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Shave of the day 13th August

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Magic Soap, Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Soap
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE Brush 17/100 mixed badger/boar
Razors: Merkur 39C slant with a “Wilkinson Sword” blade, and Merkur 25C with a “Treet Platinum Super Stainless” blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, alum block and Krampert’s Finest Experimental Menthol

A bit of a mentholated kick to start the week, and also using the TSN LE brush on my face for the first time. It has gotten three test lathers so far; one with pure glycerine soap, one with Mike’s Unscented and one with Col Conks Bay Rum.

The TSN LE brush is… <drumroll> …very nice. A bit of a lather-hog, and needs more breaking in – but I can see it’ll blossom into a great brush after a few more shaves, as long as I load it heavily.

Shave of the day 8th August

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Pre-shave: Pure glycerine soap
Lather: Mike’s Barbershop
Brush: Vie-long 14033
Razors: Merkur 25C with a “Treet Platinum Super Stainless” blade, and 1958 Gillette TV Special with a “Astra Superior Platinum” blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Yet another DFS. The Gillette TV Special is shaping up to be a mighty fine shaver.

Shave of the day 6th August

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Magic Soap, Peppermint
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus and Menthol soap
Brush: Turkish No6
Razors: Merkur 25C with a “Treet Platinum Super Stainless” blade, and 1958 Gillette TV Special with a fresh “Astra Superior Platinum” blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Exp. Menthol

A DFS and a good way to start the week with a new-to-me razor.

Shave of the day 3rd August

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Magic Soap, Peppermint
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood Soap
Brush: Turkish No7
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22R, both with “Wilkinson Sword” blades
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

A nice shave on a wet morning.

Review of Krampert’s Finest Menthol

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First a warning: This stuff isn’t for sale – at least not yet. Which means that the first thing you need to do to get hold of it is to ask Krampert to start producing it… which takes money, so perhaps the very first thing you should do is to buy a bottle or two of his Finest Bay Rum… don’t worry, it’s well worth the asking price.

In short, everthing I like about the healing and moisturising properties of Krampert’s Bay Rum is present in his experimental menthol as well – and just like his Bay Rum this is some seriously good aftershave. And just like the Bay Rum, I found myself putting some on even if I havn’t shaved just to enjoy the moisturising properties and great scent.

The major difference is off course the menthol. It is refreshingly cooling on muggy mornings, and if I havn’t woken up before putting it on I sure am awake afterwards – even more so on the days I gotten a minor nick or two.

This is a seriously good aftershave – if you enjoyed Krampert’s Bay Rum, you’ll enjoy his Menthol if (when) it’ll be available.

Shave of the day 1st August

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Magic Soap, Liquid Orange
Lather: Mike’s Orange, Cedarwood and Black Pepper Soap
Brush:Vie-Long mixed horse/badger #14033
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22R, both with “Wilkinson Sword” blades
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Experimental Menthol

Yet another DFS – most of the cartridge generation don’t know what they are missing out on.

Shave of the day 30th July

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, liquid peppermint
Lather: Nieva Shave Cream
Brush: Body Shop syntetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL loaded with a fresh “Lord Platinum” blade
Post-shave: cold water rinse and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Sort of on the go, so using the GoBag. A pretty DFS, despite not having my morning cup of coffee beforehand…

Shave of the day 23rd July

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, Lavender
Lather: Mama Bear’s Brazilian Coffee
Brush: Turkish No7
Razors: Gillette Sensor with a fresh “Sensor Excel” cartridge
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

I know… dabbling in the Dark Side again, after all this time of staying true to traditional wetshaving…

The Better Half uses the Sensor for her legs – despite my attempts to convert her to DE razors – and yesterday she ditched the old cartridge.So in the name of experimenting I decided to see if my recollection of using a cartridge razor was right – even at the risk of a horrible shave.

The result?

The Sensor is a mild razor – which is good, since I needed four passes and some touch ups to get close to the DFS I get from two passes and no touch ups with my DE razors. Honestly Gillette; if this is supposed to be “the best a man can get” then I suggest you all hand in your man-cards.

It’s half an hour since I finished my shave, and I’m already looking forward to areal shave with a DE razor…

On the upside, I got a much better result with the Sensor today than I ever got before I started traditional wetshaving – prep and technique must count for something.

Shave of the day 20th July

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, Orange
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening (peppermint, tea tree and menthol)
Brush: Vie-Long 14033 mixed horse-badger brush
Razors: 25C with a “Treet Platinum” blade and Franken-nought-four with a “Lord Platinum” blade
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Experimental Menthol

Tried out a soap that arrived yesterday – wonderfully cooling and refreshing in the morning, keeping my face cool the whole shave.
Also used two razors with identical heads today, trying to judge if I like long or short handles the most – jury is still out.
Wrapping up with a cold rinse and Krampert’s Finest Menthol – a cool end to a DFS.

Shave of the Day 18th June

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Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, liquid peppermint
Lather: Orange Essential Oil Shave Soap
Brush: Omega #10048 boar
Razors: Franken-nought-four loaded with a “Lord Platinum” blade and a Feather Popular with a “Feather Hi Stainless”
Post-shave: Cold water rinse, Alum block and Krampert’s Finest Experimental Menthol

Peppermint, orange and menthol makes for a very nice and refreshing shave in the middle of the work week.
The Frankenrazor works as well as can be expected, ie. pretty well – the handle of the Yuma is a little on the light side to balance the Merkur OC head properly.