…and BAM, Episode 46 of The Moustache & Blade Show!

Amanda Stott (right) with the Soap Queen!

Welcome to the Artisan Edition. In today’s show Ryan meets up with Robert Carey (of Zen Shave) and his daughter Bryce in Pasadena, California. The 3 of them pretty much viking raid Old Town Shaving Company! After that join Frances Towle and Douglas as they catch up with Amanda Stott of Tiki Bar Soap! Thanks for tuning in folks and Shave On, On, On…..

Check Out Amanda’s Tiki Bar Youtube Channel For Some Great Vids and Don’t forget Her Blog Too! A special thanks to Amanda for hanging with Fran and I for this interview, we wish you many a close shave!

Upcoming Meet Ups Listed Below!

 

 It’s Called Wet Shaving

itscalledwetshaving.com – “Heirloom” from Ryan Steven Green on Vimeo.

 

 “Heirloom” Our First Wet Shaving Commercial for …Wet Shaving!

Upcoming Wet Shaving Events:

New York, Tri-State Meet-up – Long Island, NY– June 27th – For More Info Visit The Gold Dollar Shave Club Facebook Page!

UK Wet Shaving Society Meet-Up! – CNottingham, Canal House– July 4th – For More Info Visit the UK Wet Shaving Society Facebook Page!

2nd Annual North East Shave Meet up! – Boston, Ma – September 26th, location: TBA – For more info check out the 2nd Annual NE Shave Meet-up Face Book Page!

Ohio 12th Annual Razor Meet-Up – West Chester Township, OH -October 10th – For More Info Visit The Razor Meet-up Official Site

 

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and contact us today with any ideas, topics or guests you would like to hear on our humble little podcast. Bravo to you all and SHAVE ON, on ,on,on!

 

You can also contact us via email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Please Follow us on Twitter and Join The HTGAM G+ Community today!

 

 Please Check Out Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements!

– Shaving Soap, Brushes, Razors & More!- THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

We also encourage you to please help us get the buzz out and visit: 

Welcome to Episode 45 of Moustache & Blade!

Welcome folks to yet another action packed episode of M&B, we have a great show ahead of us today! It’s been an epic couple of weeks in shavedom, The Big Shave West, and then the launch of It’s Called Wet Shaving…madness. Not only in episode 45 do we do a recap of TBSW and give you more Quick Wet Shaving Tips w/ Doug but we also bring you an exclusive interview with Leon Teresenko of Pasteur Pharmacy!

Pasteur Pharmacy has been a wet shaving destination store for sometime now, anyone who participates in the forums knows Pasteur…but do they really? Pasteur Pharmacy has always been a mystery and today we take a look behind the curtain and meet one of the gents who started it all…stay tuned!

 

 It’s Called Wet Shaving

itscalledwetshaving.com – “Heirloom” from Ryan Steven Green on Vimeo.

 

 “Heirloom” Our First Wet Shaving Commercial for …Wet Shaving!

 

Upcoming Wet Shaving Events:

 The South Florida Wet Shavers Meet-up – Homestead, FL – May 30th – For More Info Visit TSFWSMU Page

Chicago Wet Shavers Meet-Up! – Chicago, Il – June 6th – For More Info Visit CWSMU Page (Ray Pope Will Be There!)

Ohio 12th Annual Razor Meet-Up – West Chester Township, OH -October 10th – For More Info Visit The Razor Meet-up Official Site

 

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and contact us today with any ideas, topics or guests you would like to hear on our humble little podcast. Bravo to you all and SHAVE ON, on ,on,on!

 

You can also contact us via email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Please Follow us on Twitter and Join The HTGAM G+ Community today!

 

 Please Check Out Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements!

– Shaving Soap, Brushes, Razors & More!- THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

We also encourage you to please help us get the buzz out and visit: http://moustacheandblade.com this will bring you to a pre-populated tweet that all you need to do is send! Thanks again for listening and check out our other episodes!

 

 Welcome To Episode 44!

[Note: The Big Shave West Contest Is Below!]

What a great episode we have in store for you today folks! This one clocks in a little over 90 minutes and really packs in loads of tips, tricks and insight into the rabbit hole that wet shaving is. First off Ryan and Doug catch up on what’s new and prepare themselves, mentally and physically, for The Big Shave West Wet Shave West Gathering, happening in Pasadena, Ca this April 25th!

