A few years ago Brian Krampert – the man who makes one of my favourite aftershaves – posted an in depth history of the Valet Autostrop; a razor I consider to have one of the more steam-punky looks of them all.
If you haven’t read it already, I strongly recommend going and doing it now – it’s a very interesting read.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Dalan d’Men Energic cream
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger brush
Razor: TGR razor with a PolSilver Super Iridium
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, Myrsol Agua Balsamico, and Bulldog moisturiser
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soap, Pine & Cedarwood
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: TGR razor with a fresh PolSilver Super Iridium
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, Myrsol Agua Balsamico, and Bulldog moisturiser
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: Lord Racer with a Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Remember my rant from a couple of days ago?
A trusted source – ie: a wetshaver whos integrity and common sense I trust, even if I do on occation disagree with his conclusions – have done a review on the Paradigm Razor.
Among several interesting tidbits is high praise for the design – the use of a bar instead of pins to lick the blade is pointed out – as well as praise for the shave (after a little bit of adjustment due to the low weight). The difficulty of machining Ti is also pointed out.
You can do a lot worse the next five minutes than to pop over to the Sharpologist and read the review. And once you’ve done that, you can find even more reviews of the Paradigm over on my favourite shave forum.
