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The Green Shave

By Jeffrey the Barak How would you like to spread Napalm on your face while releasing questionable propellants into the ozone layer, and then put a stack of eternal plastic into a landfill? Doesn’t sound like something you’d want to do does it? And yet if you use aerosol shaving gel, it contains the very… Read More The Green Shave

October 24, 2008December 6, 2022 thebarak5 Comments

Shaving – The Old Fashioned Way

By Jeffrey the Barak New things are better than old things and new gadgets are better than old gadgets, right? Wrong! Sometimes the impetus for tools and gadgets to evolve is not to make them better, it’s to change the marketplace to receive more expensive goods. There is no better example of this than the… Read More Shaving – The Old Fashioned Way

December 1, 2005December 6, 2022 thebarak5 Comments
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  1. admin Avatar
    admin
    September 8, 2008

    Update: 2008
    I still use all of the things in this article, but on days when I’m in a hurry, I use a Gillette Mach 3 (better than the Quattro) instead of the double edged. It is faster and does a nice job. But when time allows, it’s the old DE for me.
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  2. Sean Avatar
    Sean
    February 21, 2009

    Kinda funny, Kinda odd…. I heard about the art of shaving form a friend who bought her brother some shaving stuff for chrirstmas… I looked into it online, and right away, was interested…. This past week i got my first shaving kit, and already like it alot better……. I will be upgrading my brush, and getting a different mug, and shaving alot more frequently.

    I don’t know, i think it has alot to do with the whole appeal of taking time out of a hectic life, to get back to time honored traditions, and pamper myself a little, not with just a closer shave, but touch of nostalgia. as well…… Sean T. Age 32

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  3. Richard Andrews Avatar
    Richard Andrews
    May 12, 2013

    good afternoon… This is not a reply it is a question, I hope that’s alright…I recently purchased a vintage shaving brush that I can’t seem to identify
    the item is made of aluminum, and the bottom is stamped… NYC… USA
    … Sterilized… In the center is a swastika. If you can possibly be of any assistance
    in helping me identify the shaving brush, I would be most appreciative…
    Thank you very much… Richard Andrews

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    1. admin Avatar
      admin
      May 12, 2013

      I just Googled “Swastika Shaving Brush” and found many discussions about them. They are common brushes and the question is when were they made, because prior the the use of the symbol by the Nazis, the symbol had entirely different meanings, and it had nothing to do with the Nazi ideals. You should be able to find out everything with a short search session.

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  4. donald root Avatar
    donald root
    June 20, 2021

    i needed a shave today. first i had to make sure my electric shaver was charged, then shave and shave and shave to get a so so clean shave. I then came up with a brilliant idea. go back and try my old mach 3. i rinsed my face with very warm water, applied the old fashioned shaving lotion to my face, then shaved with a safety razor. it was much faster and a better shave than i ever got with the electric shaver. so simple to do. shud have done it years ago.

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