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re: Safety Razors are life changing
Posted on 6/29/22 at 8:53 am to baytiger11
Posted on 6/29/22 at 8:53 am to baytiger11
quote:
Do the whole wet shave with a boars brush
Y'all motherfrickers need badger
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Posted on 6/29/22 at 8:59 am to Delacroix22
Been on safety razors for about 10 years now.
Moving to using a straight razor shortly. Anybody have any suggestions?
Moving to using a straight razor shortly. Anybody have any suggestions?
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:01 am to Delacroix22
Couldn’t agree more. Made the switch about 3 years ago to a safety razor, and it’s really not any slower than using a cartridge razor now. I do have a straightedge but it only gets used on the weekends when I can take my time. Sometimes I’m still amazed at how much better these perform than the overpriced garbage out there.
This post was edited on 6/29/22 at 9:16 am
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:02 am to Cosmo
I must be over applying my Cremo. Last me about a month
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:03 am to TheWiz
I don’t shave every day so I tend to use more than recommended too. Don’t care, it’s not that expensive and the more I use the better shave I get.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:04 am to DiamondDog
quote:
Been on safety razors for about 10 years now.
Moving to using a straight razor shortly. Anybody have any suggestions?
Very short, very slow strokes.
But mostly just stick with a double edged safety
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:04 am to Joshjrn
quote:
Y'all motherfrickers need badger
Amen - they aren't sky high like back in the day and middling badger beats any boar. Heck, better synthetic brushes beat boar short-term.
Just gut it up, pick a badger within your price range and thank us later.
This post was edited on 6/29/22 at 9:05 am
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:07 am to 4thand20
quote:Nooooooope.
Are these good for head shaving too?
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:07 am to Delacroix22
Once you get into it you'll upgrade. I have a decent safety razor and use both feather and astra blades. For cream I like to use a preconditioner. I use proraso pre shave and for creams I use Taylor of Bond Royal Forest cream and sometimes proraso cream. Also use a WCS badgar brush. One thing I do that makes a more enjoyable shave is shower first to soften my beard. I also will heat up water to put in my mug then dump it out to add my soap. It heats it up a little before applying. I'll also put a hot towel on my face before shaving sometimes.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:08 am to Tigersonfire
quote:Look, use a safety razor if you want. That’s great
And metro sexual Braxton goes spends that on two months worth of Gillette plastic with exfoliating strip. Shows just how dumb this country has become.
But the metro sexual and hipsters are absoutely using safety razors and not the Gillette shite
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:09 am to Delacroix22
Cremona shaving cream and razor
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:14 am to Ace Midnight
meant to say badger. don't know why I said boar. the boar brushes from what I hear are thicker and rough
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:15 am to baytiger11
A good badger brush will rarely shed hair into your cream.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:18 am to LSU Delirium
quote:that's a good one.
What kind of soap/cream do y’all’s use?
Been using Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream for years,
Try Barrister & Mann, their Seville scent is a really good barbershop scent.
Delcaration Grooming is another good one
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:22 am to baytiger11
Barrister and Mann - Waves
Stirling - Barbershop
Great soaps
Stirling - Barbershop
Great soaps
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:23 am to TheWiz
I use maybe a pea sized amount. Its really spreads well with hot water. You want a very thin layer
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:27 am to Joshjrn
quote:
If you're talking about the yellow box Indian Gillette 7 o'clock sharpedges, they are among the best blades on the market
Interesante, I have not heard of this particular blade. I have pretty much settled on Astra Platinum and Dorco. I shave three or four times per week, and I can get 8 to 10 shaves before changing blades. I have blades for the next 15 years before I HAVE to buy any more.
My going out blade, LOL, is Kai. They are like a buck apiece but the sharpest blade on the market, bar none; not even Feathers, which didn't perform well on my beard.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:32 am to Joshjrn
quote:
Y'all motherfrickers need badger
Honestly, I use both. Choosing which one to use depends upon what cream or soap you're using.
My go-to are Proraso red, in the tub, and Lather & Wood which comes in a can. Both are better served with a boars' hair Semogue brush than a badger which is a bit TOO soft.
I have never used Cremo, or the shave creams in a tube, I would expect they are more suited to the badger brush.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:32 am to Delacroix22
Made the switch years ago and it is definitely GREAT for the wallet. I bought a 30 pack of blades for $10 3 years ago and haven't bought any more since.
Disclaimer: I only shave once a week so I get a little more time off of each blade.
Disclaimer: I only shave once a week so I get a little more time off of each blade.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 9:37 am to Cosmo
quote:
use maybe a pea sized amount. Its really spreads well with hot water. You want a very thin layer
A pea? Are you a little person? A pea barely covers my right cheek! I use an uncracked walnut size dollop.
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