What the Hair Is it? Episode 1: 1920s Curvfit Women's Safety Razor History, How To, and Review
What the Hair Is it? Episode 1: 1920s Curvfit Women's Razor History, How To, and Review In this episode, Kat covers a quick history on the 1920s and how the Curvfit razor came to be. This women's safety razor was submitted for patent by Stuart Speirs in 1922 and was still manufactured until the mid-1900s. (Kat will cover more of this razor's history in the What the Hair Is It? podcast.) She shows what was all included with the original Curvfit razor kit set, how the blade fits in this razor, and how to shave with this razor.
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