I guess it was good value…
A dollar in 1909 too…
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Category Archives: VintageRazor
Shave of the day 10th February 2025
- 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
- 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
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
Another nostalgic shave; the brush is the brush I got when i bought a starter kit back in 2010…
- 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
From the ’60s, as far as I can tell.
Shave of the day 3rd February 2025
February already? New month, new week, old razor 🙂
- 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
And just like that, January is over…
- 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
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
A nostalgic Wednesday shave.
- 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