Well, I finally got my first DE. It's a Gilette, and was my grand father's. He passed away 4 years ago, and this weekend my parents went up to the house, and brought back a few things. one of them was my grandfather's old shaving kit.
In it was an old spice shaving mug, a boar hair brush, and a Gilette DE complete with blade and full of old grey whiskers.
I cleaned it up, and sterilized it. Then I went down and bought a package of Longs Brand DE blades (which look exactly like the Personna Platinum Chrome blades)
2 shaves down, and it's not bad. It gets almost as close as a straight, although it does irritate my skin a bit easier...
I'm not going to switch anytime soon, but it's good to have around, and for cleaning up those areas I still have a little trouble with.
If anybody has any information about this DE, I'd be curious to know...
I won't be buying any more DEs, but it's nice to have an alternative to my straight that I can use in a hurry, and this has some good sentimental value.
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