Merkur
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 […]
The global nature of real shaving kit
One of the really bad things about the multibladed system razors is that they try and force a communist like conformity. Supposedly we are all the same and must all […]
Some double edged safety razor blade brands
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 […]
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 […]
How many Mohs does your razor have?
Friedrich Mohs, a German mineralogist, invented his eponymous scale of hardness in 1812. It compares substances by their ability to scratch each other, with diamond at the top with a […]
The $10,000 razor
Just now there is a big popular movement towards traditional double edged wet shaving. Every vendor I speak to who serves this market is rushed off their feet. Items in […]
My new Mergress razor
Merkur of Solingen, in Germany, currently make three different adjustable razors, the Progress, the Futur and the Vision. Of the three the Progress is probably the most highly regarded, even […]
Some interesting razors
Real, traditional, double edged shaving is brilliant for geekiness. The four elements of razor, blade, brush and soap/cream. All available in myriad forms and with the infinite capacity to mix […]
Enjoy your shaving choices
The real shaving DE community seem to agree with this. They end up with a variety of razors, a variety of blades, a variety of soaps and creams and a […]