- Razor: Phillips Philite
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Shave of the day 28th June 2024
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Monthly Archives: June 2024
Bugs Bunny: The Rabbit of Seville
More light fare for summer. Perhaps Elmer should think a little before he has his head turned by a pretty skirt?
Shave of the day 26th June 2024
- Razor: Phillips Philite
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Dr Selby Lavender
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A wee Wednesday shave while on vacation
Woody: The Barber of Seville
More light fare for summer. The key take-away is to make sure your barber is qualified.
Shave of the day 24th June 2024
- Razor: Phillips Philite
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: Omega #10048
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Another fine shave to start a sunny week
Shave of the day 21st June 2024
- Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Another fine Friday shave on a sunny day.
A clean shaven man
A bit of lighter fare – but the key take-away is that the ladies likes a smooth cheek 😉
Shave of the day 19th June 2024
- Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A minty fresh midweek shave.
The Razor of To-day
Well, if ‘today’ was one hundred and thirteen years ago, that is. Straight from the pages of “Hardware and housewares“, the advertisement is delightfully simple for the time. A tagline, and a drawing of an Gillette Old Type razor and some blades. No wall of text, as other ads had. Instead the image has to carry the message.
Even today, about a hundred and twenty years after the Old Type was introduced, this would be a pretty sweet setup. Well, not would be – it is a sweet setup. There is a reason why I got an Old Type in my rotation, and why my travel razor is a 1918’s Service Set.
I’m a little sceptical to the old carbon blades, but that is because any you can get today is – unsurprisingly – old.
Shave of the day 17th June 2024
- Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
- Blade: Lord Platinum
- Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A nice Monday shave as I start my vacation.