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The captivating world of vintage Gillette razors becomes vivid as the Mad Scientist of Shaving unveils the secrets of their brilliance. As I watched his enthralling video, I couldn't help but nod in agreement. He brilliantly highlights how a perfect storm of factors in the US - a powerful industrial base, the post-World War II era, top-notch quality control, and unparalleled mass production capabilities - converged to make the Superspeed razor the pinnacle of DE razors from about 1946 onwards. But l would also add the incredible engineering and marketing talent, also put them miles ahead of the competition. It's remarkable how everything aligned at a precise moment in time to create shaving perfection. Was it ever bettered?' arguably, no!
Of course for many, Gillette’s zenith maybe represented by one of their other models but after purchasing more razors than I would care to admit, I found myself agreeing with him that modern razors do not hold a candle to vintage Gillette’s (artisan models probably being the exception). I think if you enter the world of DE wet shaving you owe it to yourself to give some of the vintage Gillette’s a good run. I started off wanting new and shiny but the real gold was in vintage Gillette’s.
The Mad Scientist has not posted for many years, but really some terrific reviews, views and and old world charm and sagacity in many of his video’s, worth checking-out if you have not watched him before…
Of course for many, Gillette’s zenith maybe represented by one of their other models but after purchasing more razors than I would care to admit, I found myself agreeing with him that modern razors do not hold a candle to vintage Gillette’s (artisan models probably being the exception). I think if you enter the world of DE wet shaving you owe it to yourself to give some of the vintage Gillette’s a good run. I started off wanting new and shiny but the real gold was in vintage Gillette’s.
The Mad Scientist has not posted for many years, but really some terrific reviews, views and and old world charm and sagacity in many of his video’s, worth checking-out if you have not watched him before…