Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 3rd August 2022
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A straight edge safety razor
We all know what we mean when we say “safety razor”. It is a razor with a a protective device positioned between the edge of the blade and the skin. On the traditional hoe razors we all know and love, this can be a comb, a bar, or a scalloped bar. But back in 1890’s the standard for razors were the straight. And of course someone tried to invent a straight edge safety razor.
The earliest one I am aware of Perret, in 1762. But after that there were several attempts, including Zammet in 1881. But in 1897 Richard Sherman Bradley came up with something slightly new – a straight razor that could either be used as a safety razor or as a regular striaght.
Continue readingShave of the day 1st August 2022
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
No shave of the day 29th July 2022
Because still on vacation, and I want to see how long it gets before Monday…
How to take care of blade and razor, anno early 1940s
Razors and blades are precision instruments and needs to be taken care of. Let us see what the Gillette Company had to say about it in the early 1940’s – in the form of some animated blades and razors.
Interestingly it talks about both Gillette’s double edged Aristocrat and the Valet AutoStrop.
Continue readingNo shave of the day 27th July 2022
Because vacation messes up my routine, that is why.
Safety razor blade receptacle
Remember Nicolas Testi and his shaving cream dispensing tube? Turns out that was not his first rodeo patent. He also – on behalf of Gillette – patented a safety razor blade receptacle.1
The patent is classified by the US patent office as B65D83/10. Or, in layman’s terms, as pertaining2 to containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession for dispensing razor-blades
Continue readingShave of the noon 25th July 2022
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the afternoon 22nd July 2022
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Myrsol Aqua De Limón
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shaving gear statistics, aka there is an app for that part III.
A few years ago I posted about Shaving Buddy, an Android and iOS app that lets you keep track of your shaving gear statistics. Since I posted about it last, it has gained one major and several minor updates. It is a much more capable app now than it was in 2015, which is why I keep using it.
Having used it for more than a few shaves, I now have quite a bit of shaving gear statistics. Which I’m sure can tell us something about my shaving habits.
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