March 2008 Wrap Up for Shaving Stuff
In like a lion, out like a lamb. March has marched on.
Reviews
Big set of reviews of Mensgroom products this month. If you missed them be sure to check out all seven (!) starting with Shave the Males Shaving Cream and ending with Time Fighter Face Cream. Great products for the witty, sarcastic shaver.
Currently up in the ShavingStuff test kitchen are products from Sharps. Look for our review of those soon.
Web 2.0
Schick is ready to make you and your YouTube buddies famous by looking for the best video on shaving with the Schick Quattro. They seemed to have run out of free razors when I tried to sign up, but I got word late last week that their stocks are replenished.
Web 1.5
A recent Wired magazine article had an excellent primer on King Gillette. A must read for any shaving history buff, and a fascinating look at today's Web 2.0 business models.
Web 1.0
Thomas Goldsmith's article Men Drawn to Shaving Wars came out this past month. I had the privilege to talk to Thomas a couple months ago as he was gathering material for his investigative report. Good stuff in there about the reality behind the claims of Schick and Gillette.
Celebrities
Big month for celebrity facial hair. Baron "Boom Boom" Davis's ibeatyou.com site went live, where he's issued the beard-growing smackdown to all fans. Emilio Navaira survived a horrific bus crash, perhaps with the help of his mustache. And I personally made amends for my previous ragging on Ben Affleck. Some days I need to come down off my horse.
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Posted by Russell Neufeld at March 31, 2008 8:20 AM
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