Some “British” shaving brush brands
Britain is the home of the classic shaving brush. Even today there are a lot of brands that have survived the lean years when horrible aerosol lathers nearly killed them […]
Shaving brushes
Custom horse shaving brush
Regular readers here will know that I have a penchant for horse hair shaving brushes. Once most brushes were made of this hair, until there was an anthrax scare (which […]
How big is yours?
There is a current fashion for ridiculously large wrist watches, you are not a real man without half a pound of steel strapped to your wrist, yet I remember when […]
My shaving brush collection, #2 the badgers
In part one we dealt with the boar, horse and synthetic brushes. Now it is time to deal with the badgers. As you can see I am a victim of […]
My shaving brush collection
I have written here before about Acquisition Disorders (ADs) and for me the biggest is Shaving Brush Acquisition Disorder (SBAD). This is because there is more variety amongst brushes than […]
Simpson’s Milk Churn shaving brush
Oh, the weakness of the flesh! Such was the temptation of the low prices of Simpson’s brushes at Badger & Hone that I succumbed and bought another one to add […]
Simpson’s Beaufort shaving brush
I just bought a Simpson’s Beaufort B1 pure badger shaving brush and thought that I would justify my actions here. For a hand made Simpson’s brush the Beaufort B1 is […]
Gary Young and Simpson’s Brushes
Gary Young’s great uncle was Alexander Simpson, the founder of the Simpson’s shaving brush company, his father and grandfather were both managing directors of the company and now he is […]
Custom shaving brushes from Penchetta and Penworks
Anthony Turchetta owns an insurance company in Arizona but very obviously likes making things of beauty with his own hands. So he also owns The Golden Nib (TGN), Penworks, Penchetta Pens […]
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 […]