Razor: GEM Micromatic Clug Pruf
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 9th August 2021
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Shave of the day 6th August 2021
Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 19th July 2021
Razor: Shick G4 Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Asylum Shave Works Colonia
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 16 July 2021
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp”
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Goldex Nova Fórmula
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Additional Care:Alum Block
Brush Plus – an old idea, repackaged
Today I learned that Gillette sold something called a Brush Plus in the eighties… maybe before and after that time too. It worked by lettings the shaver turn a knob to push shaving cream into the knot. And it’s not exactly a new idea, but before we look at older patents let us look at what it actually is.
Continue readingKörzinger & Nettlich’s soap brush for shaving
Yes, it is another disposable lather device,1 and like Dr Samuel Schereschewskij’s invention this one also comes courtesy of the Kaiserlich und Königlich Patentamt2 in Austria. Patented in 1901, Herr Eugen Körzinger and Herr Otto Nettlich came up with a single use, hygienic, and cheap way to lather the beard.
Continue readingSamuel Schereschewskij’s device for lathering the beard
Not all interesting shaving related patents are written in English – the razor on a spring comes to mind – but I can still enjoy them thanks to a rudimentary grasp of other languages and automatic translation. Today I stumbled over a fun one written in German. It is Õsterreichische Patentschrift Nr 40136 by Dr Samuel Schereschewskij describing an “Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Seifenschaum und zum Einseifen des Bartes.”. Or, in English, a device for producing lather and for lathering the beard. You know; what most of us uses a shaving brush for today.
Continue readingShave of the day 23rd November
A nice way to start the new week. Goldex shaving cream, courtesy of Camilo from Pereira Shavery, is a cream I have not have the pleasure of trying before, but after one shave I’m happy for the tub being large. The vintage Gem is a gift from fellow shaver.
Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
Lather: Goldex Nova Fórmula
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 18th November
Razor: Schick G4
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block
Shave of the day 13th November
Razor: Shick G4
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: Pereira Sample
Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
Additional Care: Alum Block