Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, lavender
Lather: Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood soap
Brush: Turkish No7 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant-bar and Parker 22R – both loaded with Personna Super Medical Prep blades
Post-shave: Alum block and Proraso Liquid Cream Aftershave

Last shave with these blades – starting to tug a bit in both razors. Nice blades though, definitely worth trying. The shave it self was a damn fine one, as pretty much every shave has been after I switched to DE razors.

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Col. Conk Bay Rum shaving soap
Brush: Prosaro boar bristle brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant-bar and Parker 22R, both with Personna Super Medical Prep blades
Post-shave: Alum block

It’s amazing how much water the lather can hold – and how quickly it whips together. The shave was my normal two pass – one WTG using the slant and one XTG with the 22R. I did do a ATG on the lower part of my neck – time will tell if that was too ambitious; the alum stung a bit more than usual down there when I slide it across my face after the last rinse.

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, lavender
Lather: Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood soap
Brush: Turkish No6 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 985C with a Trent Platinum and Parker 22R with Personna Super Medical Pre
Post-shave: Alum block

The combination of lavender and sandalwood was too great a temptation – and the shave itself was pretty durn good. I really enjoy having the ability to mix and match razors – one aggressive one for the initial stubble removal, one milder one for the second and sometimes third pass.

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Proraso eucalyptus and menthol soap
Brush: Turkish No7 horse hair brush
Razors: Merkur 39C slant-bar with a Personna Super Medical Prep blade and Feather Popular loaded with a Feather Hi-Stainless
Post-shave: Alum block

Friday the 13th might be an ominous day, but the peppermint and menthol made for a refreshing start today. The Feather Popular’s reputation seems to be correct: it is a very mild razor which seems able to properly tame the extremely sharp Feather blade.

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, peppermint
Lather: Col Conks Bay Rum shaving soap
Brush: Prosaro boar brush
Razors: Merkur 985C loaded with a Trent Platinum, and Feather Popular loaded with a Feather Hi-Stainless
Post-shave: Alum block and Proraso Liquid Cream Aftershave

Quite excited about todays shave, since it was the first test with the Feather Popular and the Col Conk soap. Got a goad lather going after a little work, still can’t quite place the scent though; it reminds me of something I can’t put my finger on. The razor is very lightweight and seems plenty mild – good shave, even the spot under my right ear. Looking forward to using the Popular again, maybe paired with my slant bar.

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap, orange
Lather: Maca Root shave cream from Body Shop
Brush: Body Shop synthetic
Razors: Merkur 39C slant-bar and Parker 22R – both loaded with fresh Personna Super Medical Prep blades
Post-shave: Alum block

A Body Shop Shave today. I’m not sure if a synthetic brush needs soaking and breaking in, but I do it anyway – this is a brand new brush, bought so I don’t have to get into my GoBag every time I want to use this style of brush. The shave itself was rather good for being blades I have not tried before – I suspect my next shave with these blades will be even better.