Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: Cold River Soap Works Olfactory Hue
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 7th January 2022
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Bismarck razor – another museum wedge razor
Still poking around on digitalmuseum.no1 I found a much less workmanlike wedge razor than the previous one that I shared with you. Named the Bismarck razor, after the German statesman, the razor is mentioned in Waits’ Compendium.
Continue readingShave of the day 5th January 2022
Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Lather: CRSW Glide Morning Ghost
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block & Barbossa Organic Sandalwood Beard Oil
New single edge razor from BullGoose
While I’m personally a big fan of vintage razors in all forms, new manufacture traditional safety razors are being released frequently. One of the latest I’ve heard about is the Asylum Rx Gen II, soon to be released by Phil from BullGoose Shaving. And he recently showed it of on YouTube.
Continue readingShave of the day 3rd January 2022
Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: Cold River Soap Works’ Barbere Sapone
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the afternoon 1st January 2021
Razor: Mergress “Bling”
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Omega #10048
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Proraso Wood and Spice
Additional Care: Alum Block
A simple wedge razor
Museums have started making their collections available online. And as I was browsing digitalmuseum.no – a common digital platform for a lot of Norwegian museums – I ran across a nice and simple wedge razor. Always a sucker for shaving oddities, I poked around a bit more.
Continue readingShave of the afternoon 29th December 2021
Razor: Mergress “Bling”
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Additional Care: Alum Block & Barbossa Organic Sandalwood Beard Oil
The ideal gift – anno 1941
The more things change, the more they stay the same… like bad ties, razors are a recurring suggested ideal gift for the man or father in your life. So it is today, so it was in 1959, and so it was in war torn 1941.
Continue readingShave of the day 27th December 2021
Razor: Mergress “Bling”
Blade: Perma-sharp Super Stainless
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
Aftershave: Proraso Wood and Spice
Additional Care: Alum Block
