Straight razor (cut-throat) training videos
This is what men did to shave before safety razors, which is why most of them grew a beard. It takes a lot longer, you are more likely to cut […]
This is what men did to shave before safety razors, which is why most of them grew a beard. It takes a lot longer, you are more likely to cut […]
Once again this is not an academic paper, just a list of some of what is available. I have not included any supermarket own brands/re-labels. Obviously one factory can make […]
With the constant background threat of a shavepocalypse and the huge economy of buying in bulk most traditional shavers have several years supply of razor blades stashed away. The same […]
Regular readers here will know of Petersburg Products International, the factories near St Petersburg airport in Russia that are 65% owned by Procter & Gamble where about a dozen of […]
The key to traditional shaving is the double edged (DE) safety razor blade invented by King Camp Gillette which has been in continuous production now for over 100 years. This […]
There is a rumour going round that Procter and Gamble are going to move production of some of their shaving products away from Russia (or even close down there completely) […]
This October 1931 Popular Science Monthly article is fascinating. You can find it as bigger images and with a transcript here. When you see that this article is nearly 80 […]
Different brands of razor blades vary in many ways, but the three main things that we notice are sharpness, smoothness and longevity. There is a popular technique that is supposed […]
Gillette opened their razor manufacturing plant in St Petersburg, Russia, near Pulkovo airport, in June 2000, it represented an investment of $40 million and pretty soon was employing 500 people, […]
The big global shaving brands are in business to make as much money as possible for their shareholders, this is their duty in life. To do this they need to […]