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Your cheapest and most expensive shave?

Owen Bawn

Garden party cupcake scented
Travel size Barbasol .79 cents
Bic Disposable single blade razor .33 cents (purchased at $1.99 for 6)

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Simpson Duke 3 Silvertip or Manchurian (a couple hundred dollars)
Razorock Santa Maria del Fiore soap (I've never spent more than $20 for soap)
Gillette New Improved razor (I think I paid $30 for it)
any of a dozen different blades (they all cost pennies per piece)
Penhaligon's Sartorial (over $100)
 
My old Gillette Slim bought in '63 $0.00
Treet Classic blades $0.09 per blade
Arko stick (bowl pressed) $1.15
Rubber Set Boar brush and bowl (lawn sale) $3.00
Total $4.24



New Gillette Slim, Gillette Blue blades came with razor $1.98
Boar brush Under $1.00
Williams Mug Soap $0.15
Old Spice After Shave Under $2.00
Coffee Mug - Moms Cupboard
Total $5.13 in 1963, approx, $46.00 in today's money
 
Cheapest
Travel gillette Foamy 80 cents
Flare-tip Superspeed. Free--was a PIF
Aftershave: would skip for the cheapest shave
Total: $0.80

Most expensive
Dr Jon's Savannah Sunrise soap.. about $30
Vintage Klenzo Butterscotch brush with finest badger knot... about $130
Rhodium-plated Gillette toggle... $400
PAA aftershave.... about $16
Total: $576

Much prefer the latter shave, but it is surely not 600 times better, lol.
 
prices converted to USD.

Cheapest:
Cardman & Sons, Bengall 5/8. Paid nothing, but spent $200+ on stones, strops and whatnot to make it serviceable.
Gillette New Improved Razor ($30)
Lord Platinum blade ($0.05)
Simpsons Special Best ($40)
Arko ($4)
$94 USD

Most Expensive:
Rocnel Sailor ($489)
Feather blade ($0.1)
MDC 200g ($50)
Saponificio Varesino Aftershave ($35)
Simpsons Chubby 3 Manchurian ($300ish)
Total: Under $1K
 
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