Jun. 28, 2024 We do this once a year
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Dorco Titan [2]
Lather: Palmolive - Classic cream
Post Shave: Laboratoires Osma - Alum Block (extra large size)
Fragrance: Eau de Robinet - Pure Canadian
~~Cheapy Tuesday~~ I mean, Frugal Friday: The day that we actually follow through on all those money-saving practices that we talked about when we were first contemplating switching to wetshaving. That lasted, for most of us, maybe a week; basically however long it took for us to start scrolling through SOTD posts and see such intriguing scents, or for an artisan to post about a new or upcoming scent. And there went most of the money we saved by switching to wetshaving; at least the shaves are more pleasant and environmentally friendly!
So for today's frugal shave: Palmolive shaving cream that I bought from a Canadian pharmacy near my parents' place for 3 Canadian Dollars for a 100ml tube! For Americans that's $2.19 for 3.38oz. A bargain!
Because there was an extra challenge I couldn't simply stop there. Razor? I got this Wilkinson Sword Classic with a 5 pack of blades locally for 8CAD ($5.84). Brush? Another Wilkinson Sword pharmacy special; 6CAD ($4.38).
As for the blade, a Dorco Titan, which going from Maggards website is the cheapest DE blade they seem to carry at less than 9.5 cents a blade.
Now I could have gone with Thayer's for the post shave which costs less than $0.75/oz, but! Osma... Either the 75g (2.65oz) standard block for $6.20 or the larger 100g (3.5oz) for $11 that comes with a storage case to protect the precious block of salt; this thing will probably outlast me! As long as I don't drop it. Considering how long it lasts and that I've already gone through more than one 12oz bottle of Thayer's while the Osma looks almost the same as it did brand new, I will argue that this is the better value.
As for the fragrance, I used Eau de Robinet. Most fragrance prices are measured in $/ml, but this one is priced by the 1000L (that's 264 US.gal). At $0.82 for 264 US gallons it's by far the most economical fragrance I can use, even if it is a very mild fragrance. Because it's so cheap and lightly fragrances I can use it liberally. And if you want to argue that it's not a real fragrance, well I checked, and it is!.
So there's my super cheapy shave; it happens about once a year so I make the most of it.