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Video comparison of a Gillette Fusion Proglide Power vs a Gillette King C DE Razor

2024-07-212024-07-21 Danie

Title says Cartridge vs Safety Razor. Image of a man in the centre. On the left side he is holding up a Gillette cartridge razor, and on the right side he is holding a double-edged safety razor.

Way too many people only know about the razor they currently use because of advertising they see. There are 60 years old technologies (well, actually older than that) that work even better actually, at a […]

The Youth should know there are WAY CHEAPER, and better, alternatives to expensive Gillette razor blades

2024-07-032024-07-03 Danie

Shaving Kit Dec 2016 - a white shaving mug with a tub resting inside with the label Tabac on it. S silver safety razor stands vertically in a short black holder. There is a small brown bottle in the centre labelled Badger pre-shave oil. To the right is another silver safety razor, and on the far right is a wooden-handled shaving brush resting on its stand.

In hindsight now, I wish my father would have told me about safety razor shaving with universal standard double edge razor blades, when I started to shave! I was probably taken in by all the […]

Gillette Cartridge Blades R110 ea (US$5.79) vs Gillette DE Blades R4 ea (US$0.21)!

2023-06-182023-06-18 Danie

I was so shocked at the price of these cartridge blades, I had to take a photo of it. I used to use one of these blades per week when I still used cartridge shaving […]

Gillette still sells Safety Razors but you don’t need to buy Gillette blades for it

2023-03-252023-03-25 Danie

Gillette invented the safety razor about 120 years ago, even though they lost interest in it when they discovered they could lock buyers into buying very expensive plastic cartridge razor blades. This happened because everyone […]

An original Gillette Fatboy D4 safety razor circa 1958 sells for R2,450 ($155) in South Africa today

2021-12-112022-01-17 Danie

I still have my dad’s old Gillette Fatboy razor, which he would have been using in the 1960’s. I cleaned it up and have shaved a few times with it, as of course as safety razor shavers around the world know, today’s DE blades still fit perfectly well. A safety razor is built to last multiple generations. Try that with today’s cartridge razors – you won’t find blades for them in 40 years time, or by then the blades purchased, will have bankrupted you!

I just really regret my dad never let me into the secret of safety razor shaving, and I had to suffer ingrown hairs for 30 years before I discovered this…

See Gillette Fatboy D4 1958 (V188)

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The Gillette Fatboy is one of the most iconic safety razors available today. Originally called the Gillette 195 (the price point was set at $1.95), it got the name ‘Fatboy’ shortly after Gillette released its ‘Adjustable slim’ model. Since the 195 had a handle of greater diameter than the slim model, it got nicknamed t

Both “invented” by Gillette: Which Do You Believe To Be The Best?

2019-02-08 Danie

Both “invented” by Gillette: Which Do You Believe To Be The Best? Interestingly enough Gillette invented the safety razor at the turn of the last century but once their patent expired everyone started manufacturing them […]

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