Razor: Mergress “Bling”
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Jabonman Mediterráno L.E. BullGoose
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua Balsamica
Additional Care: Alum Block
A fine fall shave on a Friday, with a sunny and summery soap.
For some reason people keep inventing disposable razors. Simple and complex apparatuses for hair removal. Hard to recycle, resource intensive consumer goods that is meant to be thrown away after a few uses. At least the disposable safety rotary razor patented by Rudolph A Gagnon had six blades that could be used before it was thrown away. And it was supposed to be colourful.
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Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Proraso Wood and Spice
Additional Care: Alum Block
A nice, smooth day on a damp Wednesday in late autumn. Life is good.
Rotary, or revolving, razors isn’t a new idea. I’ve featured several of them before. That did not stop Hirotsugu Matsuura from patenting one in 1969, with an interesting variation. He described it as being a rotary spare blade razor. The idea seems to have a plurality of sharp edges available as needed, without having to open or take the razor apart.
The blade carrying element of the razor was also replaceable, making this an early form of cartridge razor.
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Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Nivea Cooling After Shave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block
A new week means new shaves. And new shaves means more enjoyment!
Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Another fine Friday shave. Those who don’t take the time for a moment of Zen each morning sinply don’t know what they are missing out on.
A safety razor is often said to be a razor with a guard. So a safety razor blade is therefore a blade for a safety razor. Or is it a razor blade with a guard. Is it, in fact, a safety-razor blade, or a safety razor-blade?
According to Alfred W Ferrara, it is the later. So lets us see what imaginary problem he sought to solve with his invention:
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Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Cold River Soap Works’ Barbere Sapone
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Additional Care: Alum Block
A luxurious humpday shave, with my most fluffy brush and a very nice, new production razor.
It is important to stretch your skin while shaving. So important that several inventors have come up with ways to do it for you, in the forms of razors or attachments. So Giulio Benvenuti was in good company when he invented a razor with skin stretching means. And the means in his case was rollers, which is also a recurring idea on razors. What makes Giulio’s invention stand out is how he used rollers to stretch the skin.
But first, let us see what he intended to achieve with his invention:
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Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Pine & Cedarwood
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe
Additional Care: Alum Block
A spooky shave on the spookiest day of the year.