When I went down to visit home I went to the mall and notice a new store was up. It's called "The art of shaving" and it looked really really cool. It had all the stuff in this thread.
I just went to a small shop and bought my first Merkur 33C and first wet shaving 'kit' of sorts with a badger hair brush and a Proraso cream. Oh - my - what. It's the best shave I've ever had. Didn't but myself once in the first go, made sure not to kill myself when I went close to the jugular, either. Got a little too cocky second time around and left a small cut on my right jawline but this is still the best way to shave ever. I feel really good afterwards and I'm totally pumped for the day!
[QUOTE=Soldier32;37617817]When I went down to visit home I went to the mall and notice a new store was up. It's called "The art of shaving" and it looked really really cool. It had all the stuff in this thread.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, It's nice that there's actually a chain of places that cater to this stuff. They have okay prices on a lot of things, if you're getting a brush from there though it be better to look elsewhere.
I'm sorry but my Braun Series 7 shaver disagrees with the idea of wet shaving.
Why are so many men obsessed with the closest shave possible?
I shave every other day, but I don't orgasm over it.
It's a way for men to really make an effort with their appearance without any potential "feminine" assumptions, and a close shave shows careful attention to detail and hygiene which rarely goes unnoticed.
It's also relaxing as fuck
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[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37608195]Holy shit thank you, it worked and I feel amazing now. Only instead of a towel I just soaked my face in the warm shower water for a minute.[/QUOTE]
Glad it worked friend
I do like the idea of "Wet Shaving" though, is it easy to cut yourself like with a straight razor?
A straight razor can be easy to cut yourself with since it has no blade guards, but not with a Safety-Razor a.k.a DE, especially if you don't apply any pressure.
I just use one of these and wetshave
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[I]smooth as hell[/I]
I've had my treat blades, name-less handle and cheap foam for about two weeks now (~£10 shaving kit) and for the price, I'm very surprised at how good of a shave I'm getting, it's faster and much more enjoyable over the electric razer, no more razor burn, I've cut myself a few times now but nothing more than a slight nick that produces no more than a drop of blood.
I can't imagine how good of a shave you can get with reputable blades and cream, I'll invest in a better brush and cream in the coming future, then move to feather blades, but I'm happy thus, cheers Lamar.
I just had the best shave of my life! My stuff arrived today and I decided to try it out, the blade itself doesn't pull or irritate. I did nick myself quite a few times (mostly minor that didn't bleed much), and the soap burns it a bit. But that's okay, it's not nearly as bad as cartridge blades.
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the second i saw this thread i thought of this.
i don't really care about what my razor is [I]when[/I] i'm shaving, it's more about the next few days afterwards. that's when you can really tell the razor's quality.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;37634465]I've had my treat blades, name-less handle and cheap foam for about two weeks now (~£10 shaving kit) and for the price, I'm very surprised at how good of a shave I'm getting, it's faster and much more enjoyable over the electric razer, no more razor burn, I've cut myself a few times now but nothing more than a slight nick that produces no more than a drop of blood.
I can't imagine how good of a shave you can get with reputable blades and cream, I'll invest in a better brush and cream in the coming future, then move to feather blades, but I'm happy thus, cheers Lamar.[/QUOTE]
I'm glad you're getting good shaves with the stuff you have so far now. Those treet blades must be better than I originally thought and like you said it'll probably even get better once you try Feathers or any higher-end blade. Better cream and a brush will definitely make a difference as well. Speaking of brushes, I ordered a Shavemac 177 Silvertip which ought to be a really nice one. I'm going to leave an update on my take of silvertip brushes in the next couple of days.
In unrelated news, I gave my older brother who returned home from lawschool my old DE and some feather blades. The guy shaved everyday for the past 3 years using only 4 fusion cartridge blades.. I don't even know how someone can persevere through something like that. He really liked the DE and feather blade for his first shave with it today, but I forgot to give him the memo that you're not supposed to apply any pressure with the blades. He got a really close shave indeed..
So how's the closeness of the shave as opposed to something like a Wilkinson Sword Quattro?
Might get one of the double edged safety ones next time I'm in the chemists.
