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How international were you today?

I'm a little international every day. NO matter what I shave with I use products from at least three but most often four different countries.
Today's shave was a Merkur MII with a Wilkinson Sword cart, Tabac soap, Simpson brush, Musgo Real after shave. Today's shave is 4 countries.
 
We're smack dab in the middle of Tabac-tober ... what country do you think I used today?

Even when mixing brands, I like to keep things within national borders. So I can cross Musgo Real ASL with Lavanda cream and 444 and a Semogue brush, since all are from Portugal. Likewise, I can feel on safe ground mixing a T&H product with a ToBS one.
 
My suit and shaving soap comes from italy, my razor from germany, my blade from Japan, my shirts from Taiwan, my shoes from the USA, my cigars from Nicaragua, my wine from France, my dinner from Thailand.

God bless capitalism and globalization - it's made life so amazing :)
 
Today ...

1. Germany (Muhle R89)
2. England (Palmolive Euro shave stick and M&F brush)
3. Russia (Iridium Super blade)
4. Australia (location of shave)
5. New Zealand (nationality of shaver)
6. Italy (Proraso after shave)
 
ITALY: Proraso Preshave Cream
GERMANY: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut-rasiert" forum shaving brush 2011) )
SPAIN: Manantiales de La Toja Soap
NORWAY: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl  Fitjar Folgefonn Mint After Shave Balm
USA: 6/8" HartSteel BG, Satin, Quarter Ground, Square Point, O-1 steel (w/ blue silicon scales)
JAPAN: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
FRANCE: Eau De L'occitane Vetyver Eau de Toilette
 
Portugal: SEMOGUE LE10
Italy: Figaro Shaving Cream
Germany/USA: Mergress 500
Egypt: LORD Super Stainless
Germany: WELEDA After Shave Balm
 
England - Gillette "Slim Twist"
India - Super Max Platinum
China - Flying Crane brush
Australia - Palmolive shave stick
 
Water (Oahu, Hawaii)
Simpsons PJ x 2 (England)
Queen Charlotte Vostok (US)
Merkur HD (German)
Crystal Blues (Israel)
Floid Vigoroso (Spain)
 
USA - Dirty Bird scuttle.
Japan Feather razor.
Russia - Astra SP blade.
Germany - Muhle brush.
England - Salter shave cream.
Italy - Floid Blue.
 
ITALY: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel
ENGLAND: SIMPSON POLO PL10, Best Badger
SCOTLAND: Castle Forbes Shaving Cream Levender Essential Oil
NORWAY: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
FRANCE: 6/8" Le Talisman / PEROUX-COGNET, Thiers
JAPAN: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
PORTUGAL: Musgo Real After Shave Balsam  Eau de Cologne LAVANDA Ach. Brito
 
USA - Dirty Bird scuttle.
Japan Feather razor.
Russia - Astra SP blade.
Germany - Muhle brush.
England - Salter shave cream.
Italy - Floid Blue.
 
Turkey - Arko cream
Italy - Omega brush
Germany - Merkur Bakelite
Germany - Bolzano blade
Turkey - Arko Aqua AS

Newcomer to Bolzano blade, and I really don't think I like it. But Arko cream is great, and the AS is nicely soothing and refreshing.
 
Brush: Frank Shaving (China)
Cream: GFT (U.K.)
Shaver: Ikon (Thailand)
Blade: Feather (Japan)
Alum: Razo-Rock (Italy...India?)
Witch Hazel: Thayer's (USA)
Balm: 1805 (U.K.)
 
ITALY: Proraso Preshave Cream  6/8" Mastro Livi, Half hollow ground, Round Point (W/ Boxwood scales)
SPAIN: 3 mm Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush
USA: Madame Scodioli - Fiji Mermaid (The Briny Deep)  Madame Scodioli - Step Right Up (Cedar, Saffron + Vetyver)
JAPAN: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
AUSTRIA: Alt-Innsbruck
 
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