Razor: Parker 22
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Palmolive Sensitive w/ aloe vera
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 27th October 2021
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A stroned blade for a penny a day
The people who write copy for advertisements must be – I feel – a special breed. Not only do they have to be able to twist the truth and lie with a smile, but if ordinary words don’t cut it, they have to come up with new words. Like this one; Stroned.
Continue readingShave of the day 25th October 2021
Razor: Parker 22R
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Shave of the day 22nd October 2021
Razor: Gillette Single Ring
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Quick review: Wilkinson Shaving Soap
A little while ago I picked up a Wilkinson Shaving Soap on clearance from Connaught Shaving. While I didn’t have high hopes for it, the hopes I had were somewhat dashed while shaving. I’ll go ahead and give an as honest review as I can regardless.
Continue readingShave of the day 20th October 2021
Razor: Gillette Single Ring
Blade: Astra Green B
ush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Eight shoot “revolver razor”
There are good ideas. There are bad ideas. And there are weird ideas. And this patent – which I can only think of as a revolver razor – is definitely a weird idea. Although I’m sure the intentions were good. Imaginably titled “disposable multi-bladed safety razor”, the patent was filed by Mr William M Choate in September 1966, and granted two and a half years later.
The basic idea is sound; Why should a disposable razor be good for only one – or at best, a few – shave?
Continue readingShave of the day 18th October 2021
Razor: Gillette Single Ring
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: Cold River Soap Works’ Barbere Sapone
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Guess who’s back… my Psion Series 5 is back!
After several years of not working – the screen being dead – my beloved Psion Series 5 Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is alive again. It turns out there is still a marked for repairing these neat PDAs almost a quarter century after they were first introduced. So now that it is alive again, let us have a closer look at this vintage tech. This will be a very different review to what I usually do.
Continue readingShave of the day 15th October 2021
Razor: Merkur 39C Slant
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #10048
Lather: Wilkinson Shaving Soap
Aftershave: BullDog Sensitive Aftershave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block