Here we have a Gillette Super Speed Red Tip from 1957. This poor guy was part of a pair that were not getting any love on the ‘Bay. I took a chance on it, because I love Red Tips and I didn’t see any, oh, ‘structural damage’ as they’d say in Real Estate. This one [...]
DE Razor Before and After II: Razor Rescue
August 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Razors
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Gillette Fatboy (Slim), Now on Ebay
August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off · Razors
Fatboy! There is no other word that drives traffic to an Ebay razor auction like that one. With good reason. The Gillette adjustable razor known as the Fatboy was one of the best DE shavers ever made. Wet shavers love ‘em. Newbies to wet shaving find this out, then run over to Ebay hoping to [...]
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African Heritage Men and Wetshaving
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blades, Razors
African-American (that is to say, any men of African descent, this blog is global, yo) men needn’t suffer the ‘shave bumps’ and ingrown hairs caused by the crappy shaving methods that are being foisted on men today. I ran across a statement not long ago at B&B (that’d be ‘Badger and Blade’ to the uninitiated) [...]
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