Just three weeks ago I decided to fish out the safety razor I bought a couple of years ago, but for some reason hadn't persisted with. I picked up a packet of Wilkinson Sword blades at the supermarket for an exorbitant price, and got to work. I didn't know I was using a Mercur Futur until I looked it up on line. I had a great shave and even enjoyed it for the first time in my life.
Looking on line was a big mistake though. Identifying my razor led me to masses of information about DE shaving and also about the miriad of magical implements available. One thing led to another and I ordered a Maggard razor and then a beautiful Viking's Blade Chieftain. But the vintage offerings also beckoned, and I thought I should check a couple of the local antique stores here in Tasmania. In one of them was (as I later discovered) a very nice Gillette flat bottomed Tech from the 1940s. It was beautifully made and gave a superb shave. I was hooked.
To cut a long story short, I now have a total of seven DE razors on the way. I dare not tell my friends or family - they'd think I'd gone mad. Apart from the Maggard and the Chieftain (please don't tell me it's just a re-badged Baili), just today I ordered a nice Fat Boy, and two Super Speeds. One of the SS is a superb mint-condition example which I probably won't use. The other two purchases are cheap ones that caught my eye.
To think that only a couple of weeks ago I couldn't have told the difference between a Gillette and a Gem (although I'm still no expert (that's) for sure). Is there a razorholics anonymous? I think I need professional help
Looking on line was a big mistake though. Identifying my razor led me to masses of information about DE shaving and also about the miriad of magical implements available. One thing led to another and I ordered a Maggard razor and then a beautiful Viking's Blade Chieftain. But the vintage offerings also beckoned, and I thought I should check a couple of the local antique stores here in Tasmania. In one of them was (as I later discovered) a very nice Gillette flat bottomed Tech from the 1940s. It was beautifully made and gave a superb shave. I was hooked.
To cut a long story short, I now have a total of seven DE razors on the way. I dare not tell my friends or family - they'd think I'd gone mad. Apart from the Maggard and the Chieftain (please don't tell me it's just a re-badged Baili), just today I ordered a nice Fat Boy, and two Super Speeds. One of the SS is a superb mint-condition example which I probably won't use. The other two purchases are cheap ones that caught my eye.
To think that only a couple of weeks ago I couldn't have told the difference between a Gillette and a Gem (although I'm still no expert (that's) for sure). Is there a razorholics anonymous? I think I need professional help