Shave of the day 9th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Turkish No7
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914 with a GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Need a razor pouch for travel?

Why not try this one? Hand made by one of the members of my faovurite shave forum, the feedback on the prototypes were very good.

Shave of the day 7th November

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s Mixed
Brush: Omega #10048
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914 with a GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol After Shave Formula K
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 4th November

Pre-shave: Cold water splash
Lather: Dr Selby Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Stahly Live Blade Wind-up Vibrating Safety Razor

Made from the 1940’s up into the 1970’s. The vibration was supposed to minimize snagging and give a smoother shave, but it would scare the willies out of me.

Shave of the day 2nd November

Pre-shave: Cold water splash
Lather: brushless Rise Shave Gel
Brush: N/A
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Isn’t it funny…

…how most people think of this when they say razorblade:

But when Joe Avrage goes to buy razor blades, he buys something like this:

I guess it shows how the concept remains even if the physical representation changes, soft of how the save icon on my computer is a picture of a floppy disk…

Shave of the day 31st October

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a fresh GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Happy Halloween!

Shave of the day 29th October

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soap, Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger
Razor: Yuma with a Super-Max Super Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

A fairly even split