Musgo Shaving Tips

1. HOT WATER
   This is the essential for a perfect shave are water & warmth - bristles become softer and easier to cut and facial muscles are relaxed, the best time to shave is after a bath or shower
2. PREP THE FACE
   For those with sensitive skin or who desire a particularly smooth shave - use a glycerin based product to prep the face - such as Skin Food, or Musgo Glycerine Lime Oil Soap. This will help the razor glide smoothly across the face.
3. LATHER
   When using cream, place a modest amount in the palm of one hand, dip the brush in hot water & build up a rich creamy later on your brush. Wet the face and with a circular motion apply the later to the beard making the hairs stand proud - if using a shave soap dip the brush in hot water and later on soap in bowl.
4. SHAVE
   Using a good blade that has been warmed under hot running water, shave the beard in the direction of growth - rinse the blade frequently. Never shave ‘against the grain’ as this causes razor burn. To find the unique direction of hair growth, use your fingertips on a wet beard.
   Rinse the face with warm water , then cool and pat dry.
5. MOISTURIZE A good wet shave exfoliates and cleanses the skin - but your skin also needs protection from the elements. Products containing alcohol should not be applied directly to newly shave skin as this may inflame or cause dryness - though some Men love that sting ! Use Musgo Aftershave Balsam which can be custom scented to match your shave cream scent or left unscented.
6. FRAGRANCE
   For best results colognes and other fragrances should be applied to ‘hot spots’ behind the earlobes and on the sides and back of neck.

Barclay Crocker
http://www.barclaycrocker.com

Lawyer Leaves Bar For Soap

It seems ironic that someone who hates shaving should get into a business importing shaving products.

But therein lies the tale.

Because shaving was always so uncomfortable for him, Jon Bresler tried, with varying degrees of disappointment, every shaving cream, foam, soap and gel he could get his hands on. Fortunately for him, for us and, we hope, for you, he finally came across Musgo Real, made in, not England or Germany, but in Portugal. Not only had he, at last, discovered a superior shaving cream but was so enthusiastic that he abandoned the legal profession to form a company (”Lafco”) to import and distribute the Achilles Brito Co. products (which include the “Musgo Real” line of shaving products) in the United States. The bar’s loss is our gain.

Sounding more like an evangelist selling salvation than a salesman selling soap, Jon stopped by Barclay Crocker with some samples of Musgo Real.

It only took one shave to sell us. And it is now our best selling single product

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