Thread: Straight razors now mainstream!

Originally Posted by blueprinciple

Hi guys -

if you ever needed an excuse to go out and buy a 'gentlemen's' magazine, take yourself off to the shop and grab the Jan/Feb issue of 'Playboy'. Why? Well, in addition to the more obvious attractions, there on page 84 is an article entitled 'A Cut Above' that contains a feature on p. 85 called 'Slice Of Life' (ouch) that's about -straight razors. As if that isn't enough, yours truly was the main contributor and some of my own razors are pictured along with some from Aidan Gill Barbershop in New Orleans.

I will ask the Playboy editor if it's OK to scan the article in for you to look at in the near future but there it is anyway!

Fame at last!!

Congratulations, hope you wont be putting up your prices! I had a look at the Aiden Gill website, seems he is a fan of the Mach III and we are all deluded!

I didn't know who else was to be involved - they just asked about SR's on my side and I worked with a different writer to that of the main article.

Anyway, we're not deluded, just cool.

Hello, Steve,

Congratulations on the Playboy article. Well deserved.

Regards,

Obie

Congratulations on being featured mate!

BTW why should it matter you post it? I've seen people post magazine articles on car enthusiast forums many times.

Damn, u don't think my wife will acept the excuse that I just want to read the article.

Originally Posted by freddo669

Congratulations, hope you wont be putting up your prices! I had a look at the Aiden Gill website, seems he is a fan of the Mach III and we are all deluded!

hmm, I was under the impression that most barbers prefer straights. At least, most barbers the performs shaves for their customers use straights not Mach IIIs. Oh well, I'll find out for myself soon enough. Congrads, blueprinciple.

Originally Posted by SiRed8

Congratulations on being featured mate!

BTW why should it matter you post it? I've seen people post magazine articles on car enthusiast forums many times.

It's just common courtesy and a healthy respect for the laws of copyright!

As an aside...I met a colleague at work today who informed me that there is a barbershop in downtown Indianapolis, IN where you can get a traditional str8 razor shave--the hot towels, etc. In fact, it appears that this barbershop markets/promotes the fact that they offer traditional str8 razor shaves. My colleague stops by there on occasion to get a shave himself when he's on his way to work. I told him about my own purchase of a str8 razor as a Christmas gift to myself as well as about SRP. Now he's thinking about getting a str8 razor himself.

Hopefully, another str8 razor convert. Stay tuned...

Originally Posted by Warbler

hmm, I was under the impression that most barbers prefer straights. At least, most barbers the performs shaves for their customers use straights not Mach IIIs. Oh well, I'll find out for myself soon enough. Congrads, blueprinciple.

That was the impression I had. However, view the video on his site...

the video just shows the guy shaving himself. It does not show what the barber himself uses when he is shaving a customer. Unless there is another video I missed.