I recently unearthed an old Philips electric razor that I had received as a Christmas gift aeons since. Although I’m accustomed to wet shaving these days, (I’m a committed Harry’s razor user FYI), curiosity nonetheless, drove me to give it a go.
The Philishave 5806, a bit rough and ready by modern standards, but still surprisingly effective on the more mature gentleman’s skin!
It certainly faced a challenge; it now had to deal with the physical fallout of middle-age and poor lifestyle choices, perils unimagined in its heyday.
Despite its age, the device handled the unfamiliar terrain admirably. Initial efforts produced a surprisingly smooth finish on the skin, albeit with the occasional scratch or two in areas of looser skin.
A late developer on many levels, aspiring Lotto winner Timmeh styles himself as an urbane glottologist, a dilettante and a general foozler. Charged with a mission to bring the joy of learning a foreign language to the masses, he has roundly failed to do so.
He is currently dealing with “personal issues” relating to his unhealthy affection for grilled Turkish meat products. Prone to outbursts of verbal diarrhoea, he nonetheless still solidly identifies as continent gusset-wise. He is blogging as a form of catharsis.
A late developer on many levels, aspiring Lotto winner Timmeh styles himself as an urbane glottologist, a dilettante and a general foozler. Charged with a mission to bring the joy of learning a foreign language to the masses, he has roundly failed to do so.
He is currently dealing with “personal issues” relating to his unhealthy affection for grilled Turkish meat products. Prone to outbursts of verbal diarrhoea, he nonetheless still solidly identifies as continent gusset-wise. He is blogging as a form of catharsis.
