Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Racer razor with a Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Old advertisements can be fun… and while these may seem like simple public information messages they were also brand reinforcement messages – keeping Gillette in the front of peoples mind during WW2.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Omega #10048 Boar Bristle
Razor: Racer razor with a fresh Wilkinson Sword
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80° Below
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shavestick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a Perma-Sharp Super Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care:
After more than a few trips out and about my travel brush is breaking in nicely.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shavestick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a Perma-Sharp Super Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care:
Roughly halfway through my LEA shavestick. It’s a nice stick for travel, since it comes in a very sturdy plastic container.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: LEA shavestick
Brush: Omega #50014 Boar Bristle Travel Brush
Razor: Gillette “Khaki” Old Type with a fresh Perma-Sharp Super Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care:
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walters
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘Horse hair’
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic with a Shark Super Chrome
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
…just add time.
My jar of Prairie Creations KISS has, over time, hardened from a soft creme to a hardish soap. It don’t change the other qualities of the KISS, which saves just as well as before.