Because still on vacation, and I want to see how long it gets before Monday…
No shave of the day 29th July 2022
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Monthly Archives: July 2022
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.
Continue readingNo 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
Continue readingShave 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.
Continue readingShave 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.
Continue readingShave 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