The Boys also catch up Jerry Rosenthal, founder and organizer of the Ohio Razor Meet-Up! This coming October marks their 12th Annual Event and Doug is excited to hear all about it. Special Guest Speakers, Like Minded Collectors and of course the mother load of vintage razors to be bought, sold, traded, shared and talked about! A really wonderful time for the budding razor collector or salted sailor…but don’t take our word for it, here’s a blurb from the official website:

Find Your Holy Grail!

The 12th National Shaving Collectibles Meeting is being held on October 10-11 of this year in conjunction with the National Shaving Mug Collectors Association. Collectors and fans of shaving memorabilia will gather with people having similar interests in safety razors, straight razors, shaving mugs, stroppers and hones, razor blades, blade banks, barber bottles, and other shaving related items. See in person those rare collectibles you only read about or see in pictures. Join your fellow collectors in an atmosphere of congeniality, sharing, and stimulating discussions and presentations.

A Special Thanks To Jerry for hanging out with us and giving us the skinny on what sounds to be one of the most unique meet-ups happening this season!

Happy Tax Day People! Normally that kinda greeting may seem out of place on a wet shaving podcast, but not today. We thought we’d try shave something off the top for our faithful listeners who happen to Buy, Sell, Trade, make Youtube Vids, Wet Shaving Podcasts, etc and pretty much wanna get some deductions for their hobby expenses. I know, sounds crazy but Douglas thinks he’s cracked the Collectors Code and dragged in his favorite wet shaving CPA, Mike Buckwash. Is Doug’s zany idea nothing more than a dream? Listen and hear as Mike lays down the facts and drops some tax breaking knowledge!

Here’s what it looks like on paper…digital paper:

Facts

1)     A hobbyist, in the eyes of the IRS, can deduct hobby-related expenses only from hobby-related income. Read differently, hobbyists can deduct their hobby-related expenses only from the income our wonderful hobby generates. Okay, so stop and think about this for a second. Income means you made money on this hobby somehow. Expenses means you paid for something related to the hobby. Inherently, this implies that you cannot deduct hobby-related expenses if you don’t have hobby-related income. So, off the bat, someone who doesn’t want or doesn’t typically sell stuff on Buy/Sell/Trade’s (“BSTs”) , forums, eBay, etc…you can go grab a beer or something because this tax deduction conversation probably won’t interest you and you’re stuck with the expenses of the wet shaving world. J

2)     These hobby expenses are deductible and included only as something called a “Miscellaneous Itemized Deduction”, which is a section of a Schedule you file with the IRS if you itemize your deductions. Now, this will also cross a lot of people off the list too of “those who care about this portion of the podcast”,

 

 Welcome to Episode 43 of Moustache & Blade!

Damn, what a show do we have for you today…shims, barbers, Vegas…utter debauchery. Join Ryan and Douglas as they catch up after a few weeks off and share exciting news on upcoming wet shaving events (see below)! Also in today’s show, more Quick Wet Shaving Tips, A On The Scene Interview by Christian Lévesque with Omar Romero, Master Barber at Vinny’s Barbershop in LA. Lastly, we catch up with man about town these days, Con Kazantzidis!

 

Con Kazantzidis is one of our favorite Australians and personalities in the ever growing “entertainment” end of the wet shaving world! Kazantzidis is know for his high quality, highly informative videos on Youtube and Vimeo. Con is also founder of the ever popular Shave The Man Facebook Forum and G+ Community of the same name! That said, when Con and his family showed up in the USA I knew come hell or high water I needed to catch this interview! I left for Nevada around 3am, 6 hours and about 8 cups of coffee later I met up with Con and his entourage at a Illy’s Coffee Shop in sunny Las Vegas…and it was on.

A very special thanks to Con & Kim for putting up with my shenanigans and delivering a terrific interview! Another big thanks to Mr Christian Lévesque, we look forward to more “On The Scenes”! Please visit Con’s Shave The Man Youtube Channel today!

 

How To Make A Re-usable Shim For A DE Safety Razor

Today’s Quick Wet Shaving Tip

 

 

Upcoming Wet Shaving Events:

 The Big Shave West – Pasadena, CA – April 25th- For More Info Visit The Big Shave West @ Old Town Shaving Co

The South Florida Wet Shavers Meet-up – Homestead, FL – May 30th – For More Info Visit TSFWSMU Page

Chicago Wet Shavers Meet-Up! – Chicago, Il – June 6th – For More Info Visit CWSMU Page (Ray Pope Will Be There!)

