We’ve all been there. You are peacefully puttering around on the internet, and suddenly you’ve accidentally bought a razor. Or two, as I happened to do a couple of weeks ago. So let’s have a look at one of my latest accidental buys; a Valet Autostrop VC1. At least it was listed as a VC1 – right now I’m less certain, as the blade holder is a much closer match to the description of a Valet VC2.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: April 2024
Shave of the day 29th April 2024
- Razor: Autostrop VC2
- Blade: Feather FHS-10
- Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A new week. A new shave. And a new-to-me razor. And for the first time in years I actually had to think about how to insert the blade.
Shave of the day 26th April 2024
- Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A fantastic Friday shave on a sunny morning. Next week might be an unscheduled pause from the GEMs
Mail call!
Got a lovely package in the mail.
- Sixty Feather FHS-10, which should fit the Valet Autostrop
- Two twenty packs of Personna Injector blades
- Four ten packs of Schick Injector blades
- And one tenpack of Schick Twin Injector blades, because why not try them?
Shave of the day 24th April 2024
- Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A quick but highly enjoyable midweek shave.
Adapter for safety razors
Have a Double Edged razor you enjoy? Want to use your favourite GEM or other Single Edged blade? Fear not, Walter Althof1 patented the solution in 1923; An adapter that let you use a single edged blade in a double edged razor.
Well, more on than in. But even so, you could use your favourite single edged blade in on with your favourite double edged razor.
Shave of the day 22nd April 2024
- Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Vie-Long #14033
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A lovely little shave while wondering where the first half of April went…
Shave of the day 19th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Arko Shavestick
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Another fantastic Friday shave. The last Schick shave for now, next week will be a GEM – unless the postman comes through with a package this weekend.
Special sale – in 1906
Back in late January of 1906, in the Pendleton Oregon East Oregonian Newspaper, an ad appeared for a special sale. A special sale of the Christy Hoe Razor.
Continue readingShave of the day 17th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A nice Wednesday shave on a sunny morning.