- Razor: Autostrop VC2Blade: Feather FHS-10
- Brush: Vie-Long #14033
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 4th December 2024
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Best safety razor?
A repost for the enjoyment of new readers.
I was asked recently what safety razor I thought was the best one… and I found the question very hard to answer because, well… it’s hard to pick just one; I have many favourites among the ones I own myself.
Shave of the day 2nd December 2024
- Razor: Autostrop VC2
- Blade: Feather FHS-10
- Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
I’m starting to see the end, both of the year and of the tub of soap. And the AutoStrop is a remarkable smooth and delightful razor to use.
Shave of the day 29th November 2024
- Razor: Ever Ready 1914
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Are disposable razors bad for the environment?
A repost for the enjoyment of new readers.
A little while ago I stumbled over an article asking the question: “How bad are disposable razors for the environment?”
Shave of the day 27th November 2024
- Razor: Ever Ready 1914
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Omega #10048
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Selecting the Shaving Outfit – 1905 vs 2024
A repost for the enjoyment of new readers.
The public domain book “Shaving made Easy” have a short chapter on selecting your shaving outfit. This is the original text and my annotations and comments:
Continue readingShave of the day 25th November 2024
- Razor: Ever Ready 1914
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 22nd November 2024
- Razor: GEM 1912
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Walled gardens, and how they apply to shaving
A repost from five years ago for the enjoyment of new readers
A lot of modern shave gear can be seen as part of a walled garden; a term most often used around computers that describe a closed platform where a single entity (provider) has control over applications, content, and media, and restricts convenient access to non-approved applications or content.
