Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Rise Shave Gel
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL travel razor, loaded with a fresh “Shark”
Post-shave: Cold water rinse
Out and about, so shaving from the GoBag. Not my best shave, but not bad all considered.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, Tea Tree (bar)
Lather: Mike’s Natural Barbershop Shaving Soap
Brush: Omega #10048 Boar Bristle Brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with “Gillette Goal Stainless” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest
Mike’s soap make a very nice lather, and Brian’s Bay Rum makes for a perfect finish – and the bit in between was good too. Overall a DFS!
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap,Lavender
Lather: Mike’s Lavandin & Eucalyptus Shaving Soap
Brush: Turkish No7 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with fresh “Gillette Goal Stainless” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest
Still experimenting with the sampler pack from Turkey – these apparently is made in India, and the wrapper has an ad for a Gillette Goal DE razor on the inside… Mike’s soaps make wonderful lather, and the shave was pretty nice all told.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Martin de Candre (sample)
Brush: Turkish No6 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with “BiC Chrome Platinum” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest
Trying out a soap sample I was lucky enough to be given as part of a PIF. Wonderful lather, not so wonderful blades. I’ll cross BiC blades firmly off my list.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Orange Essential Oil Shave Soap
Brush: Omega #10048 boar brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with fresh “BiC Chrome Platinum” blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Krampert’s Finest
A citrusy start on the week, followed by a very nice aftershave. The BiC blades seems okay – a little sore on my lower neck, but no tugging and a DFS overall. Lets see how they are on the second and third shave.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol cream
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Shark blade
Post-shave: Proraso Liquid Cream
On the road, so using the kit from the GoBag. Good first pass, less good second pass – I guess the Shark is a “two shaves only” blade in my 985CL. I also looking forward to a bit of choices as far as lather goes when I get home…
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol cream
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a Shark blade
On the road, so using the kit from the GoBag. Building lather in a tiny bowl – even a very nice acacia wood bowl – is tricky, so I ended up making it half way in the bowl and finishing up on my face. Very nice shave all told.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol cream
Brush: Body Shop synthetic brush
Razors: Merkur 985CL with a fresh Shark blade
Post-shave: Proraso Liquid Cream aftershave
On the road, so using the kit from the GoBag. A quick shave – no pondering over what gear to use – but a good one.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Mike’s Natural Lime Soap (sample)
Brush: Turkish No6 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with a “Racer Super Stainless” blade
Post-shave: Alum block and aloe vera
Took my time loading the brush and was rewarded with a rich, creamy lather. This was the third and last shave with the Egyptian Racer Super Stainless – okay blades but not great, definitely performed better in the 22R than the 39C. A partial touch up pass on my neck was needed to get a durn fine shave.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, Tea-tree (bar)
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum shaving soap
Brush: Turkish No7 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant and Parker 22, both with a “Racer Super Stainless” blade
Post-shave: Alum block and aloe vera
The second shave with the Egyptian Racer Super Stainless – they still seem to work better in my 22R than in my 39C. Quite a bit smoother than Mondays shave, but still not all the way up there. Overall happy with my shave, as always.