, and softening, and softening…

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Shave of the day 11th August 2011

Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf

Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless

Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012

Lather: Dr Selby Lavender

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

A quite Normal razor

A completely Normal razor in fact. For those of you who are not from around here; Normal is a retail chain which sells absolutely normal products at abnormal prices. They manage by buying excess stock from other retailers and wholesalers, so it varies a bit what they have and don’t have in stock. So while I was there to pick up something else, I decided to have a look at what they had in the way of shaving accoutrements. After all, I picked up some Proraso from the store not that long ago. And guess what I found?

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Shave of the day 9th August 2021

Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf

Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless

Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn

Lather: Pereira Sample

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

SOTD 2021-08-09
PIFed razor, gifted brush, free soap sample…