No shave of the day 29th July 2022

Because still on vacation, and I want to see how long it gets before Monday…

How to take care of blade and razor, anno early 1940s

Razors and blades are precision instruments and needs to be taken care of. Let us see what the Gillette Company had to say about it in the early 1940’s – in the form of some animated blades and razors.

Interestingly it talks about both Gillette’s double edged Aristocrat and the Valet AutoStrop.

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No shave of the day 27th July 2022

Because vacation messes up my routine, that is why.

Safety razor blade receptacle

Remember Nicolas Testi and his shaving cream dispensing tube? Turns out that was not his first rodeo patent. He also – on behalf of Gillette – patented a safety razor blade receptacle.1

The patent is classified by the US patent office as B65D83/10. Or, in layman’s terms, as pertaining2 to containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession for dispensing razor-blades

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Shave of the noon 25th July 2022

Razor: Schick E2

Blade: Schick Injector

Brush: Vie-Long #13051M

Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream

Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the afternoon 22nd July 2022

Razor: Schick G4

Blade: Schick Injector

Brush: Omega #10048

Pre-Shave: Prep Original

Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus

Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shaving gear statistics, aka there is an app for that part III.

A few years ago I posted about Shaving Buddy, an Android and iOS app that lets you keep track of your shaving gear statistics. Since I posted about it last, it has gained one major and several minor updates. It is a much more capable app now than it was in 2015, which is why I keep using it.

Having used it for more than a few shaves, I now have quite a bit of shaving gear statistics. Which I’m sure can tell us something about my shaving habits.

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Shave of the night 20th July 2022

Razor: Schick G4

Blade: Schick Injector

Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012

Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream

Lather: B&M Latha Oceana

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Container for shaving accessories

Once you have a razor and brush, you’ll need somewhere to store them. A container for shaving accessories, if you will. We’ve looked at one before, a patented cabinet for holding shaving requisites. It was, of course, not the only shaving accessories holder patented. Today we’re taking a peek at a 1934 patent for a wall mounted holder.

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Shave of the afternoon 18th July

Razor: Schick G4

Blade: Schick Injector

Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn

Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream

Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango

Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón

Additional Care: Alum Block