I have been straight razor shaver for almost a year. I started to wonder what kind of special rituals people might have about shaving at christmas. Do you have special shaving soap or SR that you use on your christmas shave. I have already my own rituals about wet shaving but I am interested to hear from you too.

What comes to my christmas shave ritual I am going to mix old finnish folklore and straight razor shaving. First I go to christmas sauna and smack myself with punch of birch branches (called vihta or vasta in finnish). Sauna and vihta smoothes nicely stubble and skin so this works as pre-shave. Then I use my favorite C.V. Heljestrand SR and Col. Conk's amber shaving shoap. I do all three passes and then use cold towel after shave and aftershave balsam.

Althought I have noticed that I start all important celebration to me with wet shaving.