Wet Shavers Blog

Now Shatterproof

double edge — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:56:39 +0000

The day has arrived. Aqua Velva is now being distributed in ’shatterproof’, i.e. plastic bottles. There are still some classic glass bottles around, but once they’re sold, another...

The Future of Aqua Velva

double edge — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:49:12 +0000

Aqua Velva will no longer be sold in glass bottles. To some, that statement might provoke no more than a disinterested shrug, maybe a “meh”. To others, it signifies the curtain slamming...

Wet Shaving Shop Opens in CT

double edge — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:45:47 +0000

This is an idea whose time I knew had come. There are some open store spaces in a tourist street near me – pondering what kind of store I would put there, the thought wasn’t long coming....

Brits Get Break On Buying Blades

double edge — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:26:41 +0000

Prices on Fusion and other multiple-blade Gillette ripoffs cartridges are being slashed at British retailer Asada. Monster UK retailer Tesco is expected to follow. “The store’s...

Another Misguided Pro Athlete

double edge — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:11:15 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Woods, Jeter, and Federer, we now have Matt Ryan pimping a Fusion razor. This time it’s the ‘Fusion MVP’. Most Valuable Pimpin’.

Free Shaving Swag!

double edge — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:24:47 +0000

Esquire Magazine is running a nifty promotion throughout October: Free grooming items from Art of Shaving! The cynic in me says this is the hand of new AoS owners Procter and Gamble showing. The...

Iowan Invents Blade Life Extender Product

double edge — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:03:45 +0000

Ron Christensen, from Iowa, has invented a product called ‘Revolt’ that he claims extends the life of razor blades. The gent found through his research that water rusts blades –...

Shave War in the Lone Star State

double edge — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:45:48 +0000

The state government of Texas, which obviously has all other social ills handled, is going after Rooster’s grooming parlors because they let cosmetologists, rather than barbers, offer shaves to...

First Saudi Barber Closes Doors

double edge — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:36:30 +0000

Ahmad Huzzazi, the first trained barber in Saudi Arabia, has shuttered his shop and laid down his shears. Now, that’s a sad story, but times are hard all over the world and this would be...

Boar Brush Update

double edge — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:24:26 +0000

I posted a while back that I’m breaking in a new boar bristle shaving brush. I was wondering whether my new Semogue 2000 brush was going to lose its rank aroma, start making good lather and...

Validation For WSB! Stock Analyst Sez “WTF, Gillette?”

double edge — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:21:35 +0000

Garland Pollard writes an article over at the investor site ‘Seeking Alpha’ dissecting Procter and Gamble’s loss of focus and particularly, the sad slide of Gillette into marketing...

Leave the Sideburns, Okay Bruce?

double edge — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:45:32 +0000

Mental Floss brings us a brief history of shaving, including the item that ancient men shaved with shark’s teeth. I wonder if the barbers back then kept a selection. “Would you like the...

DE Razor Before and After II: Razor Rescue

double edge — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:20:07 +0000

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...

DE Razor Before and After

double edge — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:53:14 +0000

The last post about Fatboys got me in the razor mood. One thing I like to do on Ebay is pick up old razors that need some tender loving care, and give them a clean up. Here we have a Gillette Old...

Gillette Fatboy (Slim), Now on Ebay

double edge — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:28:43 +0000

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...