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A dollar in 1909 too…

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I guess it was good value…

Shave of the day 10th February 2025

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  • Razor: Tatara Masamune
  • Blade: Persona Platinum
  • Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 7th February 2025

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  • Razor: Gillette Slim
  • Blade: Persona Platinum
  • Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
  • Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

Still a dollar – and still the best

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Well, a 1919 dollar, that is. A bit more today, even second hand. Although I did inherent the one I have and use.

Shave of the day 5th February 2025

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Another nostalgic shave; the brush is the brush I got when i bought a starter kit back in 2010…

SOTD 2025 02 05
  • Razor: Gillette Slim
  • Blade: Persona Platinum
  • Brush: Omega #10048
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

Pal Razor Commercials

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From the ’60s, as far as I can tell.

Shave of the day 3rd February 2025

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February already? New month, new week, old razor 🙂

SOTD 2025 02 03
  • Razor: Gillette Slim
  • Blade: Persona Platinum
  • Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 31st January 2025

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And just like that, January is over…

SOTD 2025 01 31
  • Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
  • Blade: Persona Platinum
  • Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

The Compax, according to Waits

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As regulars might know, the Robert K Waits Razor Compendium is a good resource – even if it is getting a little long in tooth by now. But it does have an entry for the Compax, with the collapsible handle we looked at a couple of days ago.

To quote Waits in full:

What I find interesting is that Waits says nothing at all about the collapsible handle. The list of British patents shown in one of the photos is… intriguing.

Shave of the day 29th January 2025

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A nostalgic Wednesday shave.

SOTD 2025 01 29
  • Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
  • Blade: Persona Platinum
  • Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Brutalt Bra TSN LE / Norwegian Wood
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block