Razor: “Normal”
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K
Additional Care: Alum Block

Razor: “Normal”
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Colonia
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara Additional
Care: Alum Block
Gillette used to – back in the olden days – to have an internal magazine called the Gillette Blade. As far as I can tell, the Gillette Blade was aimed at Gillette’s employees, sales people, and share holders. Today one would have a company website, but this was a wee bit before the modern internet came along.
Continue readingRazor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Cold River Soap Works Olfactory Hue
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Far gone are the days when seeing something cool and old meant travelling to a museum and hope they had it in the exhibition. Today, with the information superhighway and/or a series of tubes, we can see neat old things in the privacy of our own home.
And cats. For some reason the internet is full of cats.
Continue readingRazor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Shaving Soap Stick w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit
Additional Care: Alum Block
A little while ago I conducted a little experiment. Today there is a second take on that experiment, building on feedback I got the first time around.
Continue readingRazor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
Aftershave: Epsilon for Men Scottish Spirit
Additional Care: Alum Block
While a razor that can fit in a pocket – a pocket razor, if you like – is all well and good, there have to be compromises made when you want to have a razor the size of a fountain pen. The pen style shavette, the pen with a razor, and Bowlin’s patent all shared one drawback; they used proprietary, narrow blades. The compact razor we looked at a little while back avoids that issue, by being chunkier. But what if you want to retain that pen like sleekness, yet still use a full sized razor blade? Then you end up with C J Garritson’s all-flex pocket razor.
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