Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep, coffee bean brush
Razor: Mappin and Webb, Trustworthy
Cream: Arko
AS: Proraso
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean

Very nice shave and it felt right to grab the Proraso, I can feel the spring coming (even though it has been well below zero degrees C for too many mornings now).