I know we are all serious shavers, and not swayed by the frippery of marketing and design; choosing our blades solely on the hard objective criteria of sharpness, smoothness, and longevity. But at some point, having a pile of tucks in your den that look good may be a consideration, right? Not enough to sway you to a blade that shaves poorly, but--all things being equal--a decent looking tuck counts for something. At least it does to me
So, these are my favourite tuck designs.
So, what are your favourite tuck designs?
So, these are my favourite tuck designs.
1. Polsilver Stainless |
| The OG blade. Simple, striking, design that doesn't need to rely on gimmicks to catch your eye. This is a confident brand that says "If you know, you know". It reminds me of the scene in Apocalypse Now where Willard makes it to the Do Lung Bridge and asks The Roach if he knows whose in charge. Roach replies, "yeah". |
2. Polsilver Super Iridium | The next iteration (and the blade not quite as good as the OG): more colour, and a more dynamic layout with the bolt through the centre of the tuck. Still a stome cold classic design, in my view. | |
3. Sputnik | I've never even used one of these, but I love everything about the tuck. The name, conjuring the glory of the Space Age, the font, the golden orb for the dot of the 'i', the beam of light shooting towards the top right of the tuck... Aspiration incarnate! | |
4. Rapira Swedish Supersteel | A simple, yet bold layout and colour palette. The clean lines, strong colours and fonts combine for quite a striking tuck. The blades are pretty good too... | |
5. Gillette Perma-sharp | Another quite simple, realtively subdued design, that nevertheless conjures a simpler time. Barbershops in Istanbul, hot towels, fragrant balms and very sharp edges. It helps that the blades are, as promised, perma sharp! |
So, what are your favourite tuck designs?