GOING VERY OLD SCHOOL
This post likely will appeal to maybe 0.1% of the very few readers I haven’t yet driven off. So be it.
In the last couple of weeks I’ve started wet shaving (or “wetshaving” as some would have it). I bought a Burma-Shave shaving brush, some soap, a pristine late 1940s Gillette Tech — 24k gold plated (about $10 including shipping on eBay), and some Personna double edge blades ($0.20 ea).
The combination makes for a very nice close shave. I’m enjoying the ritual of it. Lathering up the soap in a mug is an art in and of itself (an art that I’m not close to mastering). The whole process takes maybe 10 minutes total or about 5 minutes more than the new-fangled foam in a can and cartridge blades. It’s possibly the best 10 minutes of the day.
6 Responses to “GOING VERY OLD SCHOOL”
 Comment by Sam October 18th, 2011 at 7:41 pm |
That’s how my father always shaved, and I can still remember the smell of Old Spice as it smelled then. |
 Comment by Jeanne October 24th, 2011 at 8:22 am |
It’s also, well, sexy. And I don’t throw that word around very much. But there’s something langourous and sensual in this process that’s just . . . attractive. Inviting. Intimate. Lingering. |
 Comment by Daryl October 24th, 2011 at 9:46 am |
Is it getting warm in here? |
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Comment by Jeanne October 24th, 2011 at 10:30 am |
Well, I just thought I’d make your best 10 minutes of the day even better. |
 Comment by COD October 26th, 2011 at 12:16 pm |
I had zero interest when Daryl posted this. But the possibility that Michelle’s reaction might be similar to Jeanne’s… |
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