After whining like a little brat in my last post, here is something more positive. Double-edged razors and fountains pens.
These have cropped a few times on other sites I visit. There seems to be a resurgence in popularity of both items in recent years and I too have become a convert. Nothing too fancy - an Edwin Jagger DE89 and a Parker IM Premium being my current choices. They were both about £30 and the razor in particular has paid for itself in no time. Also, Feather razor blades for that added element of bleary 6.00 a.m. danger.
Apart from money saving, the other thing they have in common is that they are better than the modern, more expensive alternative. Of course, the increased care required leads to a better result but they seem to me be intrinsically superior. They are just better.
I have even been toying with the idea of trying a straight-edge razor. That's where my 'gentleman of taste and refinement' fantasies will end - in a gushing fountain of blood as a slip of the wrist removes half my face.
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