There's a likelihood that I've been shaving longer than a number of the readers of this forum, please don't hold it against me, I'm gratified to find others, like myself, who prefer blade shaving. I've always been a blade and lather shaver - to me it's the only way to get a decent shave. Like many others, over the years I moved from my Gillette double edge razors to the modern and sexy two and three blade cartridge systems, with satisfaction regarding quality of shave. I currently use the Gillette Mach 3 Turbo.
Recently I had a whim to return to those "thrilling days of yesterday" and purchase a double edge razor. When I, naively, discovered that you can't just go to the corner store and buy a Gillette razor anymore I got my hackles up. This whim has now become an obsession to get the unobtainable, a good ole Gillette.
In the span of less than a month I have obtained a Gillette adjustable from the sixties, Super Speed red tip from the fifties, a ball end new style from the thirties and (my favorite) an Old Style from the twenties.
Anyhow, I just wanted to introduce myself, I saw the forum and it looked like a good place to pick up information and ideas.
Recently I had a whim to return to those "thrilling days of yesterday" and purchase a double edge razor. When I, naively, discovered that you can't just go to the corner store and buy a Gillette razor anymore I got my hackles up. This whim has now become an obsession to get the unobtainable, a good ole Gillette.
In the span of less than a month I have obtained a Gillette adjustable from the sixties, Super Speed red tip from the fifties, a ball end new style from the thirties and (my favorite) an Old Style from the twenties.
Anyhow, I just wanted to introduce myself, I saw the forum and it looked like a good place to pick up information and ideas.
