Vintage razors
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Gillette Tech gives a fine shave, comfortable and close if your technique is good and the blade sharp.
Gillette Old style open combs are very efficient though you need to watch the angle, very smooth when you get it right.
I used to like the English Long Comb New in my early days of DE shaving I found it comfortable but not too efficient, I keep meaning to revisit it now my technique is so much better. Every razor I've re-tried over the last couple of years has been a completely different beast.
Vintage or Modern they all have their quirks, suiting different blades or types of beard but essentially they all shave hair.
Gillette Old style open combs are very efficient though you need to watch the angle, very smooth when you get it right.
I used to like the English Long Comb New in my early days of DE shaving I found it comfortable but not too efficient, I keep meaning to revisit it now my technique is so much better. Every razor I've re-tried over the last couple of years has been a completely different beast.
Vintage or Modern they all have their quirks, suiting different blades or types of beard but essentially they all shave hair.
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No idea what that shaves like I'm afraid.
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The Super speed are a nifty little razor. You'll have to bear in mind that the 'black tip', 'red tip' and 'blue tip' ones vary in aggression (as a result of more/less blade being exposed, to keep it short). The regular, all silver one is a nice shaver though. If you can pick it up cheap, no harm done! Plenty would buy it off you if you didn't find favour with it.
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Thread revival.
I don’t have many vintage razors in my collection as I do lean more towards modern or contemporary razor designs & artisan maker creations. However, of the few that I own the Gillette RFB is my favorite of the 3pc. designs. Plenty of blade support and one of the best razors that unites ease of use, comfort & efficient operation in one package. Yes, I do own a few Tech’s, Old Types, New LC’s & Gillette adjustables but, the RFB is THE class of those in my small vintage collection. Truly a superb razor.
Here, it’s paired with a Ti handle from DScosmetics, the Destroyer II. Great balance & feel that is simply superb.
I don’t have many vintage razors in my collection as I do lean more towards modern or contemporary razor designs & artisan maker creations. However, of the few that I own the Gillette RFB is my favorite of the 3pc. designs. Plenty of blade support and one of the best razors that unites ease of use, comfort & efficient operation in one package. Yes, I do own a few Tech’s, Old Types, New LC’s & Gillette adjustables but, the RFB is THE class of those in my small vintage collection. Truly a superb razor.
Here, it’s paired with a Ti handle from DScosmetics, the Destroyer II. Great balance & feel that is simply superb.
My nomination for the best shave ever then and now is the 1950s/1960s Gillette Tech No.24 England - aluminium ball-end handle, aluminium bottom plate and plated brass top cap with etched "Gillette" logo which weighs in at 29.2g. Efficient shave with no irration at all on my face. YMMV. Guide prices - £20 with the plastic blue and clear case and £15 without, perhaps a little more. They mostly come in NOS condition (New Old Stock). On ebay and Etsy. Try it with a Gillette Platinum blade. But beware - when you see the small size of it you'll be shocked.
This is the razor that prompts my well-worn comment borrowed from a VW advert: "Why have something like a Tech when you can have a Tech?"
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The blade shaves you, the razor is just a handle to hold the blade.
Vintage things have class and soul, new things are just marketing for the gullible.
Vintage things have class and soul, new things are just marketing for the gullible.