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re: Wet Shaving Thread: It's been a while
Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:29 am to SwaggerCopter
Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:29 am to SwaggerCopter
Okay, just read this whole thread and bits and pieces of the other.
Been using over the counter Gilette since I was 16. I have gone to only shaving once or twice a week because my skin can't handle it. It's miserable if I don't give 4-5 days between.
Any advise for a noob to the world or Feathers, safety razors, straight razors, etc? Difficulty, advise? I am miserable shaving with my Mach's and need help.
Been using over the counter Gilette since I was 16. I have gone to only shaving once or twice a week because my skin can't handle it. It's miserable if I don't give 4-5 days between.
Any advise for a noob to the world or Feathers, safety razors, straight razors, etc? Difficulty, advise? I am miserable shaving with my Mach's and need help.
Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:35 am to ehidal1
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Any advise for a noob to the world
You sure as frick had better know where your buttress is.
Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:45 am to ehidal1
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Any advise for a noob to the world or Feathers, safety razors, straight razors, etc? Difficulty, advise? I am miserable shaving with my Mach's and need help.
This is what I did - I found a starter kit with decent reviews from Amazon. My kit came with a Merkur 34C (a decent to good starting 3-piece razor) - and most decent kits will have Merkur or EJ 3-piece razor. Mine only came with 1 Merkur blade, so find a sampler pack with a similarly high rating. What you're going to do is try various blades from various manufacturers - looking for good results on your actual skin and beard - all the while working on your wet shaving technique.
A good set will include a razor (handle and head - I find most are interchangeable - I can use my Merkur 34C handle on my EJ DE89 head and vice versa), stand and badger brush. Most also include either soap or cream and some will add a bowl.
Once you collect a little gear (and this part is not inexpensive - I wouldn't go over $150 but, you can get started well under that if you're frugal) - find some wet shaving youtube vids and start shaving. The first shave might take an hour - it's like learning anything else. Go slowly - but you don't have to be afraid of the razor - I find most newbies are overly cautious and my problem now is that I get into a hurry and forget I'm shaving with real shaving gear - overconfidence.
Anyway, don't give up for at least 6 to 8 weeks - your technique should continually improve fairly dramatically over that time and your shaving time will go down.
In addition to youtube there are numerous online communities for support - I go to [link=(badger and blade)]Badger and Blade[/link] all the time, although I don't post there.
I've never gone overboard with the overpriced "Art of Shaving" stuff, but they have good resources, too.
This post was edited on 1/17/15 at 10:51 am
Posted on 1/17/15 at 11:35 am to ehidal1
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Any advise for a noob to the world or Feathers, safety razors, straight razors, etc? Difficulty, advise? I am miserable shaving with my Mach's and need help.
Go to target and buy one of these LINK and some LINK if you like it and it is worth the effort to you go from there. I bought one just as a lark and they are actually excellent for the price and come with some blades.
Posted on 1/17/15 at 12:08 pm to ehidal1
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ehidal1
I have a starter email that I send to friends sometimes. I will dig it up and post it here later.
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