Pre-shave: Warm water rince
Lather: Arko Cool-Mint
Brush: Turkish No6
Razors: Bakelite Slant with a Persona Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shave of the day 22nd March
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Still toying with 3D printed razors
The handles are rendered from the same parametric file – the inner spirals is an attempt at making make-shift screw threads.
Non-shave of the day 20th March
Gotten a pretty bad cold – not feeling for slicing myself open if I cough, I just have to deal with not shaving…
Very, very quick review: Mike’s Natural Shaving Stick
With my last order from Mike’s Natural Soaps, I picked up an Orange & Black Pepper Shave Stick.
Basically, everything I said when I reviewed Mike’s soaps holds true for the shave stick, except it being a stick. It is worth noting that Mike’s is a fairly thirsty soap, so you might want to pick a brush that holds water well for face lathering.
Bottom line? Mike’s great soap in a more portable format – how can I not recommend it?
Shave of the day 18th March
Pre-shave: Warm water rince
Lather: Mike’s Orange & Black Pepper Shave Stick
Brush: Vie-Long 14033 mixed horse-badger
Razors: Bakelite Slant with a Persona Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Slightly rushed this morning, but still a DFS.
Shave of the day 15th March
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Teatree Soap
Lather: Mike’s Coconut
Brush:Semogue TSN 2012 LE mixed badger-boar
Razors: Bakelite Slant with a Persona Platinum
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Damn, it’s nice to shave in my own den again.
My favorite shave forum
My favorite shave forum – the Shave Nook – is a busy place. So busy they posted more than 10K new posts while I was away for a couple of weeks…
Shave of the day 13th March
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Lea shave stick
Brush: BodyShop Synthetic
Razors: Merkur 985CL travel razor with a Wilkinson Sword blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shaving from the GoBag
The original Gillette safety razor
And just as today Gillette’s goal was to sell blades, not razors…
Shave of the day 11th March
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Lea shave stick
Brush: BodyShop Synthetic
Razors: Merkur 985CL travel razor with a Wilkinson Sword blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shaving from the GoBag