Background stuff
Save Money on Razorblades
Is it possible to save money on razorblades? Aside from razorburn, one of the most common complaints when it comes to shaving is the cost. Right now, a 5-pack of Gillette’s Mach 3 cartridges costs about £7 in the UK. Those 5 cartridges are the product of hundreds of years of shaving technology; they feature […]
5 shavers to review
Yesterday I received two large packages full of shavers and trimmers. A total of four electrical shavers and a body groomer arrived from Philips and Braun. I’ll make some thorough reviews of the different models over the next months, but I’ll start in a few days with a brief comparison of the models. From Philips […]
You lost me, Gillette!
I almost dropped my cup of coffee this morning, as I was checking up on the Shaving Detective website. All of a sudden, this quiet morning (my 34th birthday by the way), I found myself annoyed by Gillette and their marketing efforts. Why? Have you read the article about Gillette Young Guns 2011? It’s not […]
Gillette Young Guns 2011 – Six Rising Stars
Gillette has announced the launch of its Gillette Young Guns program by unveiling the 2011 roster of six rising stars in their respective sports: Matt Ryan and Ray Rice from football, Evan Longoria and Carlos González from baseball and Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch from auto racing. The campaign will launch in US this weekend […]
The viking heritage (or “Living in the no mans land of Shaving”)
You would expect shaving equipment to be widely available everywhere. I live in Denmark, and we generally consider ourselves as a highly developed society. We have been named ‘the happiest people in the World’, and we like to spend our money on high quality products. At least the products we can use to show off […]