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 […]
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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, […]
Frankenrazor
Frankenrazor is a term used in the shaving community to describe a razor that is made up of bits from one razor and bits from another razor, so what you […]
Three seperate razors for three passes. The three razor method
It strikes me that in a traditional wet shave with three passes each of those passes is doing a different thing. In the first pass most of the hair is […]
Storing your razors
Many people who are into real, traditional shaving own several razors. This is understandable, razors are like cars with each make and model having its own personality and characteristics. In […]
Your birth razor, the Gillette razor dating system
This is something rather nice that you can do with traditional, real shaving. Gillette have been the dominant manufacturer of shaving equipment on planet earth for about a century. During […]
Traditional, real shaving is more eco friendly
The double edged razor and lathering with a brush both evolved in eras when Western society did not have the material riches that it “enjoys” today. So they are not […]
A small success at foraging for vintage shaving kit
So, Sunday morning, time to give the car boot sale in Leamington another go. This time I got there earlier and it was a lot busier. Literally hundreds of traders […]