5 Traditional Shaving Brands You Mustn’t Forget About

Razors are festooned with bells and whistles these days. Before you think I’m just a traditionalist on a mission, think about it: when you’re shopping for shaving supplies, you’re inundated with multi-blades complete with swivel necks, exfoliating pads, and battery-operated wet shavers that make most men do a double take.

Even if you pride yourself as on top of the next thing, don’t you find that sometimes you’ll be eying new products and wondering if it’s just cheaper to go traditional? Here are five brands that you can consider.

1. Truefitt & Hill
Truefitt & Hill is an oldie-but-goodie, and you’ll love its slightly old worldly but cosmopolitan flair. If you use an electric shaver, you’ll find that Truefitt and Hill really delivers. Their Shave Oil is, without a doubt, one of the best on the market according to my friends, my friends of friends, and my partner too.

Recommended Truefitt & Hill Product:
Try the Trafalgar Aftershave Balm, which works well on sensitive skin.

2. Connaught Shaving
Well, their website leaves a little to be desired, but that doesn’t stand in the way of great products! They sell a pure bristle brush as a replacement for badger brushes, which means that vegans out there can breath easy.

Recommended Connaught Product:
Connaught’s Traditional Shaving Soap has natural ingredients and can be worked into lather with a shaving brush.

3. Aidan Gill for Men
Check out Aiden Gill for traditional products with a clean look and feel. If you’re creating a shaving kit as a gift or you’re just looking for an upgrade from your plastic razor and dented shaving cream bottles, this is the way to do it.

Recommended Aiden Gill Product:
Mock Ebony Badger Brush, which is made in Sheffield, England and has a sort of decorative appeal. It’ll last for ages as long as you don’t forget to rinse it out.

4. Caswell-Massey
This sophisticated shave cream is from America’s oldest chemists and perfumers, established in 1752. Their products produce a thick lather that isn’t being tampered with on a yearly basis.

Recommended Caswell-Massey Product:
Look for the 1752 Lather Shave Cream in a rather elegant black tube. Staunch traditionalists, this is your shave cream!

5. Brave Soldier
This newer formula has been created for athletes like bicyclists, bodybuilders, and swimmers, so it’s perfect for an active guy. Some shave products may be just right for dandies and traditionalists, but this one is a high quality shave product that matches an active lifestyle. It’s not the most traditional out there, but it is modeled after the natural-based original formulas.

Recommended Brave Soldier Product:
If you’re not into carrying around your badger brush but you need a good product, try the Brave Shave Cream with yarrow flowers, jojoba oil, comfrey oil, and aloe, just to name a few. Since they say you shouldn’t get any products with ingredients that you can’t eat, this one fits the bill nicely.