Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Wet Shaving Products pre-production soap
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a GEM PTFE
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
A common refrain these days is “there is an app for that”… and while this is not an app, it’s another way you can do something on your phone that simply is better done elsehow:
I’m holding out for the more traditional wetshaving attachment.. complete with badger brush and hot towels.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a fresh GEM PTFE
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Arko shaving stick
Brush: Turkish No7
Razor: Yuma with a Personna Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Dalan d’Men Energic cream
Brush: Omega #10048
Razor: Yuma with a Personna Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, BullDog Moisturiser
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
This advertisement would not fly today… I’m amazed it even flew back then. Just take it off baby, take it all of…
Equally interesting to the medicated shave cream is the injector razor… anyone up for IDing it?
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS cream w/ tea tree oil
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Yuma with a fresh Personna Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter
Brush: Turkish No6
Razor: TGR razor with a PolSilver Super Iridium
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
A few years ago Brian Krampert – the man who makes one of my favourite aftershaves – posted an in depth history of the Valet Autostrop; a razor I consider to have one of the more steam-punky looks of them all.
If you haven’t read it already, I strongly recommend going and doing it now – it’s a very interesting read.