Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shave stick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a Lord Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Wet Shaving Product Matterhorn Beard Oil
In my experience there are two kind of travel.. the kind where you stay (and shave) in a hotel, and the kind where you’re happy to have time and water to shave with…
My kit don’t changes too much between the two, and the only real difference is the razor. For the former, I have a nice vintage Gillette khaki set from 1918, for the later I have a Merkur 985CL open comb travel razor. They are both nice razors, but I would feel quite bad if my Khaki went missing or broke.
As for the rest… a travel sized aftershave, a shavestick, a travel brush, some beard oil, alum and blades. Everything you need for a moment of zen away from home.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe TSN SE “Norwegian Wood”
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: BiC Sensitive SE disposable
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe TSN SE “Norwegian Wood”
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012 mixed boar-badger
Razor: Phillips Philite with a Green Astra blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Brutalt Bra Limited Edition for the Shave Nook – Norwegian Wood, spruce scent. Smells like the woodshed do after you split all of the winters firewood… I like it a lot, and I haven’t even shaved with it yet.
Also a NOS Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector razor, almost direct from the back room of a Greek store. Not just for the ladies, it’s my first injector. Came with two NOS blades, but I might keep those and just use new blades with it.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: Phillips Philite with a Green Astra blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayers Original Witch Hazel
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
It is the Norwegian Constitution Day today – and while I realise far from everyone celebrates it, I want to wish everyone a very happy, very nice 17th!
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: Phillips Philite with a fresh Green Astra blade
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
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
A quite interesting read:
How I ditched sexist disposable razors – and learnt to shave my legs like a gentleman
I can totally see the author’s comment on lady-razors being made with offcuts from the My Little Pony factory… they tend to be quite horrifically pink and purple.