Noticed an infected spot on my neck. Rather than shave everything but that spot, I choose to shave nothing today.
No shave of the day 30th March 2022
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Work shave kit
Everyone should have a work shave kit in their locker at work. Sometimes one has to come in early, due to some emergency. Sometimes I don’t get to home, due to some emergency. And sometimes I just sleep in and must shave after getting to work. Therefore I’ve kept a small shave kit in my locker for years.
Continue readingShave of the day 28th March 2022
Razor: Phillips Philite
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Royal Fougere
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shout-out to Charlie for the soap – it is much appreciated!
Shave of the day 25th March 2022
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Old Personna blade commercial
So I was poking about on archive.org again, and I found this. A 1960’s Personna blade commercial. Not even half a minute long, it packs a lot of fair bit of information into a few seconds.
Continue readingShave of the day 23rd March 2022
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Arko Shavestick
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Schick Auto-Band Razor
The Schick Auto-Band Razor was manufactured from the mid sixties to the late seventies. At least, that is what online sources tells me. This makes it a contemporary to another band razors – one that has been called the worst razor of all time. I have no idea if the Schick Auto-Band razor was any better, but at least Schick put the whole mechanism in the replaceable head and not part inside, part outside.
Continue readingShave of the day 21st March 2022
Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 18th March 2022
Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Omega #10048
Pre-Shave: Prep Original
Lather: Williams Mug shaving soap
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
A rather honest Schick advertisement
Sometimes honesty is the best policy. Even, and this might be a shock to any marketers out there, in advertisements. Case in point; this 1968 Schick advertisement for a free razor. It’s interesting not just because of its honestly, but also because it gives a little insight into what you had to pay for shaving gear back in the day.
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