Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: KAI stainless
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 21st December
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Shave of the day 18th December
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: KAI stainless
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Brutalt Bra TSN LE / Norwegian Wood
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
No shave of the day 16th December
Because reasons
X3X Temper – a wartime discovery
The Great War – known later as the first world war – was a time of rapid innovation and discovery. Sadly, most of what we discovered and invented was faster, better, cheaper, and more horrifying ways of killing each other… but some of the discoveries also had uses after the war. Such as new ways to temper steel, which were later used in the EverReady Radio blades.
A quick online search don’t give any details on the tempering process used, but the kit pictured is identical to one I’ve inherited from a family friend.
Shave of the day 14th December
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: KAI stainless
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 11th December
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: KAI stainless
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
007 Panama blades?
Okay Bollywood, what is even this? Apart from this advertisement, all I can work out is that Mr Rajesh Khanna was a well known Indian actor. Allegedly Bollywood was going to make a knockoff 007 movie, and got a tie in with Panama blades.
Shave of the day 9th December
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: KAI stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Observation
The centre hole on a Kai blade is slightly smaller than on most blades…
Shave of the day 7th December
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: KAI stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
Aftershave: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
Additional Care: Alum Block