Shaving soaps and creams

Why I face lather

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As I have stressed repeatedly everything about traditional shaving is personal to you. You do exactly what you want no matter what anyone else says. This is part of the […]

My "go to" shaving kit

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One of the great joys of real, traditional shaving is the huge diversity of kit available. You could have many dozens of razors without having two the same, the same […]

The wonder of shaving soap sticks

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Real shavers have the option of using either soaps or creams. But basically creams are just soaps with added water, they are far more expensive per shave and they go […]

Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap

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Mitchell’s Wool Fat (MWF), and the supposedly identical Kent Brush shaving soap, has a legendary status in the traditional shaving community. It is regarded by many as the gold standard […]

Real shaving whilst you travel

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Real shaving, with a dual edged (DE) safety razor and lather generated with a brush, was the dominant way of shaving on planet earth for about 50 years, practised by […]

Brushless shaving cream

In an earlier article I explained how I bought some brushless shaving cream at T K Maxx, due to my own stupidity and lack of attention. Well, when you have […]

Creightons

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And here is a massive money saving tip. A lot of the very upmarket British gentlemen’s grooming companies (Some of whom are in my St James’s article) have their shaving […]

Equipping yourself for real shaving

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This is the question I get asked most. Someone wants to come over from the dark side and start real shaving. Suddenly they are confronted with infinite choice. This is […]

I went to T K Maxx

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Now I know that I said I didn’t need any more shaving soaps and creams, but a journey that went straight past T K Maxx was more than a little […]