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DAVESHAVES - the ebook
Not only can you buy the DAVESHAVES paperback book for a paltry £5.99 right here, you can also - for an even more paltry £2.99 - buy it...
Dec 8, 20201 min read
DAVESHAVES: The Book
Yes indeed, it's finally here. DAVESHAVES the book - a collection of pieces from this very website but this time in a handy-to-read,...
Nov 30, 20201 min read
The SHAVENT razor
From the SHAVENT website: An innovative, elegant and sustainable razor with the full comfort of a pivoting-head and the liberty of...
Nov 26, 20205 min read
It's Showtime ...
... with the DAVESHAVES Shaving Collection Gideon Brake draped the red velvet-lined cloak around my shoulders, then stepped back to cast...
Jul 22, 20202 min read
Snakebite shaving soap and aftershave
"Look at 'em. Standing there, the shaving equivalent of 1960s Cockney crime bosses, staring you down, daring you to stare back and...
Jul 20, 20202 min read
The Ascension aluminium double open-comb safety razor
Ah yes. The unparalleled glory that is the Ascension aluminium razor from that cheeky japester Douglas Smythe at Phoenix Artisan...
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Love Shick
I recently took the plunge into the unchartered waters of Shick injector razors and bought - for a laughably reasonable price, I thought...
Jul 16, 20203 min read
DAVESHAVES - the book
First there was the DAVESHAVES t-shirt. An item of such sartorial shaving elegance that it quickly took on cult status amongst the...
Jul 14, 20202 min read
In Shaving Heaven With The Sussex Razor
Remember in 2001: A Space Odyssey when the ape-like creatures at the beginning come across that monolith? Imagine, then, a similar scene...
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Straight Razor Heaven
Here's a handy case I got off eBay, specifically for storing my collection of straight razors. A collection, actually, that wouldn't all...
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Fatip Piccolo Special Edition
I'M SO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT. I'M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL ... AND I THINK I LIKE IT* Behold, my children. Behold the majesty of...
Feb 23, 20202 min read
Ever Ready 1914
JUST ARRIVED - VINTAGE SINGLE-EDGE RAZOR Well bless my soul and call me Susan. This arrived in the post today and when it did, heavenly...
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Wavy Garms*
DAVE SHAVES MERCHANDISE HITS THE STREETS DAVESHAVES was relatively inactive between December and the start of February for reasons...
Feb 12, 20203 min read
GEM Flying Wing, Open Comb and G-bar SE razors
I'm delighted to say that I recently introduced a close friend of mine to the joys of wet shaving. I sent him a few pictures of stuff I...
Feb 7, 20203 min read
Broman SE Razor
The only razor you'll ever need?* Regular readers** of this blog will know that I'm a fan of SE razors***. So I always have my eye out...
Feb 5, 20204 min read
C Friedrich Ern Raccoon Double Hollow 9/16ths Straight Razor
BLOODY HELL. LOOK AT THIS. I took it out of its wrapping and almost wept with delight*. I've said it before and no doubt I'll be saying...
Dec 11, 20193 min read
T. R Cadman & Sons Bengall Finest 5/8ths Hollow-Ground Straight Razor
This item arrived on my doorstep following a flurry of activity on eBay. A T.R Cadman & Sons 5/8ths straight razor, honed, stropped and...
Dec 9, 20191 min read
Inside The Shave Cave
Builders Finish New Bathroom In Seven Weeks Shock I can't even begin to tell you how good this feels. Seven weeks it's taken. Read that...
Dec 9, 20192 min read
The Ever Ready 1912 SE Razor
Anyone who's delved into The Shave Cave Journals recently will have seen my article on the GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf razor. In a sort of...
Nov 28, 20193 min read
GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf SE Razor
It's finally arrived, all the way from the US, and yes, it's a stunner. This is my first vintage SE razor and to be honest I wasn't...
Nov 23, 20191 min read
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