This elegant 3 piece shaving set is the ideal gift for any gentleman. The razor uses Mach 3 Blades along with a badger brush. The heavy based stand is the ideal way of displaying & holding your shaving set. The razor uses a Gillette Mach 3 bladeswith refills easily obtained from any supermarket or high streetpharmacist. The pure badger shaving brush is made from Best Badger hair (see below) & slots beautifully into the st&. Storing the brush upside down when not in use prevents water draining into handle which reduces the performance of the brush. " Best Badger" hair is generally regarded as the benchmark standard of shaving brush manufacturers. The hair is harvested from the majority of the pelt. Colour is generally darker although individual hairs may vary between shades of brown & grey. It will produce a luxurious lather when used with a good quality shaving cream or soap.