Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Additional
Care: Alum Travel Stick & Oak SOS Beard Oil
Bathroom is still being renovated, so still shaving in the locker room at work…
This shaving composition comprises a water soluble polyethylene oxide polymer having a molecular weight of 400,000 or less, a tracking agent component, a preservative component, and an anti-caking component.
From US patent 4,381,293
At some point I thought that shaving soap was a simple thing… well, I’ve learned much since then. And this 1983 patent for a shaving composition highlights just how much it can differ from a simple mixture of a base and fat or oil.
Continue readingRazor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Additional Care: Oak SOS Beard Oil & Alum Travel Stick
Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick & Oak SOS Beard Oil
Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick, and Oak SOS Beard Oil
Humpday shaves at work can be pretty okay, even if it’s not the same as a long, slow shave at home.
Need a new travel kit? One that keep everything tidy and don’t slide around as you try to shave in an unfamiliar bathroom? Well, look no further than the utility kit patented by John E Borah in ’57.
So now that I told you to look at it, what is it? To quote from the patent:
Continue readingRazor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Additional Care: Oak SOS Beard Oil
Another Friday, another shave from the GoBag. And while the shaves are pretty damn good, I do miss being able to spend five minutes in the morning agonising over what lather to use.
Every so often, someone will post a photo of their shave den. Shiny tile, elegantly laid out shaving accoutrements, tasteful decorations… the whole nine yards. Usually the only things missing is a tastefully pastel towel and some antimacassars artfully hung over the back of the toilet.
Continue readingSo a while ago I picked up a NOS Gillette from the classifieds, and the knowledgeable gents over on the ‘Nook tentatively identified it as a airplane give-away kit. Which makes sense given the fact that it came with just two blades. For simplicities sake I’ll refer to it as the Airline Tech in this post.
One of the first things to look for on a vintage Gillette is the date code. Or, in the case of this razor, the lack of a date code. Which is okay, since the internet tells me that a lot of British Techs didn’t have them, and this razor is clearly made in England.
Continue readingRazor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick
New month, more shaves from the GoBag.