Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Vie Long 14033
Razors: Merkur 25C Open Comb and Gillette ’58 TV Special TTO, both with a fresh Trig blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
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
The handles are rendered from the same parametric file – the inner spirals is an attempt at making make-shift screw threads.
Gotten a pretty bad cold – not feeling for slicing myself open if I cough, I just have to deal with not shaving…
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?
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.
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 – 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…
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
