Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Delan d’Men Enegenic
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE mixed badger/boar
Razor: Cadet TP-01 Open Comb with a Astra Green Blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Spotted this online today – basically a pair of marbles in a holder to keep your razor honed. No idea if it works, but a neat idea.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Nivea Mild Cream
Brush: Vie Long 14033 mixed horse/badger
Razor: Cadet TP-01 Open Comb with a Astra Green Blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Face Protector
When most men wants to remove unsightly hair, they reach for a razor and some foamy stuff… …women on the other hand seem to do horrible things to themselves, such as:
Honestly, I rather suffer shave bumps and cuts from using a cartridge than doing any of those things…
Ladies? Keep your hairy legs if you like – or get your Significant Other to whip up some lather and shave them for you – because those things you do to keep them smooth sounds horrifying!
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Vie Long 13051M pure unbleached horse
Razor: Cadet TP-01 Open Comb with a fresh Astra Green Blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Arko Ice Mint Cream
Brush: Turkish No6 “horse”
Razor: Cadet TTO-11 Twist To Open / Open Comb with a Feather Blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
John Monk’s “pig scraper” – ergonomics was apparently not invented in 1874…
I do like the simple design though – this razor can be made from a simple piece of bent sheet metal. For someone with access to a sheet metal hand brake, some stainless steel and time, it should be pretty straight forward to construct a modern, cheap, simple razor for a modern SE blade.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Proraso
Brush: Vie Long 14033 mixed horse/badger
Razor: Cadet TTO-11 Twist To Open / Open Comb with a Feather Blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayer’s Original Witch Hazel
Pulling a dragnet across the web brings up some interesting titbits now and then, and the 1762 Perrett’s safety razor is one of them.
By placing a wooden guard around an ordinary straight razor, in such a manner that only a sliver of the edge protruded, you were at least sure not to slice your ear or nose off while shaving. Still a far cry from the more modern DE and SE razors, but from what I can tell it was the very first baby step towards the razors we know and love. The basic idea was copied and expanded upon for the next hundred or so years.
Pre-shave: GzD shave stick (shave sticks works for pre-shave too)
Lather: GzD shave stick
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE mixed badger/boar
Razor: Cadet TTO-11 Twist To Open / Open Comb with a Feather Blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse and BodyShop Maca Root Face Protector