Current Rotation
Weekly shaves
During the week, I use the same products in order to review them when they are finished. The current setup during the week is:
- Rudy Vey Custom based on Simpson Chubby 1 (24mm x 48mm) in faux horn. Knotted in Finest
- Different straight razor every day / Ever-Ready SE 1912 / Schick Injector type L4
- Kanayama Strop Model #30,000 / When using a straight
- Barbus Shaving Soap
- Mennen Skin Bracer Original
Week-end Rotation
- Saturday is the anything can happen day! I randomly select a different soap, Aftershave and Cologne.
- Sunday is Proraso day, Proraso soap!
Brushes
- Rudy Vey Custom based on Simpson Chubby 1 (24mm x 48mm) in faux horn. Knotted in Finest
- Vintage Simms butterscotch with Silvertip 20mm knot
- Semogue 2020 Shaving Brush
- Omega 10077 Shaving Brush
- Wilkinson Sword bristle
Straight Razors
Click on the column header to sort the table.
Order | Size | Maker | Origin | Grind | Point/Tip | Notes |
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2 | 7/8 | Klas Törnblom "185" | Eskilstuna | Full Hollow | Round Tip | That one was NOS |
3 | 11/16 | Joseph Fenton & Sons | Sheffield | Extra Hollow | Square Point | Cutlers - Sheffield |
4 | 13/16 | The Celebrated Emperor - Napoleon | Germany | Full Hollow | Round Tip | White mother of pearl scales - Restoration by Oz |
5 | 6/8 | James Foster 7&8 Vicar Lane | Leeds - Sheffield | Full Hollow | Round Tip | Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor - set ready for use |
6 | 6/8 | John Heiffor | 3 Paradise Square - Sheffield | Half Hollow | Square Tip | Made in Sheffield for Robt. I. Cohen, Galveston, Texas |
8 | 6/8 | Bengall - T.R. Cadman & Sons | Sheffield | Full Hollow | Round Tip | Shaves are quick with a Bengall |
9 | 7/8 | W. Jno Baker Ltd. Sydney | Sheffield | Full Hollow | Round Tip | More information on the company |
10 | 6/8 | A Feist & Co Lunawerk | Solingen - Germany | Full Hollow | French Point | Restoration by Oz. |
11 | 13/16 | Rugby 1072 | Made in Austria | 1/4 Hollow | Square point | Phoenix Special Steel |
12 | 13/16 | The Pratical - HB520 | French steel | Full Hollow | Round Tip | My First Straight |
15 | 6/8 | Aurora - Finest Steel - 201 | Japan | Full Hollow | Square Tip | I also saw this one made in Soligen |
16 | 5/8 | Key City Cutlery co. | American Steel | Full Hollow | Square Tip | Restoration by Oz - Design of the scales by SWMBO |
17 | 6/8 | Fontenille | French steel | Half Hollow | Round Tip | Restoration by Oz |
18 | 6/8 | Albert Bellefontaine - Montreal | Made in France | Full Hollow | Square Tip | Happy Barber Etching |
19 | 6/8 | John Heiffor | 3 Paradise Square - Sheffield | Extra Hollow Ground | Barber Point | Very Sharp Straight |
20 | 6/8 | Diana for Gentlemen | Japan | Full Hollow | Spike | Very nice shoulderless |
21 | 6/8 | Bengall - T.R. Cadman & Sons | Sheffield | Full Hollow | Round Point | Made for Thomas' Supply Stores |
22 | 6/8 | Bengall - T.R. Cadman & Sons | Sheffield | Full Hollow | Round Point | Who where the Ward Bros.? |
23 | 6/8 | Thomas Turner | Sheffield | 1/4 Hollow | Round Point | The razor is marked "M & D Canada 1916" |
Strops
Pre-shave
- Hot shower
Soaps
Palmolive OZ Shaving Stick | Vintage Palmolive Shave Stick (Oz) | Pré de Provence Shaving Soap |
Ralph Lauren Safari Shaving Soap | Otoko Organics shaving soap | Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick |
Dovo shaving soap | Charismata Cherry Pipe Tobacco Shaving Soap | De Vergulde Hand Shaving Soap |
Barbus Shaving Soap | Fitjar Norwegian Fern shaving soap | Sir Irisch Moos Shave Stick |
Monsavon | Palmolive EU Shaving Stick | La Toja Shaving Stick |
Proraso Eucalyptus Shaving Soap | Arko Shaving Stick | Camelot Classic Shaving Stick |
Derby Shaving Stick | Tweex Shaving Stick | GZD Beber Shaving Stick |
Williams Mug Shaving Soap | De Vergulde Hand Shaving Stick | Chicman Shaving Stick |
Lea Shaving Stick | Tabac Shaving Stick | Erasmic Shaving Stick |
Aftershaves
Colognes
- Brut
- Christian Dior - Fahrenheit
Wish list
Gear that I need to try eventually on my journey... It should take me a few years to buy those one by one and try them | |||
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Institute Karité | Provence Santé Shave Soap | L'Occitane Cade shaving soap | GFT Coconut Shaving Soap |
GFT Rose Shaving Soap | Plisson Shaving Soap | Kruidvat Shaving Soap | Figaro shaving soap |
Altesse French Milled soap | Omega shaving soap | Gaia Made For Men Shave Cream | Mandom Lúcido Aftershave |
Floïd Blue Italian | Booster Barbershop Classics June Clover Aftershave | Booster Barbershop Classics Jickey Aftershave | Booster Barbershop Classics Aquarius Aftershave |
Booster Barbershop Classics Bay Rum Aftershave | Booster Barbershop Classics Oriental Spice Aftershave | Jade East Aftershave |
I would buy again
I would NOT buy again
Product | Reason |
Hemp Shave Stick (Marijuana Moisture - Australian made) | Lather disappears within a minute no matter how you use it. |
Pashana Original Aftershave | Too oily when applying the AS and a bit overpowering |
Sir Irisch Moos Aftershave | Like Pashana, too oily when applying the AS and a bit overpowering |
Erasmic Shaving Stick | Lather disappears within a minute no matter how you use it. |