Is it true that shaving makes hair grow thicker?
I read somewhere that's an urban legend, but it's my only hope of having a full beard.
Actually found an interesting article (that's pretty fuckin' old, yes sagacious all the same) that you guys would probably enjoy readin'.
[URL="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2113/shaving-seminar-a-with-the-grain-or-against-it"]Linky-link[/URL]
i was considering buying a nice razor like in the op but then it occurred to me that i'm 25 and can't grow a beard so probably never will be able to.
[QUOTE=kebab52;37657734]So how's the closeness of the shave as opposed to something like a Wilkinson Sword Quattro?
Might get one of the double edged safety ones next time I'm in the chemists.[/QUOTE]
Generally closer, but you need the finesse to do it. First couple of shaves probably won't be closer, but it looks like a lot of new DE shavers here are posting otherwise. I can't really relate from personal experience since it's been a while since I used a cartridge razor.
[QUOTE=cs_bunny;37657812]Is it true that shaving makes hair grow thicker?
I read somewhere that's an urban legend, but it's my only hope of having a full beard.[/QUOTE]
no, it just "looks" thicker since it's been freshly cut.
[QUOTE=cs_bunny;37657812]Is it true that shaving makes hair grow thicker?
I read somewhere that's an urban legend, but it's my only hope of having a full beard.[/QUOTE]
Well since you're just cutting the hair above the surface it shouldn't affect how it grows.
Thinking of getting some tabac shaving soap, anyone have any experience with it? Or maybe Mitchel's wool fat soap. I also kinda want a new brush... maybe something from whipped dog. Goddamn, this addiction is killing my bank.
why are you all against dry shaving :(
[QUOTE=shatteredwindow;37694259]Thinking of getting some tabac shaving soap, anyone have any experience with it? Or maybe Mitchel's wool fat soap. I also kinda want a new brush... maybe something from whipped dog. Goddamn, this addiction is killing my bank.[/QUOTE]
Heard only good things about tabac, though I never tried it, same for Mitchell's wool fat. Whipped dog is something I've been hearing about a lot as well, namely in how good his brushes are for their prices. I got a silvertip brush from shavemac recently and I think I'd rather got my brush from him actually. I don't think it was worth it for me to spend 100+ dollars on a brush, maybe that will change once the brush breaks in as I just got it.
What kind of brush are you using now? Also, I know that feeling about buying things. I'm awfully tempted to get some Trumper's cream in coconut, but I'll resist for now.
Can't you in theory shave equally well with any object if it's sharp enough?
Wow gonna have to start shaving like this, I'm not particularily pleased with the results of my current shaving so wetshaving with safe razors too start with atleast seems great.
[QUOTE=No Party Hats;37696356]why are you all against dry shaving :([/QUOTE]
Because it gives shit results and fucks your skin up something awful
[QUOTE=Lamar;37698249]
What kind of brush are you using now? Also, I know that feeling about buying things. I'm awfully tempted to get some Trumper's cream in coconut, but I'll resist for now.[/QUOTE]
When I first got into wet shaving I didn't do much research, so I bought a pure badger brush of the Art of Shaving at the Mall of America. It's not bad, but though I don't really have much to compare it to, I wouldn't say it's worth it's $50 price tag. I've been trying to hold off on getting a soap until my dad gets around to installing the water softener.
For future reference, does shaving make facial hair grow faster
Well uh, I'm still waiting for my badger hair brush to come in the mail.. I got the blades and cream and shaved two times already with the blades, which is still amazing. But the brush didn't ship with them and I'm still waiting for it. :(
Using crappy makeup brush to apply the soap right now which works.
[QUOTE=tristanguy2;37715750]Well uh, I'm still waiting for my badger hair brush to come in the mail.. I got the blades and cream and shaved two times already with the blades, which is still amazing. But the brush didn't ship with them and I'm still waiting for it. :(
Using crappy makeup brush to apply the soap right now which works.[/QUOTE]
what kind was it anyways? Fortunately you don't always need a brush for everything out there.
[QUOTE=Slacker996;37715714]For future reference, does shaving make facial hair grow faster[/QUOTE]
no
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