A shave with a Vintage Slim Gillette Safety Razor. It gave me a great shave, but I think I may have set it a bit too high on the third pass. You can find these razors on Ebay and at yard sales and anitique stores. This razor is well worth the investment provided you […]

  I take another shave with Tabac shaving soap. This time around, I’m armed with my Merkur Futur adjustable safety razor. It truly is a beautiful razor. I’ve heard it described more accurately as a “shaving instrument.” How true! AND, in this video, I’m cranking up the razor’s level of aggression! With Christmas around the […]

  The PAL Adjustable Injector Razor gave me a nice close shave. But, it’s a razor that I’ll set aside for the time being. I’ll come back to it later, sometime down the road. =============== Other Traditional Wet Shaving item to consider: Vikings Blade Chieftain Razor: http://amzn.to/2khl0V4 VIKINGS BLADE The Godfather Safety Razor : http://amzn.to/2ksTgNR […]

In this video I take a look at a Vintage Gillette H2 Slim Safety Razor. I’m trying a new approach to my videos by appearing on camera. I’d like your feedback. Do you like it? Does it help the presentation? Overall, does it work? did you find the video informative and enjoyable? Please let me […]

Here’s a quick side by side comparison of the Merkur Futur and it’s cone, the Qshave. ================== Merkur Futur Adjustable Safety Razor, Chrome Finish: http://amzn.to/2qkf1Pk Merkur Futur Adjustable Safety Razor (700) Razor (Matte Finish): http://amzn.to/2qkukap Merkur Adjustable Futur Safety Razor Gold Plated 702: http://amzn.to/2rlKswO Qshave adjustable safety razor from AliExpress: https://goo.gl/cFjdIB Qshave from Amazon: http://amzn.to/2r3eS2E […]

I was fortunate enough to acquire a Merkur Futur from a fellow member from a shaving forum. So, my thanks to him for making it available for sale.  It was only used a few times and came to me in brand new condition! (I made sure to sanitize it in Barbacide.) As of this writing, I had […]

I got lucky in finding a very lightly used Merkur Futur Adjustable Safety Razor. If you recall, I reviewed the Qshave, which is a clone of the Merkur Futur. The clone sells for less than ten dollars depending on where you got to buy it. The Merkur Futur sells for $55.0 to 65.00 on Amazon […]

I’ve had a chance to use the Qshave for a few shaves now and wanted to share some of my thoughts. It might be helpful to others contemplating whether or not to buy this razor. This review pertains to the Qshave I purchased from AliExpress costing $6.98 (including shipping). First off, you’d be crazy not […]

I recently purchased a used adjustable razor. The price was too good to pass up. As you’ll see in this video, after unboxing the safety razor, I immediately did a full sanitizing in Barbacide. This video will show you how to mix Barbacide and sanitize a safety razor. A full jar of Barbacide solution is: […]