Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Nivea Mild Shave Cream
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol After Shave Formula K
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Real life and all that.. makes me really look forward to my next Moment Of Zen; That perfect moment caught between lather and blade;the little breathing space where it’s me, my razor and perfection…
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soap Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper shavestick
Brush: Omega #10048 boar bristle
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Dr Selby Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914 SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
First-class tools are necessary at the very outset. No matter how skillfully one may handle inferior tools, they will invariably produce poor results.
Probably as many failures have resulted from the use of poor razors, strops, or soap as from the lack of knowledge how to use them. In order that the best possible results may be attained, good tools and skill in using them should go hand in hand.
Maybe not that ancient; it’s the opening lines of Shaving Made Easy, a book originally published in 1904 and now available for free at Project Gutenberg. It’s linked from my sidebar, since I consider it a valuable resource for wetshavers new and old.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914 SE with a GEM SE stainless steel 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
Aaand there is such a blade as Viking Sword. I need to give that a try.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Derby Lavender cream
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition”
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914 SE with a GEM SE stainless steel 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
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Wet Shaving Products pre-production sample
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Apparently there is such a thing as “Viking Blade” brand of DE-razors and blades… considering that I hail from the land of the Vikings, this needs to be looked into in the future – even if it seems to be just another Weishi clone.
