Advent 2021 – seventeenth surprise

Gifts&Care are selling a solidarity advent calendar this year to raise money and awareness for the ongoing volcanic eruption at La Palma. Let’s see what is in the sixteenth bag!

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Advent 2021 – sixteenth surprise

Gifts&Care are selling a solidarity advent calendar this year to raise money and awareness for the ongoing volcanic eruption at La Palma. Let’s see what is in the sixteenth bag!

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If Santa looks different this year…

…Schick is to blame!

A 1936 advertisement for the then new Schick injector

The box, and the details of the razor, indicates to me that this is what today is referred to as a Schick Type E1. A steal at 2 US dollars, even if that today equals a little under 40 dollars. Given that the E-type razors still holds up – my E2 is from 1941 – and shaves great, I can see why Santa might get tempted to change his looks.

Advent 2021 – fifteenth surprise

Gifts&Care are selling a solidarity advent calendar this year to raise money and awareness for the ongoing volcanic eruption at La Palma. Let’s see what is in the fifteenth bag!

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Shave of the day 15th December 2021

Razor: “Normal”

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Vie-Long #13051M

Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream

Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus

Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit

Additional Care: Alum Block

SOTD 2021-12-15
SOTD 2021-12-15

Advent 2021 – fourteenth surprise

Gifts&Care are selling a solidarity advent calendar this year to raise money and awareness for the ongoing volcanic eruption at La Palma. Let’s see what is in the fourteenth bag!

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Larkin Buffalo Safety Razor and Instructions

Sometimes I find a razor online I’ve never heard about before. Like the Larkin Buffalo Safety Razor, which seems to be manufactured for the Larking Company – the people behind the Larkin Idea which I’ve mentioned before.

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Advent 2021 – thirteenth surprise

Gifts&Care are selling a solidarity advent calendar this year to raise money and awareness for the ongoing volcanic eruption at La Palma. Let’s see what is in the thirteenth bag!

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Shave of the day 13th December 2021

Razor: “Normal”

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Omega #10048

Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream

Lather: Palmolive Sensitive w/ aloe vera

Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit

Additional Care: Alum Block

SOTD 2021-12-13
SOTD 2021-12-13

Advent 2021 – twelfth surprise

Gifts&Care are selling a solidarity advent calendar this year to raise money and awareness for the ongoing volcanic eruption at La Palma. Let’s see what is in the twelfth bag!

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