Shave of the day 1st April 2024

  • Razor: Schick G4
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Cold River Soap Works Olfactory Hue
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2024 04 01

First shave of the month is no joke…

Shave of the day 29th March 2024

  • Razor: Schick G4
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Vie-Long #14033
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

A lazy Friday shave

Shave of the day 27th March 2024

  • Razor: Schick G4
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2024 03 27

A fun and fast midweek shave.

The original Schick Repeating Razor

We all know that the Type A was the first Magazine Repeating Razor. But nothing gets created in a vacuum, and Jacob Schick filed a patent for his first repeating razor as early as 1921. And while it could hold a blade pack in the handle as the later types A through C, the main magazine was in the razor’s head.

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Shave of the day 25th March

  • Razor: Schick G4
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Cold River Soap Works’ Barbere Sapone
  • Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
  • Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2024 03 25

Another fine week, another great shave.

Shave of the day 22nd March 2024

  • Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Omega #10048
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

A fast Friday shave before riding the two wheeler to work.

Shave of the day 20th March 2024

  • Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Peppermint & Rosemary
  • Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua Balsamica
  • Additional Care: Alum Block
SOTD 2024 03 20

A nice midweek shave in a light brown colour.

Shave of the day 18th March 2024

  • Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block
Sotd 2024 03 18

Starting strong on the new week.

Shave of the day 15th March 2024

  • Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • 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

Just a quick shave on a lazy Friday.

Shave of the day 13th March 2024

  • Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
  • Blade: Personna Injector
  • Brush: Vie-Long #14033
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

A fine, if early, midweek shave.