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9 easy tips to drastically improve your shave

Shaving can be dreadful, painful and not least expensive. But there are ways to make your shave more pleasant. Read along as I present nine tips which will help improve your shave.

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Six Shooter Shaving Brushes

If you are looking for a shaving brush that will stand out from the crowd and attract some comments, then you should have a look at the new shaving brushes from American company, Six Shooter Shaving. These shaving brushes are designed to replicate the look of a loaded revolver body, and come in five different […]

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Braun Series 5 review

Braun Series 5 review

The first electric shaver I ever bought was a Braun  back in 1998. Two years later, I replaced it with another Braun model I had won in a competition. Since then, I have owned a Philips shaver and a load of different Gillette razors and in the later years, Double Edge razors. Recently, I got […]

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James Bond Boosts Cut Throat Razor Sales

The Shaving Shack, the UK’s leading online retailer of premium shaving products, has attributed the latest James Bond movie for a whopping 405% increase in sales of cut throat razors. During a scene in Skyfall, British actress Naomie Harris gives 007, played by Daniel Craig, a close shave using a cut throat razor, whispering in […]

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Olivelia Shaving Foam

If I say “Greece” you probably don’t think of cosmetics, do you? However, Greece is more than just beautiful scenery, historical places and tzatziki. It’s a country full of olives. On my latest visit to the wonderful island Crete, I decided to try out one of the numerous brands of olive based shaving foams. The […]

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Philips AquaTouch AT890

Ten years ago, I was a keen user of electric shavers, but the quality of the shave kept letting me down. But ten years is a long time in todays world, so I was excited to find out how much Philips has managed to improve their razors over the years. I have been allowed to […]

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