Shave of the day 23rd May 2022

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

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Shave of the day 20th May 2022

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

Letters to Gillette Blade from the Gillette Boys

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.

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Shave of the day 18th May 2022

Razor: 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

SOTD 2022-05-18
SOTD 2022-05-18

A vintage Gillette from the Norwegian Digital Museum

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.

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Shave of the day 16th May 2022

Razor: 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

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SOTD 2022-05-16

Shave of the day 13th May 2022

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

SOTD 2022-05-13
SOTD 2022-05-13

An experiment, take two

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.

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Shave of the day 11th May 2022

Razor: 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

All-flex pocket razor

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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