Ohio 12th Annual Razor Meet-Up – West Chester Township, OH -October 10th – For More Info Visit The Razor Meet-up Official Site

 

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and 

 Welcome To Episode 42 of Moustache & Blade!

Today we have a rather epic show featuring none other than “The Most Dangerous Man in Wet Shaving”, Ray Pope! Ray has only been on the scene for a short while but man did he strike with shock and awe! Ray takes a slightly different, no holds barred approach to his shaves of the day and youtube vids.  We are very proud to present one of our favorite youtube personalities to our listening audience! Please visit and subscribe to Ray Pope’s  Official Youtube Channel Today!

We also sent David Fernicola out on the scene to catch up with Bill Tsugranes at last weekends most epic wet shave yet to date, Pasteurs Pharmacy Meet! The there is a call in from a listener who picks Ryan and Doug’s brain on their daily drivers. Lastly, poor, young and impressionable Ryan Steven Green ends up with acute Tourettes Syndrome…All this and more coming your way on this weeks M&B! Shave On, on, on…

SPECIAL THANKS TO Ray Pope, David Fernicola and Billy Tsugranes!

RAY POPE’S Epic Drill Brush Lather Vid

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– Synergy Shaving Soap, Brushes, Razors & More!-

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Welcome back to Moustache & Blade – Episode 41!!!

Greetings folks and welcome back to Moustache & Blade…Season 2! It’s been a hot minute since Ryan and Douglas have been on the mic, but fear not the Dynamic, Wet Shaving Duo are back to fill that void! (That said, Join our new Moustache & Blade Facebook Page!)

In Episode 41 of M&B Douglas and Ryan are joined by Lg Format Barbershop Photographer Mat Marrash! This is a fascinating interview whether or not you are a professional photographer or just a novice with a smartphone! Mat creates stunning, timeless works of barbershop art that one can get lost in! 

Also on today’s show, more Quick Wet Shaving Tips w/ Douglas, how to re-purpose those empty aftershave & cologne bottles! 

Doug drops some more Quick Wet Shaving Tips, what to do with that empty AS or Cologne bottle.  All in all it’s good to be back and we appreciate all the supportive emails from our listeners wishing us holiday cheer and wondering when our next episode was coming….sorry for the delay folks!

Special Thanks to our Editor Austin Diekmeyer and Mat Marrash for taking time out of his busy schedule for us! Follow Mat on Twitter, Facebook and Please Visit his site for some wonderful Barbershop Photography!

Single Serve Bay Rum Recipe:

One Empty 3.5 – 4 oz Bottle

2 oz Rum

1 oz Distilled Water

.50 oz Glycerin

One reusable Mesh Coffee Filter

8 oz Measuring Cup 

1/4 tsp Allspice Berries – 1/4 tsp Dried or Fresh Ginger – Pinch of Cinnamon – 1 Cap of Pure Vanilla Extract – Pinch of Orange Zest – 3 to 5 crushed Bay Leaves (Important: Pimenta Racemosa not Bay Laurel) – Or Substitute 25-35 drops of Bat Essential Oil.

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– Synergy Shaving Soap, Brushes, Razors & More!-

We also encourage you to please help us get the buzz out and visit: http://moustacheandblade.com this will bring you to a pre-populated tweet that all you need to do is send! Thanks again for listening and check out our other episodes!

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Moustache & Blade Podcast, SPECIAL EDITION!

Greetings Folks, here is the episode you have all been waiting for, the announcement of our Lo Haiku Synergy 2.0 Shaving Soap and RazoRock Stealth Winner! Thank you all for participating and submitting your wet shaving haiku! The response from our listening audience was off the hook, and I wish we could have read them all!

That said, keep those wet shaving haiku coming and we will be sure to read them on future shows!

Also on today’s show we bring you a very special interview with a wet shaving noob, Brad Witty. Brad is only a few weeks into “the craft” and we wanted to pick his brain about it, get some perspective and even energize ourselves resonating with his new born excitement for an activity we have all fallen in love with, traditional wet shaving!

Thank you all again for playing and due to the success of this contest many more are to follow! SHAVE ONNNNNN!

 

NOTE: Lo Haiku shall be released at 5pm EST today! (10/15/2014)

Winning Wet Shaving Haiku:

Water’s Soothing Warmth

Through Clouds Of Snow My Blade Glides

-Late For Work Again.

(Winner announced on show)

A VEry Special Thanks To The Old Town Shaving Company For A Great Idea & A Great Razor!

STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEXT CONTEST!

Click Image To Get It!

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and contact us today with any ideas, topics or guests you would like to hear on our humble little podcast. Bravo to you all and SHAVE ON, on ,on,on!

Have a question for us or suggestion give us a ring! (347) 333-1511 [outside of US dial oo1 first]

You can also contact us via email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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 Welcome back to another entertaining episode of Moustache & Blade, Episode 39!

It’s funny the things that happen when you travel. When you get outside of your comfort zone and open yourself up to new thoughts, new experiences, new people. This is the state of mind in which I found myself on June 25, 2014 on the island of Paros when my wife took me by the arm and said, “Ryan, I think you’re going to want to see this.” She led me to a tiny Barbershop called Grigoris where I met the lovely human being who you’ll hear speak in just a moment.

What started out as a straight razor shave turned into one of those encounters you walk away from feeling encouraged, refreshed, and all-around better about life. I hope this very special–international!–“On the Scene” episode of Moustache & Blade gives you a little bit of that sensation as well. 

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and contact us today with any ideas, topics or guests you would like to hear on our humble little podcast. Bravo to you all and SHAVE ON, on ,on,on!

 

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Welcome to Moustache & Blade, Episode 38!

Ahhh where to begin? This was such a fun interview, we thought it was so nice, we decided to do it twice! That’s right, this is the second interview we did with The Q Brothers, JQ and Anthony….long story. Regardless, we will fill you in on the show. For all of you who are hip to Merz Apothecary, located in Chicago, this is the show for you!

The Q Brothers have really made a name for themselves in the wet shaving world. Not only are they responsible for bringing us Smallflower, Merz Apothecary’s online site and Smallflower TV but also the Great Shave events of the past! This fall will also bring us the opening of their very own men’s grooming store “The Q Brothers”…fittingly enough.

It really is difficult to write an introduction for these two, your going to have to just hit play and kick back!

Also on today’s show, an epic listener call in! So thank you for checking back in for yet another fun filled, wet shaving, male grooming bonanza of M&B zaniness! Enjoy and SHAVE ON, on, on, on…  

 

A Very Special Thank You To Anthony & JQ, YOU GUYS ROCK! 

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and contact us today with any ideas, topics or guests you would like to hear on our humble little podcast. Bravo to you all and SHAVE ON, on ,on,on!

 

 

Have a question for us or suggestion give us a ring! (347) 333-1511 [outside of US dial oo1 first]

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 A Very Warm Welcome Back To Moustache & Blade – Episode 37!

“Wow” is all I can say (inside joke), this interview has been such a long time coming! We have been receiving emails for months from our listeners on Geo, demanding we interview him…yet try as we did, it seemed impossible. It seemed Geo just would not give us the time of day.

But finally the stars must have aligned and radio silence was broken! Dramatics aside, Geo was just a phone call away…duh. Anyways, we are very excited to have finally roped him into an interview.

For the last 4 years Geo has really been making noise in the wet shaving community, a mover and a shaker he certainly is. Not only has Geo taught more folks how to wet shave than most on via his bombastic Youtube presence he is also the owner and proprietor of SHAVE NATION, a kick ass shaving supply store and website! 

Also on today’s show we will be answering some listener letters and then joining Ryan and his “noobian” father once more as they visit Old Town Shaving Company together!

We would like to give Geo a big thanks and a virtual fist bump, it was a real pleasure and honor to have him with us today! Thank you sir for your time and keep doing what you’re doing…we got your back. Bravo!

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Show Geo some love & Subscribe to his channel today: Geo Fatboy Youtube

 

Thanks to all our listeners for the support, feedback and all around positive “vibes”! We do this show for you and with much love and drive to play forward the wet shaving renaissance we now find ourselves in! Please don’t be shy and contact us today with any ideas, topics or guests you would like to hear on our humble little podcast. Bravo to you all and SHAVE ON, on ,on,on!

 

Have a question for us or suggestion give us a ring! (347) 333-1511 [outside of US dial oo1 first]

You can also contact us via email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Please Follow us on Twitter and Join The HTGAM G+ Community today!

 

Please Check Out Phoenix Artisan Accoutrments

– Phoenix Shaving Soap, Brushes, Razors & More!-

We also encourage you to please help us get the buzz out and visit: http://moustacheandblade.com this will bring you to a pre-populated tweet that all you need to do is send! Thanks again for listening and check out our other episodes!