Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: BullDog Oil Control Moisturiser
Additional Care: Alum Block, Scotch Porter Beard Balm & Pereira towel
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Arko Shavestick
Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K
Additional Care: Alum Block, BullDog Original Beard Oil & Pereira towel
Thanks to the nice people down at Pereira Shavery I have gotten a few more goodies I look forward to using in the near future;
A towel, 30x50cm at approximately 400gsm.
A wooden V-shaped beard comb that should also, according to the instructions that came with it, aid in shaping my goatee.
A metal beard comb and multitool.
And a spare tub of their wonderful soap with activated charcoal, so I wont have to worry about running out.
A big thank you to Pereira Shavery for not just sending these things, but also packaging it so that even the Norwegian Postal system didn’t manage to break anything…
And as for the metal comb…
If you order from Pereira before the 31th May this year and use the code WW10% you should receive a discount on towels, beard combs and their other items, more details on that in another post.
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Lather: Pereira Shavery Shaving Cream w/ Activated Charcoal
Aftershave: Proraso Wood and Spice
Additional Care: Alum Block & Scotch Porter Beard Balm
Let me preface this by pointing out that I had never before used a shavette before I was lucky enough to receive one from Pereira Shaving. My frame of reference is therefore a bit… wobbly, at best, when it comes to reviewing one.
Getting the blade in is easy. Getting the blade lined up so it’s even is a little trickier, but if you’re used to putting a blade in a DE razor you should manage easily enough. Once in it’s held quite securely, and I’ve yet to have a blade slip on me.
The one thing I find somewhat awkward is holding the shavette as I manoeuvre it around my face, however I’m informed by people who know how to use straights that it should be easy to learn if I devote time to it.
Overall I do enjoy the shavette, even if I so far havn’t worked out how to get it around my jawline. It works great on my cheeks and lower neck, and it’s near perfect for defining the edge of my goatee.
If you want a ring style shavette that wont break the bank, you could do a lot worse than looking at what Pereira have to offer.
If you contact Pereira by email before the 31th May this year and use the code WW10% you should receive a discount on this shavette and their other items, more details on that in another post.
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: Brutalt Bra TSN LE “Norwegian Wood”
Aftershave: BullDog Sensitive Aftershave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block & BullDog Original Beard Balm
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Omega #50014 Travel
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Aftershave: BullDog Original Aftershave Balm
Shave Additional Care: Alum Block & Scotch Porter Beard Balm
Today is the 17th of May, Norwegian Constitution Day! Another wonderful day in a free country, devoted to celebrating how awesome it is to be lucky enough to live in freedom and relative peace.
Some people live in war zones and in terror. Some suffers from oppressive governments. Some are seeing right now how their home countries are sliding into dictatorships or anarchy. Some simply don’t know freedom as I, as we do. And that means that even as we celebrate our freedom, even as we’re remembering those who gave their lives so that we can be free, we cannot forget those who ain’t. To paraphrase Arnulf Øverland, a 20th century Norwegian poet, we cannot accept the loss of rights that don’t affect us directly.
I’m not saying everyone should run of and join the military – that would be counterproductive.
I’m not saying we should “liberate” those who lives in less free countries – as we well know it’s easier to win a war than to build peace.
But I am saying that we cannot forget those less fortunate. We cannot be so self centred that we delude ourselves into thinking that since we’re okay, everything is okay. We should help others remember, and through the means available to us work to remember and work to improve the lives of those less fortunate. It won’t be done quickly or easily, but it wont get done at all if we don’t remember that freedom don’t come for free.
Happy 17th, and enjoy your freedoms!
Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Lather: Nivea Mild
Aftershave: Proraso Liquid Cream After
Shave Additional Care: Alum Block & BullDog Original Beard Balm
