Mastery of the Shaving Brush: Part 2 – How to use your Brush
So you’ve purchased your shave brush, now what do you do? Well, if you have an animal hair shave brush you will probably need to prepare it for its first use. More likely than not the first few times you use that brush you will be aware of an unpleasant aroma. Its very common and should disappear after a couple weeks of use, but you can hasten the process several ways. First, you can soak it in a solution of 1 part distilled white vinegar... Read More
Mastery of the Shaving Brush: Part 1 – Choosing your Brush
Lets talk about shaving brushes for a moment. You may think they’re old fashioned or foppish but the truth is using a shaving brush can make a huge difference in the quality of your shave. Unfortunately selecting and using a shaving brush can bea little confusing to the uninitiated. So lets start with trying to make a little sense out of the options. The most obvious selection criteria is price. You should be able to find a brush with virtually... Read More
Friday Five: Royal Warrant Shaving, Concorde train, Back Shaver v.2, Tree Hotel and Old (is Gold) Spice…
Kent Brushes This weeks Friday Five has a slightly different ebb and flow to it, starting with some UK heritage. G B Kent & Sons Ltd, have manufactured brushes since the eighteenth century making it one of the oldest established companies in Great Britain. Impressive. Not only that, such is their heritage and calibre of their craftsmanship, they have been granted a Royal Warrant for the last nine reigns of the British Monarchy. Very impressive. ... Read More
Review: The Art Of Shaving Lavender Carry On Kit
The Art of Shaving’s travel kit is actually quite interesting when you look at it, consisting of 4 distinct elements (Shaving Oil, Shave Cream, a Badger-Hair brush, and post-shave Balm), which, obviously, should combine to give the user a fabulous experience when utilising it. And, once I extricated it from the packaging, I have to admit that it performs really well. The oil is slick and enough comes out to actually spread across your whole face,... Read More
eShave Travel Shave Brush
Using shaving brushes can be likened to having a pet; once you’ve had one, you can’t imagine life without one. eShave founder and developer, Danielle Malka, declares, “We have seen a high demand from our jet set clients for a brush to use on the go so we decided to create the ultimate travel brush.” Good thinking. The travel shave brush uses the same fine badger hair that is used for their regular shaving brush so that there is no compromise.... Read More
How to shave – from the experts at êShave
How many times have you woken up in the morning, and thought to yourself : “Urgh… I need to shave today!”? It’s time to start Enjoying Shaving! êShave is a premier shaving line that has perfected its formulas over the last 12 years to provide you an effective and reliable, alcohol free, shaving regime. Once you start using wet shaving products, you will notice a great difference on your skin, and say goodbye to these 5’o clock shadows,... Read More
