…Schick is to blame!
The box, and the details of the razor, indicates to me that this is what today is referred to as a Schick Type E1. A steal at 2 US dollars, even if that today equals a little under 40 dollars. Given that the E-type razors still holds up – my E2 is from 1941 – and shaves great, I can see why Santa might get tempted to change his looks.
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick 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
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street’s Peppermint Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
The Peppermint Shaving Cream – which I got as yesterday’s surprise in the Solidarity Advent Calendar from Gifts & Care – was a pleasant surprise. With the help of a brush if created thick, abundant, creamy, and very pepperminty lather. Left my face feeling a little greasy, but not overly so. Not a bad choice, I feel, if you want a seasonal lather.
…give him Gillette.
At least that held true seventy years ago. The plastic monstrosities they sell these days? They will likely break in twenty five years or less, and I can’t see Gillette continuing to make the carts much beyond the lifespan of their patents. The razors they sold in ’53 on the other hand?
Continue readingRazor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Mühle Aloe Vera Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Mühle Aloe Vera After Shave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shaving with things I gotten in the Solidarity Advent Calendar. The Proraso preshave cream reminds me of the Prep cream, which isn’t bad. The Mühle aftershave balm felt pretty nice too. Not impressed by the Mühle shaving cream though; no slip, no cushion, and hard to rinse of my vintage Schick.
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injecto
Lather: Oway softening shaving cream
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Commercials can be odd to begin with. And when you’re trying to stand out from the crowd, or try to drive a point home, they can get weirder still. Like this one, for Palmolive’s Rapid Shave shaving cream:
Continue readingRazor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Nivea Cooling After Shave Balm
Additional Care: Alum block
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
