Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A wonderous Wednesday wetshave.
Vibrating razors isn’t a new idea. The idea is almost older than radio. That don’t make it a good idea, even if some have been moderately successful. That didn’t stop Arthur Kuris, Lewis Balamuth, and Anthony P Farina from filing a patent for a new take on the idea in 1971. Behold; the Ultrasonic razor!
Or, to use the full title of the patent that was granted in ’74; Ultrasonic replaceable shaving head and razor.
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Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A mighty minty Monday shave, with a razor as old as myself.
Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Cold River Soap Works Olfactory Hue
Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit
Additional Care: Alum Block
A very fine Friday shave, with my most fancy brush and razor.
Once you have a razor, it must be stored between shaves. And while I’ve looked at a number of cabinets and other solutions before, I think this is the first one made to keep your razor dry and corrosion free. Filed in ’71 by Jack Cobb, the apparatus for storing cutting implements looks sensible – and pointless.
Continue readingRazor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Prairie creations Walter
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Prairie Creations was one of the first artisans I bought from, about ten years ago. While she is no longer in business, the soap is as good today as it was then.
There is always someone who can’t manage to handle both a razor and a brush. This has lead to a large number of self-lathering razors. So Saul Hackmyer was in good company when he filed a patent for a self-lathering razor in 1971.
Where he differed from most of the patents I’ve discussed before is that he designed his invention around canned goo. Or as the abstract puts it:
Continue readingRazor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Another week, another shave. The Evolution razor is a recreation of the classic Darwin, and is a great shaver.
Razor: Mergress “Bling”
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Jabonman Mediterráno L.E. BullGoose
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua Balsamica
Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine fall shave on a Friday, with a sunny and summery soap.