Shave of the day 22nd November 2021

Razor: Gillette Slim

Blade: Treet Platinum

Brush: Omega #10048

Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

2021 Black Friday Book Deal

Black Friday is upon us again, and I would like to offer everyone a free – that is free as you don’t have to pay – digital copy of my book for Kindle!

Between Thursday 25th and Sunday 28th, head over to the Kindle Store – aka Amazon – and sag yourself a free copy to read on your Kindle or other device (Kindle app required). If you don’t want a digital copy, you can also get it in paperback – but sadly I cannot give those away for free.

Enjoy Thanksgiving and the weekend!

No shave of the day 19th November 2021

While I’m feeling better, I still opted not to shave once I transitioned from horizontal to vertical.

A shaving cup for a neat freak

Even a neat freak like to shave. And to make things tidy afterwards. Which is why the square shaving cup invented by Vincent Arra might be just the thing. Patent was filed in 1952, and granted in 1956, and have more numbers and arrows than most patents for shaving cups.

A lot more numbers and arrows. Let’s pick those apart, shall we?

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No shave of the day 17th November 2021

Still feeling more than just a bit under the weather, so working on a caveman beard…

A more modern shaving cup

Most of the shaving cup and shaving mug patents I’ve have riffed on are old. Some are very old. But today I have a patent for a modern shaving cup to share – patented only twenty nine years ago!

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No shave of the day 15th November 2021

Picked up something while on the Go, so no shave today. Just feeling too cruddy.

Shave of the night 11th November 2021

Razor: Yaqi Mini, red & black

Blade: Lord Classic

Brush: Omega #50014 Travel

Lather: LEA Shavestick

Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Additional Care: Alum Travel Stick

Shave of the night 11th November 2021
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The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness

Book titles were longer in the past. I suspect this was at least partly down to people having more time. That, and the fact that your book’s title was the first impression the potential reader got, so it better tell the reader what the book was all about.

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Shave of the day 10th November 2021

Razor: Yaqi Mini, red & black

Blade: Lord Classic

Brush: Omega #50014 Travel

Lather: LEA Shavestick

Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest 80 Below

Additional Care: Alum Block & BullDog Original Beard Oil

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