Sunday, August 14, 2011

The "Rolls" of Razors






For the most part the majority of men, unless your really lucky and hairless, have to shave their face. I am someone who has to shave every morning if i want to keep a clean appearance. Do I do it? No. Of course not. The fast pace world we live in doesn't allow for such niceties. I don't even have five minutes to shave my face anymore! My problem is that I have allowed other things to take precedence over taking care of myself. All this will be changing though...
I recently purchased a Rolls Razor. This is an amazing piece of apparatus! Here is a quick history: "The eponymous product was a sophisticated safety-razor which came in a metal box designed to allow the blade to be stropped against the lid and thus was not disposable, but unlike the straight razor it incorporated a safety guard and its size was closer to the early Gillette double blade disposable razor." They lost their allure as the Gillette company created the more modern disposable razor we know today.
I try to be a responsible citizen and human and found the idea of a razor that can be stroped and honed and self-contained in its own shiny box as a great way to slow things down, enjoy my daily routine, and be "green" all in one sharp swipe! I also purchased a badger hair brush, shaving bowl, and disc of shaving soap. Now where is that bottle of Aqua Velva i had ten years ago?
I go through about a disposable razor a week. It could go longer but my course face dulls those cheapies pretty quick. I am now a fairly dedicated cyclist and find myself removing more and more hair away from my body which is using up more and more disposables. I hope that this Rolls is my ticket to getiing away from such waste and holding on to some really interesting pieces of not only history but practicality as well.

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