Razor: 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.
So 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.
Between 1908 and 1914, Edward Weck was granted four patents which, when taken together, creates a full on shaving system centred around a shavette – a shavette system if you want. Interestingly enough, this was around the same time as another shaving system was patented. And much like Clark’s system, Weck’s shavette system contained a razor, a blade, and a way to package the blades. Weck also came up with a stiffener, to make the blade stiffer.
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
Another day, another outing for the 105 year old Gillette from my Khaki Kit.
Razor: 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
Still shaving from the GoBag at work. The military chin can’t have changed much over the years, because the Gillette Old out of the Khaki Kit still gives a smooth, nice shave.
Razor: Gillette Old Type “Khaki”
Blade: Lord Classic
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel Brush
Lather: BEA Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
There is something oddly satisfying in breaking out a 105 year old khaki service set – made for a doughboy during the Great War – and have a shave at work.
As you might have gathered by now, I am the lucky owner of both a Type A and two Type B Schick Magazine Repeating Razors. And given that the Schick Type D was the first Schick that were like today’s injectors, in that it used an external magazine with a key, you might wonder how to load a Type A or a Type B (or even a Type C).
Well, no worries.
Continue readingRazor: Schick Type A
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Peppermint & Rosemary
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Additional Care: Alum Block
I was going to point out that it was another fine Friday shave, but honestly… after shifting to traditional wetshaving almost 13 years ago, virtually every shave have been a fine shave. Traditional wetshaving not only give me my morning moment of Zen, but also means no shave bump, almost never any ingrown hairs, and fewer cuts and nicks.
Razor: Schick Type A
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: B&M Latha Oceana
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A wonderful Wednesday shave with my Schick from down under. It is – or at least feels – a bit more aggressive than the Type B, but not by much.