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Any Wet-Shavers Out There?

#102
Well...one month has passed by since I started using a safety razor...my experience so far: No cuts, easy to get use to.. it takes more time but it worth.

The nail clipper is great: sharp, heavy ..the nose and ear hair trimer is also good but I did not realize that I order the manual one, I need to turn the blades manually, but they are really sharp, my experience with other trimmers was that they basically pull your hair out, no the case with this one.

Now, I will need to order cream, pre and after shave soon.. I would like to try a shaving soap this time. The requisite is that all of them: pre, soap and after must smell great..I always kiss my wife before going to work so a good smell is very important ;)...what you guys recommend?
 
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pedroims said:
Well my package is here: Mercur razor, feather nail clipper, nose and ear hair trimmer and a super sample package from west shaving. Tomorrow will be the first time in my life I will use a safety razor, any blade recommendation? I'm planning to use the BIC chrome.

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i got a double edge like that......my old man's.....he died in 68,and i don't recall how long he had it before that.....but a heads up on a decent source for blades would be appreciated.....the last batch were on sale and i bought a bunch at a buck a ten pack,but that was years ago and they're nearly gone...
 
#106
I use a mach 3 or whatever generic brand equivalent I can find. Generally I shave daily in the shower no cream or soap just hot water.

Years ago I used creams and tried all kinds and always thought I had sensitive skin until I realized it was all of the stupid creams and stuff that were causing the problems.

Hot water and a decent 3 blade razor and never had an issue since.
 
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Paladin54 said:
I use a mach 3 or whatever generic brand equivalent I can find. Generally I shave daily in the shower no cream or soap just hot water.

Years ago I used creams and tried all kinds and always thought I had sensitive skin until I realized it was all of the stupid creams and stuff that were causing the problems.

Hot water and a decent 3 blade razor and never had an issue since.
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yup....all those lotions and potions are just more to clean up....it's just something you gotta do,so why make a production out of it....
 
#110
Not posted in here in a while!

Well, been wet shaving now for 20+ years! Started shaving with an electric during my teen years, but switched to wet shaving in my early 20's

Went through a couple of types, settled now mostly on Gillette Mach 3 Turbo razors. Take their disposable razors with me when I travel (again Mach 3 Turbo ones) - no great loss if I leave them. Bizarrely, I think the disposables give you a better shave!

Used shaving foam, gel and King's Oil.....the last is handy again for travelling as it takes up little space. Mostly now I use shaving soap (Mostly Arko at home, but I use Durance as well sometimes) and a badger hair brush to get a good lather.

I also have a repro WWII German safety razor (WWII re-enactment is another hobby of mine) which I've used a bit, gives you a good shave but you gotta take your time a bit more in my experience.

After visiting Turkey on holiday, and having a shave (face and head) from a barber - who could possibly do brain surgery, I bought a straight razor.....just as well I bought styptic too, didn't feel it and boy did it gush for a while!

Sticking with wet shaving, Mach 3 Turbo blades (or the safety razor), badger hair brushes and shaving soap for the foreseeable......oh and a styptic pencil just in case I get a bit...enthusiastic!!:)
 
#111
Jim Campbell said:
but a heads up on a decent source for blades would be appreciated.....the last batch were on sale and i bought a bunch at a buck a ten pack,but that was years ago and they're nearly gone...
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West Coast Shaving is pretty decent.

bassman314 said:
I'm working my way through a sample pack of Taylor of Old Bond Street. Thus far, their grapfruit scent has been my favorite.

I still get some cuts and weepers, but I think it's due to technique. I just need to let the blade do the work.
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I'm a big fan of TOBS! They make good stuff, and I think my favorite is Shaving Shop. It's a little old fashioned smelling but a classic. St. James is great too, and more of a modern scent IMO.
 
#112
Johnny BoomBoom said:
Well, been wet shaving now for 20+ years! Started shaving with an electric during my teen years, but switched to wet shaving in my early 20's

Went through a couple of types, settled now mostly on Gillette Mach 3 Turbo razors.
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You're not wet shaving. Wet shaving refers to shaving with a safety razor, not a cartridge type.
 
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bassgod0dmw said:
West Coast Shaving is pretty decent.

I'm a big fan of TOBS! They make good stuff, and I think my favorite is Shaving Shop. It's a little old fashioned smelling but a classic. St. James is great too, and more of a modern scent IMO.
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+1 on WCS. I've got one of their hand-thrown bowls. Perfect for building a nice, thick lather.

As for TOBS, I've tried 3, Grapfruit, Lemon-Lime, and Avacado. I loved the Grapfruit, and I will definitely get a tub of it. I was not impressed by the Lemon-Lime, but it might have been contamination. It was leaking when I opened the package of samples.

Avacado is nice. The lather is there. The scent is subtle.
 
#115
I've been straight razor shaving for over a decade. Have two razors, a Dovo and one whose name I can't remember. For travel, since I try to never check luggage, I also have a disposable blade one similar to what barbers use these days.

Use soap, usually from Col. Conk and a badger hair brush. Maintenance takes a little effort but the shave is great and I enjoy it.
 
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#118
The 'wetshaving' handle is relatively recent, coined about ten years ago by writer Corey Greenberg, referring to the practice of shaving with a brush and soap/cream. Although a double-edge or straight razor was reckoned part of the ritual, it wasn't the distinguishing aspect that made it 'wetshaving.' In fact, under pressure some key members of online shaving fora will admit to regularly using multi-blade cartridge razors, in spite of their exotic and expensive razor collections.

Greenberg dropped out of the community, because it got weird and obsessive. Slant razor with Feather blades is their P-bass with flats and tort guard. I've used a shaving brush for nearly 40 years, and I did pick up some tips here and there online, but guys...it's shaving. Lighten up.
 
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Mysterion said:
The 'wetshaving' handle is relatively recent, coined about ten years ago by writer Corey Greenberg, referring to the practice of shaving with a brush and soap/cream. Although a double-edge or straight razor was reckoned part of the ritual, it wasn't the distinguishing aspect that made it 'wetshaving.' In fact, under pressure some key members of online shaving fora will admit to regularly using multi-blade cartridge razors, in spite of their exotic and expensive razor collections.

Greenberg dropped out of the community, because it got weird and obsessive. Slant razor with Feather blades is their P-bass with flats and tort guard. I've used a shaving brush for nearly 40 years, and I did pick up some tips here and there online, but guys...it's shaving. Lighten up.
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See - I like this angle! If your face is wet....it's wet shaving, kinda the 'simples' way I look at it!

And yeah, shaving is just something I do....not worried about who labels it what and if they disagree with my take on it.....I'm still gonna have to do it tomorrow...and the next day......:)
 

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