How Do You Shave?

[RobinFinderson]

Apparently neither of you are getting any action more than 1 or 2 times a week. I know donut isn't.

People have just gotten used to Faith looking like a 3-yr-old who has just tried to eat a raspberry jelly sandwich.

[Drunk Tank]

I was walking around Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego this weekend, killing some time before my Grandfathers wake, and saw The Art of Shaving store. I instantly thought of Camleish and this thread, so I headed in.

After getting a full rundown on all the razors and brushes, etc... I walked out with this:



The razor is a Merkur Progress and the shaving brush is the silvertip badger handmade brush from Art of Shaving. The oil, shaving cream and aftershave lotion are Art of Shaving sandalwood.

I need to order some blades (they were out) but the razor came with a Merkur Platinum blade.

Wish me luck! (the salesman threw in a Alum block since I am a total newbie at shaving with a safety razor).

[old_gregg]

I was walking around Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego this weekend, killing some time before my Grandfathers wake, and saw The Art of Shaving store. I instantly thought of Camleish and this thread, so I headed in.

After getting a full rundown on all the razors and brushes, etc... I walked out with this:



The razor is a Merkur Progress and the shaving brush is the silvertip badger handmade brush from Art of Shaving. The oil, shaving cream and aftershave lotion are Art of Shaving sandalwood.

I need to order some blades (they were out) but the razor came with a Merkur Platinum blade.

Wish me luck! (the salesman threw in a Alum block since I am a total newbie at shaving with a safety razor).

wow, awesome setup dt. my buddy is trying to get a small shaving website off the ground, but has had a very tough time competing with art of shaving. they make great stuff for relatively low prices. sandalwood is great, and smells manlier than that canned crap.

my personal favorite blades:

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[Drunk Tank]

My sister got me these for Christmas. I think I am set for the next couple years.




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[MartyFunkhouser]

Alright, so I'm giving this safety razor thing a shot. After looking around online, I settled in with this safety razor.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-De89bl-Double-Safety/dp/B003LW4L2W/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1348519010&sr=1-1&keywords=edwin+jagger"]Amazon.com: Edwin Jagger De89bl Double Edge Safety Razor Chrome Plated: Health & Personal Care@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41tqX0YyLCL.@@AMEPARAM@@41tqX0YyLCL[/ame]

I have a really cheap brush that I will replace at some point, but seems to work well for now.

I've got samples of the Art of Shaving - Sandwood shaving cream and the proraso shaving creem.

I'll have the blade in a couple of days, so we will see how this works out. I will note that going with the better quality shaving cream has already made a huge difference. I have also been using the Art of Shaving pre-shave and after-shave.

[LA Ute]

I do not shave this way, but it's interesting:

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[falafel]

That dude just took over 5 minutes to shave, lathering up 3 different times.

[Donuthole]

That dude just took over 5 minutes to shave, lathering up 3 different times.

Plus he cut himself. Twice.

[LA Ute]

Plus he cut himself. Twice.

This is why I use my trusty Gillette Fusion. Simple, easy, quick and good shave.

[Flystripper]

I am sure most of you have seen this but when I saw it I thought of this thread

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[The_Douger]

I shave as little as possible. I hate shaving. I hate the ingrown hairs I get at the bottom of my neck.

I get out hair clippers about once a week and shave it down to stubble, without going all the way to the skin because then I don't get the ingrown hairs.

[clackamascoug]

I must be lucky. I use a twin blade Gillette everyday and am always clean shaven. I do like to experiment with shaving creams though. I'm currently using a NAPA Orange Hand Cleaner that puts a smooth slick sheen on the face which makes the blades glide like a horse on ice. I do have a bar of Kirk's Castle bar soap on hand which also puts down a nice shaving base. Nothing is as smooth as the non pumice orange hand cleaner though.

[Pheidippides]

I shave every day except Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Yes, I am going for the scruffy rebel look at church.

I use the quintipio ultra or whatever the hell the thing with five blades is. For the price I want it to do my taxes too. My wife claims it makes my skin smoother, so there's that.

I shave the chest (kramer's advice be damned!) about once a week, and do the mostly full body thing about once a month. I use a different razor for this - it is significantly more pink. The ladies definitely have us beat there.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Fusion on the face, Venus everywhere else.

[creekster]

I must be lucky. I use a twin blade Gillette everyday and am always clean shaven. I do like to experiment with shaving creams though. I'm currently using a NAPA Orange Hand Cleaner that puts a smooth slick sheen on the face which makes the blades glide like a horse on ice.

A horse on ice is neither smooth, reassuring nor without significant risk of injury to all in the immediate vicinity. You might want to consider another analogy.