Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
Aftershave: Nivea Cooling After Shave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block
A little while ago I wrote about a rather honest Schick advertisement. If you recall, it was the one where they admitted to losing money on the free razor. Which, as pointed out by a user on Reddit, is a very good illustration of the Razor and Blades economic model. However, and more importantly today, the advertisement also featured a competitors razor… leaving the question as to which would give the more solid shaves.
Now, I personally own neither a Schick Krona nor a Gillette Knack. But Kurt, also known as Solid Shaves, do. And he posted a rather nice comparison of the two on his YouTube channel this weekend.
Continue readingRazor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
My online shave journey can be traced for ten years… maybe a little more. That is more than just a little while, so let us take a quick trip down memory lane.
Continue readingRazor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Royal Fougere
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A little while ago I posted a quick thing about a Schick Auto-Band Razor advertisement. In that post I mentioned that the Gillette Techmatic have been called… well… let’s just say that some online sources are less than impressed. And within hours of me putting out a twitter post about it, a fellow Norwegian wetshaver, twitterer, and blogger proved for me one of the core tenants of traditional wetshaving: Your Mileage Will Vary. And it Will Vary considerable too.
Continue readingEveryone should have a work shave kit in their locker at work. Sometimes one has to come in early, due to some emergency. Sometimes I don’t get to home, due to some emergency. And sometimes I just sleep in and must shave after getting to work. Therefore I’ve kept a small shave kit in my locker for years.
Continue readingRazor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Royal Fougere
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shout-out to Charlie for the soap – it is much appreciated!
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block