Journey's end.

I started this blog in 2009 to record my journey back to the world of traditional wet shaving. I published
Fido's Shaving Brush Blog soon afterwards having assembled a large collection of shaving brushes and  completed a lot of research. Then New Forest Brushes was established in 2010.

I hope that readers who stumble across my jottings here will have found something of interest. It has been a journey of exploration. I have tried a variety of products and variations in my shaving technique. And I have recorded my findings about many aspects of the world of wet shaving. I think that after 486 posts it's time to draw this blog to a close and focus my attention on my brush business.

Anyone interested can now follow me on Twitter as New Forest Brushes by following the link below.

                                  @New Forest Brushes

My thanks to my regular followers and to those who have posted comments. All much appreciated.

Low price creams

Each of the creams I have recently bought are very easy to lather and are all just as good as much more expensive creams. If I have an issue it's about the scents. None match the enjoyment of using a cream the scent of which you have determined as something you specifically enjoy. Having said that, in the years I used canned goo, I never gave a thought to the scent! I'll use up all the creams and I'll be interested to discover which ones I decide to replace.

Boots shaving cream

£1.05 for 125g.

I'll be using it soon.

Palmolive cream

£2.05. And the spending goes on .......

The Santa Cruz Hot Dog

Nothing to do with shaving, it just caught my eye. And I'm hungry.

Ingram shaving cream

I have now used this for several days with a variety of brushes. Each time I have bowl lathered. What can I say? It creates great lather quickly and easily. A pleasant and not too strong menthol scent, enabled a nice smooth shave leaving the skin soft and moist. At £1.75 in Superdrug UK stores, it's great value and will now take a place in my regular rotation. I'm fast becoming a bit miserly with my spending on creams and soaps. I have just ordered some Boots Cool Cologne shaving cream for £1.05 which I will pick up from my local Boots store next week.

How to remove a shaving brush knot

It works!

Just click the link below:

How to remove a knot

25 minutes and out it came!