First shave in four weeks!
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s “Mixed”
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: German Bakelite Slant with a Treet Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
…a shaving brush in the wild – at Europris no less. While TGR is, in my opinion, the fun kind of dollar store, Europris is more of a.. how to put.. Norwegian version of the American chain Big Lots.
Quality brush they claim.. so much quality they couldn’t even get the print centred. Even so, this along with the set spotted at TGR earlier this week, makes me wonder if affordable traditional wetshaving for the masses are coming to Norway – or it might just be a blip on the radar.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Dalan d’Men Energic cream
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Merkur 45C Bakelite with a Treet Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Arko shaving stick
Brush: Omega #50014
Razor: Merkur 45C Bakelite with a Treet Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and the last of my Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Peppermint & Rosemary Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Merkur 45C Bakelite with a fresh Treet Platinum
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS cream w/ tea tree oil
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Phillips Philite with a Lord Classic
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger
Razor: Phillips Philite with a Lord Classic
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe TSN SE “Norwegian Wood”
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: Phillips Philite with a fresh Lord Classic
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Aubrey Organics North Wood
Brush: N/A
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf with a GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf with a GEM Stainless
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
