Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Peppermint
Lather: Wet Shaving Products pre-production soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Phillips Philite with a Feather blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
How (not) to use a straight razor
Prepwork looks okay and the razor is plenty sharp, but he really needs to work on the angle…
Terry Gilliam’s animations are priceless…
Shave of the day 3rd August
Shave of the day 31st July
Pre-shave: Shanghai Yaozao soap
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum shaving soap
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf with a GEM SE blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Popeye shaving muggs
Shave of the day 29th July
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Lavender
Lather: Derby Lavender cream
Brush: Omega #10048 Boar Bristle
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf with a GEM SE blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
No post today
Real Life keeping me busy.
Shave of the day 27th July
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Peppermint
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf with a GEM SE blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Big Red Beard Factory Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Shave of the day 24th July
Shaving as a lifesaver

Photograph of a stick of Erasmic shaving soap with a German bullet embedded in it. It was carried by a private of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment who had his life saved by it! Date: 1915
A stick of Erasmic shaving soap with a German bullet embedded in it. Allegedly carried by a private of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment during World War One, who had his life saved by it.




