Fake Iridium blades
The Pogonotomy forum member mitsimonsta posted these pictures (and more) to the forum so that members could identify the fake Iridium razor blades that are currently being distributed and sold […]
Blades
Gillette don’t want to talk to me
Gillette make fantastic double edged (DE) razor blades at the Petersburg Products International (PPI) factory in Russia that they (or their parent Procter & Gamble) 65% own. But Gillette also […]
The different Lord razor blade brands.
Lord is an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 company based in Egypt’s second city, the port of Alexandria. Their 2,200 employees make several billion razor blades a year (and lots […]
Is the Iridium really dead?
In October last year the supply of Iridium razor blades, made by Petersburg Products International (PPI), suddenly dried up, retailers world wide could not get any more from anywhere. Once […]
Some thoughts on razor blades
I am going to try something a little different here. Firstly I will introduce some concepts, then I will write a little story to tie them together. The Iridium blade. […]
A beginner’s guide to traditional shaving kit
Firstly a disclaimer, the variety of traditional shaving kit on sale is so vast that the choices are effectively infinite. And because you are different to the next man so […]
Yet more on the three razor method
Firstly a quick recap. Like many I shave with three passes, with the three razor method I select a razor for each pass that is optimised for the job. This, […]
Palm stropping razor blades
I have written on here in the past about the technique of corking razor blades to make them smoother. Here now is the technique of palm stropping razor blades which […]
The 3 razor shaving method revisited
Regular readers will remember this idea of using the best tool for the job on each shaving pass. Starting with a Merkur slant bar to remove the maximum amount of […]
How double edged razor blades are made
The true genius of the double edged razor blade is how it is bent over and held in tension within the razor. This simple engineering technique allows the blade edge […]