» Speick and TRC stainless-steel razor
25/12/24 19:37 from Shaving – Later On
A wonderful Christmas shaving using my little Omega badger brush and a shave stick that looks anonymous — plain foil and a white plastic base — but raised lettering on the bottom of the plastic base spells out “Walter Rau & Co....

» Shave of the Day - 12/25
25/12/24 19:23 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Erasmic shave stick and the Yaqi Tile
24/12/24 20:01 from Shaving – Later On
Today is another shave stick that seems to prefer anonymity. It’s an Erasmic shave stick from the UK and a good solid performer. The only identity clues are that the stick is white and the base is red. Not much to go on. (It seems ...

» Shave of the Day - 12/24
24/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving

» The Mixed Midget, Palmolive shave stick, and iKon stainless-steel slant, plus Alt-Innsbruck
23/12/24 19:22 from Shaving – Later On
I will voice my usual displeasure about consumer products in which the brand identity is confined to the package, which is discarded before the product is used. The Palmolive shave stick has excellent branding on its package, but once it...

» Shave of the Day - 12/23
23/12/24 14:41 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Shave of the Day - 12/22
22/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Solstice shave (as expected) but also Solstice Soup
21/12/24 18:18 from Shaving – Later On
Today’s choice of soap is obvious. Phoenix Artisan’s Solstice has an appealing fragrance: “Sage, Sweetgrass, Cedar, Rose Absolute, and Benzoin Resin.” I’ve long enjoyed this soap — so long, in fact, that my tub of the Kokum B...

» Shaving With 1K
21/12/24 14:12 from Wet The Face
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue has been one of my favorite scents for some time, and when we finally reached 1K members in our Facebook group, that was the scent I used to celebrate the milestone. Now I get to use it for this shave, and ...

» Shave of the Day - 12/21
21/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Wilkinson shave stick and the Baby Smooth
20/12/24 18:35 from Shaving – Later On
Today’s shave stick is from Wilkinson, as shown by the blue soap and even more so by the word “Wilkinson” printed on the foil wrapper, along with the crossed-swords logo. Yesterday’s shave stick, by Mennen, was si...

» Shave of the Day - 12/20
20/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Shave of the Day - 12/19
19/12/24 20:34 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Making good lather doesn’t require patience
19/12/24 20:30 from Shaving – Later On
I was talking about my belated discovery of how to work up a good lather, and a friend commented that it was a good lesson in patience. I’ve been thinking about that, and I believe that looking at the process as a matter of “...

» i Coloniali shaving cream (with rhubarb) and the wonderful iKon stainless-steel open comb
18/12/24 20:06 from Shaving – Later On
I Coloniali with Rhubarb is an excellent shaving cream, but the company J & E Atkinson seems to have evolved into Atkinsons of London and now deals only in fragrances. So it goes. Phoenix Shaving’s Astreus brush did a fine job,...

» Shave of the Day - 12/18
18/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving

» D.R. Harris Rose shaving cream and the wonderful Quantum razor
17/12/24 20:25 from Shaving – Later On
I haven’t used a shaving cream in a while, but my D.R. Harris Rose shaving cream performed admirably, responding well to the extended brushing before the first pass. This Phoenix Artisan Amber Aeorolite has a very pleasant knot tha...

» Shave of the Day - 12/17
17/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving

» Triple-milled soap and extended lathering
16/12/24 18:42 from Shaving – Later On
At reader request, this morning I tried the extended working up of the lather from a traditional triple-milled shaving soap, Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood. As I loaded the brush, I found myself wishing that some of the artisanal vendors wou...

» Shave of the Day - 12/16
16/12/24 09:00 from Jayaruh Shaving