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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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 […]
Cleaning your razor
It is amazing how quickly razors get dirty and just how dirty they get. This comes from all the organic material they scrape off your face, added to all the […]
The Gillette adjustable razors
So far on this blog when discussing vintage Gillette razors I have mentioned the basic Tech model. This simple but effective 3 piece design has a two piece head, clamping […]
Gillette Super Speed advertisement
The above is a lovely advert for the three Gillette Super Speed models that existed in production alongside each other during the mid to late 1950s. I will now try […]
Shave of the day, international edition
One of the delights of real, traditional shaving is the near infinite number of permutations it offers you. Especially with stuff being available from all over the world from specialist […]
Lord L 5, a pleasant shave from Egypt
Today I received in the post a Lord L5 safety razor which I bought, brand new, for £3.50 on eBay. This is about as simple as a metal razor can […]
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 […]
Merkur 45 Bakelite safety razor
Bakelite is one of the first ever plastics, named after Dr. Leo Baekeland, the Belgian who invented it at the beginning of the 20th century. During World War 2 there […]
My new razors in the post today
I just opened a parcel from Los Alamos, New Mexico and in it are two fantastic, classical Gillette razors to add to my collection. These Gillette razors are fantastically engineered […]