Shaving, gents - Page 35

Weapon of choice this month is a '68 Slim Adjustable. NOS Gillette Platinum Plus blades, and Kiss My Face unscented cream.

Really tempted to try the Merkur 180 or edwin jagger DE89. Does it matter at entry level anyway?

Anything beats what I have at the moment though (turbo-something or other). I really don't want to have to do short strokes and little reruns, if that makes sense. If a DE razor makes shaving more efficient and closer, than i'm all for it.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik 

I was in Bath & Body Works and noticed that Bigelow now comes in a can. Picked one up for Dad - he seems to like it. Still can't get him to try a DE, though he isn't happy with cartridge prices.

I just picked up some Bigelow shaving creme and haven't used it yet, but how do you/dad like it? I have from a bar of Williams shaving soap and regular bar soap.

My first choice for shaving creme is definitely Bigelow. I love that cooling effect, tingle. Great lather too. 

I recommend to try Feather blades if you still haven't. Very sharp, no irritation for me as with other blades, but these are not for beginners though. 

Well head-fiers, as a newbie to high quality audio, I am apparently an old hand at high quality shaving. 

I use a Le Grelot Thiers Issard straight razor with cocobolo scales

Generally I use Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap, as honestly, you just can't get a better shaving soap.

Vintage Blades latigo strop.  Rooney shaving brush.

Sometimes, I use DR Harris Arlington shaving soap and sometimes I used De Vergudle Hand shaving soap.  

Wet shaving changed my life.  I used to hate shaving and have horrible ingrown hairs and irritation everyday.  No more.

I gotta post pictures of my shaving equipment when I get back home, but I did amuse the guys up here at work when I got up a few nights ago and realized that I hadn't bought a can of shaving goo up here for shaving. Unfortunately, per safety regulations, I am required to stay clean shaven up her with minimal stubble. For the sake of speed, I use a Gillette Fusion (my dad got it for free) and canned gel and since I forgot the gel, I went the first day with a dry shave - most painful thing ever. I was able to alleviate the pain last night by using standard soap lather and lathering up about 3-4 times but dang, that Fusion is painful now that I switched to DE!!

In any case, my razors include:

1. Gillette 1970's Adjustable - Not sure of the model name, but it used to be my grandfathers and when he upgraded, he kept it as a backup and gave it to me when he heard I was getting into wet shaving

2. Noble DE razor - Chinese DE razor that grandfather bought for me as an alternative to the Gillette. Honestly, the weight of the Gillette plus its adjustability make it a better fit for me.

3. Gillette Fusion - My dad got if for free and couldn't be arsed with using it so he gave it to me. That was 11 years ago. Ever since I moved to wet shaving, this razor has been relegated to being my razor for use at work where I don't have the time to mess with wet shaving

4. 1980's Hitachi Electric razor - My dad owned this razor in the 80's and gave it to me about the same time as the Fusion in the event that I wanted to try electric razors. It works alright for trimming stubble down, but doesn't do too well otherwise, so I only use it every so often. Battery barely lasts longer than 15 minutes on a single charge, but it still holds a charge and the blades are still sharp enough to cut.

I have been recently introduced to DE wet shaving. This Christmas I received a Merkur long handle safety razor, complete with a badger brush and nice looking stand. It takes a little getting used to but I have been very happy with the experience. I bought a sampler pack of razor blades and am currently torn between the Feathers and the Personna blades. I also use the RazoRock Classic shaving cream and have been getting some wonderful shaves. I got really sick of seeing the outrageous prices they charge for the cartridge shavers, when blades can be had for less than 40 cents per blade.

Well about to try the Merkur Futur I just got for the first time tonight with the platinum blades and the Pacific Shaving Company cream. I guess I had better dial it down to 1.5 ish to start and take my time?

Easy to justify the $ for a quality lasting ( hopefully )piece compared to constantly buying mach 3's. Should pay for itself soon enough.

No more warp speed like with the Mach3 though . I'm sort of initmidated as the guy said " and you will cut yourself " ha! We'll see.

Got a spare pack of 10 Merkur Super Platinum blades. How long are these roughly going to last me if someone's tried these exact ones?

well, here I go... got the needle and thread on standby

Success! only one tiny nick, and a few minor areas that seem a bit more difficult to reach due to not pressing as hard I guess. Nice initial wind-burn feeling. I hear that gets better after a few.

Was away from my normal gear and had to grab a Fusion from the local mega mart. Did the same three-pass technique I use with my DE's (down/across/up).

TBH, it was no better than what I usually get from my regular stuff. Which this week was a 1960 Adjustable (Fat Boy) and a 1980 NOS Platinum Plus blade.

I use a Gillete ProGlide, been shaving for a couple of years now and I still can't grow a full beard which annoys me a lot. So I end up shaving 1 or 2 times every 2 weeks. I hate how my face looks/feels after shaving haha.

I use a DE for shaving at home, but when I'm at work, I don't have the time for prep, so I have been using a Fusion that I got free from my Dad, but I'm fed up of the uselessly expensive cartridges and the fact that they clog up so easily. I was looking at 'downgrading' the 5-blade razor to a 3-blade and I picked up a Schick Hydro3 today because, with the sale price, I got the handle+2 cartridges and an additional pack of cartridges (4) for about 3-4 dollars less than the 4 pack I'd have to buy for the Fusion. Before I crack this sucker open for use, does anyone have any opinions/comparisons of this razor and its performance-cost ratio with reference to the Gillette Mach3?

as of right now, i use a gillette tech with what ever blade i've got (it's a DE) works well. i use VDH soap (or what ever i've got lol) and an Omega boar brush. i've also got a 50's super speed. nice shaver!

ps: i'm 16, been shaving since i was 11. my hair is tougher than copper wire... not fun, and just 12 hours after getting a perfect BBS (babys butt smooth (go to badgerandblade.com)) shave i've got stubble again.

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Originally Posted by flight567 

ps: i'm 16, been shaving since i was 11. my hair is tougher than copper wire... not fun, and just 12 hours after getting a perfect BBS (babys butt smooth (go to badgerandblade.com)) shave i've got stubble again.

Tell me about it :P I have a moustache and it really did start growing in around 10-11. I took a lot of crap for it until I graduated high school and everyone realized that the goatees it took them a month to develop sprouted onto my face within a week :D

damn you head-fi...  

I am using Panasonic 4 blade wet/dry electric but am looking at various sites for razors etc (seems like Merkur is popular here... lots of model #.... and still looking through the thread for other suggestions... is there a real appreciable difference between a $60 brush and a $300 ones... all badger hair.)

so many questions and so many optiosn ... :(

Like audio, I think it's a bit of difference and a bit of wishful thinking making up the rest, and this is someone who just spent $650 on headphones. Is a $300 brush really $250 better than the $50? Honestly? Probably not. To be honest, I find my $50 badger brush works just fine for what I want it to do.