Thread: SOTD - Sun Nov 8th - Sat Nov 14th

Music: Java's Bachelor Pad (Java's Bachelor Pad)

Brush: Colonel Conk Travel Brush

Soap: Edwin Jagger - Aloe Vera

Strop: Jemico

Razor: Brookes & Crookes (Part of a 2 razor set in case I bought on ebay for £35.. The razors were surprisingly in perfect condition.. Even oiled. No rust no chips, scales good as new. Close to 'shave ready'. I just cleaned them, stropped them and shaved with one of them. Will try the other one tomorrow.) P.S. That is not a big chip in the blade you see on the picture, it is just the flash..

AS: L'Occitane CADE after shave balm + Smith's Rosebud Salve for a little nick on the chin where I managed to cut myself. And of course a little Lucky Tiger Mustache Wax for my 'Fu Manchu'.



Edit:

After an hour or so my skin is a little sore, so I guess the razor is a little dull.. But a few laps on a pasted strop should fix that.

Update on my shave with the Japanese razor. While I got a really smooth bbs with it and I found it very easy to use, I discovered today that my beard grew back quicker than when I use a western SR. Maybe it was because I didn't go WTG,XTG,ATG like I do with western SRs.. I just went WTG and ATG.