Really fine shave today. The brush with the Snoo is my new Wicked_Edge brush, with a badger+horsehair knot. It’s a very nice brush indeed, made by Vie-Long. The shaving soap is new to me, and I’ll be using it more. This morning I got a good lather despite the puck slipping around in the tub (purchased separately from Mama Bear). The fragrance is good, but I need more experience.
My vintage German slant did a fine job with a three-pass shave, and finish of Creed’s Green Irish Tweed makes a good start to the week.
I did indeed use a Jlocke98 pre-shave. I finally got my bottles and mixed up four types. (I am also interested in grapeseed oil and avocado oil and almond oil). I used 1/4 c Dr. Bronner’s liquid soap and 2 tsp of the oil. Here they are, just after mixing and shaking:
After they settled overnight, the soil separated somewhat, just like the (hazelnut) oil in my Martin De Candre shampoo, shown at the left. So these are “shake before using” mixes.
The one I used this morning was the emu-oil mix. It seemed to work well. I’ll use it for the week, then try a different one for a week.
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