Shave of the day 17th Fabruary

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Derby Lavender cream
Brush: Omega #10048 Boar Bristle
Razor: Parker 22R butterfly with a Shark Super Chrome
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Intersecting interests

I’m not normally one to look at straights, but these intersects with another interest of mine.

Shave of the day 15th February

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: “Mike’s Mixed”
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Parker 22R butterfly with a fresh Shark Super Chrome
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol After Shave Formula K
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 12th February

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shave stick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a fresh Perma-Sharp Super
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: WSP Matterhorn Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

In addition; this is the 1000th post on my blog!

How to shave with a single edge safety razor

Just some scans of old manuals I found with Google Image Search.

Shave of the day 10th February

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shave stick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a fresh Perma-Sharp Super
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: WSP Matterhorn Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Used razor blades in bath room walls

Based on a discussion on my favourite shave forum regarding blade banks (ie.: how to store and dispose used razor blades), I did a bit of googling… and part of me really wants this in my bathroom:

The downside will show up when it’s time to get contractors in and renovate the bathroom:

Overall, perhaps best and safest to NOT cut a slot in the bathroom wall… never mind the fact that it would be the wet wall.

Shave of the day 8th February

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shave stick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a fresh Perma-Sharp Super
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: WSP Matterhorn Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 5th February

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soap Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper shavestick
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Cadet TTO-13 with a Personna Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

1918 advertisement; double edged open comb shavette