Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua Balsamica
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Wet Shaving Products Pre-production Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block & Barbossa Organic Sandalwood Beard Oil
Or to give the original title for the Austrian patent granted in 1911; “Sicherheitsvorrichtung für Rasiermesser”. A more direct translation would be “Safety contraption for shaving knife”.
The original approach – as exemplified by the 1762 Perrett’s safety razor – was to place a guard on a straight razor. The idea were only slightly changed in the guise of Paul Zammet’s Improved Razor Guard. And in 1911 Thomas Claude Durham made another incremental improvement. Well, that and a bit more.
Continue readingRazor: Schick E2
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block & Barbossa Organic Sandalwood Beard Oil
There is always room for improvement. The thin bladed safety razor Gillette invented improved upon the various wedge razors. Harry Clough came up with an improved handle that could do the same for the straight razor. In effect Harry, who was a Printer’s Engineer, came up with a shavette using double edged blades – even if he didn’t tout it as such. In a way, his patent was only tangentially related to razors – but it’s only a small and intuitive step from it to a shaver.
Continue readingRazor: Schick E2
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Additional Care: Alum Block & Oak SOS Beard Oil
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Proraso Wood and Spice
Additional Care: Alum Block
Yes, yes it is. But then again, so is a regular three piece double edge blade for most people.
Locks the blade safe – in metal. has to be important, since they repeat it three times in thirty seconds.
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Dr Selby Lavender
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block & Barbossa Organic Sandalwood Beard Oil
Delightfully seventies… and short too.