Part 3 of my shaving video!

Part 2 to my wetshaving video!

"Part 1" of my Introduction to Traditional Wetshaving Video!

I'm finishing up my video on shaving for YouTube and decided to add a comparison of lathering with a boar brush and a badger brush. I had already done a bit using a Surrey boar brush: a poor performer, taking a good solid two minutes to get something approaching an acceptable lather. I also did a shot using a Tweezerman badger, which created a ( Read more... )

Showered so no pre-shave
KMF Virgin Forest moisture shave cream
Tweezerman badger brush
M3
JASON Witchvera

Finally.  A decent shave.  Actually, quite a good shave.  And the difference was the brush.  Even the Tweezerman, which isn't exactly top-shelf, lathers circles around the Surrey boar brush.  I continue to be impressed with the JASON Witchvera: it ( Read more... )

Experiment #3:

Cetaphil
Proraso cream
Surrey boar brush
M3
JASON Witchvera

I've pretty much convinced myself that I need to stress the use of a badger brush in my YouTube video and suggest a boar brush only as a last resort.  I just can't get a decent lather going with the Surrey.  Today's shave was just OK: smooth no irritation but not particularly ( Read more... )

In the nature of an experiment:

Cetaphil cleanser
Surrey Glycerin shave soap
Surrey Boar brush
Gillette Sensor Excel
generic witch hazel
Corn Huskers Lotion

I've been working on my YouTube "how to shave" video over the weekend, recording "B-rolls" and getting stock footage.  Part of the video discusses what products can be found most widely, in places ( Read more... )

KMF Jasmine shave cream
Tweezerman brush
M3
CAR Hydrolast skin Conditioner
Trumper's Skin Food

Just got back from a trip to the in-laws and haven't even had time to unpack yet, so I cracked open my new tube of KMF Jasmine and went to town with my old Tweezerman and an M3. Wow. Great shave. Mild scent but very lubricating. I guess you'd classify ( Read more... )

Today was a "fruity" day :

Col. Conk lime shave soap
Savile Row SR23 brush
Merkur Progress/Israeli Personna
Thayer's "Peach" Witch Hazel
Trumper's Limes Skin Food

The Shave Gods smiled upon me this morning with a wonderfully close, comfortable shave.  I picked up a bottle of Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel yesterday, having run out of the Lavender some time ( Read more... )

today's shave:

Arko Normal shave cream
Shavemac SMF1 brush
Merkur Progress/Israeli blade
CAR Hydrolast a/s Skin Conditioner
Trumper Skin Food

One of my more comfortable, irritation-free shaves recently. I finally tried a technique mentioned to me by CAR for dealing with my difficult neck area, "J-Hooking." I was skeptical but it actually worked ( Read more... )