Monthly Archives: April 2024
Shave of the day 15th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Omega #10048
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Prairie creations Walter
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Happy Monday shave!
Prairie Creations was one of the first artisans i bought from, and Walter’s was their take on the classic formula Williams’ soap.
Shave of the day 12th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna 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
A fine and fast Friday shave.
Instantly adjustable…
…in addition to being self-stropping. According to the advertisement, that is. Just how instantly adjustable it truly was is a different matter. I do suspect less so than the copywriter claimed.
Continue readingShave of the day 10th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
- Aftershave: Asylum Shave Works Frankincense & Myrrh
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine midweek shave.
Accidental razor buys.
I’m sure we all have had the same problem. You poke a bit on the internet, and before you know it you have accidentally bought a couple of razors. Could happen to anyone, really.
Or in my case, one razor and one potential razor – one of the sellers hasn’t gotten back to me yet.
Continue readingShave of the day 8th April 2024
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Body Shop Maco Root & Aloe
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Another week, another shave – with an 83 year old razor. Who said things don’t last? All you have to do is to take care of them…
An even dozen years
Today it is twelve years since I started my blog, with this post on choosing a razor. Five posts a week – apart from a period I struggled with depression, and only managed three – for a dozen years equals a lot of posts and even more words.
Still enjoying it though 🙂
Shave of the day 5th April
- Razor: Schick G4
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Body Shop Maco Root & Aloe
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A smooth Friday shave, and next week its a new razor. Isn’t life great?
Combined sales package and razor
Not only did Jacob Schick think up various repeating magazine razors – he also came up with the idea of a combined sales package and razor. Or, put another way, a razor blade dispenser with a built in razor. Or, arguably, a disposable razors that came with a supply of blades.
And the one I’ll discuss today isn’t even his first one… but the improved version.
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