Ace_Club said:8/10/12
I can't speak highly enough of Whipped Dog. The vintage blades are excellent.
7/21 for my boy. I think I'll drop Larry an email and go from there.
Ace_Club said:8/10/12
I can't speak highly enough of Whipped Dog. The vintage blades are excellent.
I need to work on my chin with a straight... I know its the hardest spot for me to get close with a DE. Its just really coarse and thick and like 500 grit sandpaper all the time. DE's have done the best with it so far.
and whippeddog stuff is legit. I got a strop and soap samples through him. Very well at keeping you in the loop on the order and stuff.
He sent me some info today and I'm teetering on the fence about the straight. Heard estimates of a month to 100 shaves before being good at it. I'll probably take the leap, just want to read/watch more before I attempt to remove just stubble from my face.
I gave my DE a workout tonight. Don't worry, the beard came through unscathed.
CHefJohnboyardee said:How'd that work out for you? I think I have liked single edged razors for shaping beards the best.
jeepinjeepin said:Pretty good.
CHefJohnboyardee said:Don't catch it on fire with a stogie or the pipe
So my question to the group is, is it unnatural to want to shave 2 or 3 times a day?
Nice! How is that TOBS treating you?
Bought the sampler off this guy's site: http://www.alsshaving.com
Seems like an individual guy that started his own business making shaving cream. Pretty cool.
The Palermo scent is really nice. It's like shaving in a pine forest.
I still like TOBS best, though. Leaning towards Almond being the best lately...
Nice! How is that TOBS treating you?
My wife got me a merkur for Christmas, and I love it! Using it is quite a learning curve, but I'm having a lot of fun. Still get razor burn a little, but I think I'm still pressing too hard and my lather needs some work. Already much better than my little electric shaver though.
So I have a question that requires a bit of a background. I have terrible facial hair, my hair grows in fast at first and the stops growing at about an 1/8 of an inch. I can maybe get it to a quarter if I don't shave for a month, it's highly frustrating but I digress. I have sensitive skin and have tried various Gilletter etc type of razors from the 1-5 blades, tried them all. I've heard that wet shaving can help with folks who get razor burn/bumps super easy can anyone here corroborate that?
I have coarse, thick facial hair that grows in quick and really sensitive skin to boot. I've been wet shaving with with DE razors for about a year and have really noticed a difference. My neck is super sensitive and is prone to razor bumps/ingrown hairs, but I rarely get them now.
There are a few tricks that make a big difference for me:
-always shave after a hot shower or condition your face with a steamy hot, wet towel.
-use a pre-shave like this
-give your shaving cream a minute or two before you start shaving
-shave with the grain of your hair. This one made a huge difference once I took a really long look at my hair to see which way it all grows. Mine grows in about 5 different directions on my neck alone!
-apply as little pressure as possible while shaving
As most people say, buy yourself some quality shaving soap and after shave. Make sure neither contain alcohol.
CHefJohnboyardee said:I need to try a full wedge before I give up on straights... 1/4 an 1/2 hollows just don't cut it but I have some tricky whiskers.
CRZ said:I got a used straight around 10 years ago. I have slowly ok very slowly been getting it ready for my first shave with it. I cleaned and polished it up nice then put it away as there was not a lot of info out there at that time. Now because of this thread I pulled the straight razor out and did some YouTube research. I bought some wet stones and did my first honing on it. I did my first shave with it last week and it felt like it wasn't sharp enough. I'm tring again tomorrow after honing again. I think the blade might be worn out to much to get it super sharp.
Yes I did! The whiskers on the corners of my chin are from hell. Like porcupine quills. The thinner razors I don't think have enough weight behind them so to speak. They work on my cheeks, neck and sideburns, just not the chin...Did you send your straights to a pro to get honed? That's one of the things that made a difference for me.
As most people say, buy yourself some quality shaving soap and after shave. Make sure neither contain alcohol.
Go on Amazon and get yourself a pack of Feather DE blades from Japan. I really like them with my Merkur.
rhoop said:I've got a sample pack with some feathers. I've heard multiple people say the feathers are the best, so I'm waiting to use them until after I get the technique down better and I can appreciate the difference in blades.
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