Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick 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
Shave of the day 1st August 2022
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How to take care of blade and razor, anno early 1940s
Razors and blades are precision instruments and needs to be taken care of. Let us see what the Gillette Company had to say about it in the early 1940’s – in the form of some animated blades and razors.
Interestingly it talks about both Gillette’s double edged Aristocrat and the Valet AutoStrop.
Continue readingShave of the noon 25th July 2022
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the afternoon 22nd July 2022
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the night 20th July 2022
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: B&M Latha Oceana
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Container for shaving accessories
Once you have a razor and brush, you’ll need somewhere to store them. A container for shaving accessories, if you will. We’ve looked at one before, a patented cabinet for holding shaving requisites. It was, of course, not the only shaving accessories holder patented. Today we’re taking a peek at a 1934 patent for a wall mounted holder.
Continue readingShave of the afternoon 18th July
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the night 15th July 2022
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Another shocking shave
Shaving. A relaxing daily ritual involving water, soap, sharp blades, and – if Sampson W Moon had gotten his way – a risk of a shocking shave. Hot towels, scented lather, and then a casual electrocution. Sounds wonderful.
We’ve looked at a few electric razors before, both battery powered and ones you would plug into the grid. And one that could double as a wood planer… quite terrific stuff. At least Sampson’s invention is not the most scary of the bunch.
Continue readingShave of the night 11th July 2022
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block