re: Shaving like your grand father

I started with a merkur long handle, then bought a gillette slim adjustable, hoffritz slant bar, gem micromatic open comb, a rolls razor, and was given an injector style razor. I like them all, but I find myself using the micromatic and slant bar because they are aggresive without being dangerous like the rolls. I have a cheap boar hair, a shea moisture shave black badger hair, and a custom grade a slivertip badger brush. the shea was a good deal for ten dollars, but the silvertip is unbelievable.

creams: proraso, TOBS avocado, erasmic, truefitt and hill grafton,
soaps: arko, several from the shave den

I have a lot of shaving stuff but it makes something that is generally a chore into a relaxing experience. I also have a couple straights that I havent had the balls to try yet.


If you are looking for good videos on traditional shaving I would recommend Mantic59 on youtube. Many new traditional razors and blades can be purchased on amazon. I would recommend this for a newcomer. If you want to buy hard to find or different styles you can try antique stores, ebay, and forums. antique stores can be good places to find old razors and often times are inexpensive because they haven't been cleaned up although they are fully functional. Traditional shaving can be very inexpensive compared to cartridges. Buying shaving stuff can be a lot like owning guns. It can be addictive so buyer beware.