Shave like grandad did

by **Scottymouth** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:54 pm

Funny with women - damed if you do, damned if you don't!

by **brosephiroth** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:00 pm

yeah wife loves the shaved face.
so basically when she asks me to shave i get all stoked

by **Kerberos** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:32 pm

>My personal preference is for a beard too, but the girlfriend says no.
>Girls indeed don't like it.
That is why I don't have a girl, I got a Lady!

She loves my beard.
Still don't know what's supposed to be so great with the new gillete stuff compared to the old excell 2 blade one i used 7 years ago.

If I went back to shaving i suppose i would definetly try something like that.

by **oi_joe** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:54 pm

i was going to ask people on the shaving techniques a while ago lol. good post MJH
i started shaving recently just using shaving oil. no soap or foam. i also just started pulling the razor down on a 45 ish degree angle, cutts through hairs like a giloteen that way.

by **mackanno** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:19 am

I love the brush and sopa thing, been doing it for a year now and nothing compares to it. I use a common shick quattro because I'm good and cutting myself while shaving and that blade has a few strings that prevent that. I don't shave daily since I have a rather temperamental skin but as I mentioned before the brush and soap after hot water on your face are the best thing (after a kiss from wife of course). After I'm done shaving I rinse with very cold water, pat dry and apply some aftershave gel.

by **mackanno** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:26 am

Hey, I just read al the posts and ther seems to be a commom thread: the wifes/girlfriends don't like to see the flubbies dissapear!, LOL. But I bet they love it when their friends tell them they wish they had such studs like us, LOL
And I'm sure is the same with the girls doing the program.

by **mishka** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:02 pm

mjh, I tried looking on the site for the $60 kit, but I couldn't find it. Could you please inform me as to where it is? I'm very interested in Classic Shaving.

by **lolindrath** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:58 pm

I started shaving old-school about a year ago when these youtube videos came out:

http://lifehacker.com/software/grooming/introduction-to-traditional-wetshaving-197065.php

I slowly aquired everything I needed through birthday/holiday gifts, now have an Edwin Jagger best badger brush, a Merkur HD long, a couple tubs of eShave and a tube of Prorasso.

The best part is buying ten blades for $3 from KMart that are sharper than the $20 for 10 Mach 3 blades. Also, my face has never looked better and I've never shaved more regularly in my life (I used to loathe it and breakout like a teenager after shaving).

by **mjh** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:02 pm

mishka:
mjh, I tried looking on the site for the $60 kit, but I couldn't find it. Could you please inform me as to where it is? I'm very interested in Classic Shaving.

sorry mishka. I said kit, but I selected everything seperately. My purchase consisted of:

Merkur "Long Classic" Safety Razor $29.99

Vulfix #VS/1 Pure Bristle Shaving Brush $7.99

Merkur "Double-Edge" SS Platinum Blades, 2x10 packs, $9.58

Shaving Mug Soap, x2, $9.98

Pinaud/Clubman Styptic Pencil, $2.59 (for the nicks, which seldom happen)

Order Subtotal: $60.13

by **Scottymouth** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:12 pm

Mjh,

Is the website the only place to find these items, or is there a chance I may find them in the local grocery store?

Scott

by **mjh** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:38 pm

I'm not sure. Where I'm from, New Zealand, no. Elsewhere, I couldn't say. I'm sure replacement razors can be found easily, but the razors and soaps might be a little more "boutique". All this stuff is also available on Amazon and ebay.

by **Scottymouth** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:48 pm

Cheers. How is it in New Zealand? I have a few very good friends from there and have not yet gotten the chance to go. Fine people the Kiwis. Thanks for the info.

by **mjh** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:52 pm

I'm missing it a lot. Teaching in Korea right now to pay off the student loans, so I can go back to NZ and rack up some more for a masters degree.

by **Jim Slade** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:54 pm

You can't beat a good shave, but I'm a semi-caveman sporting only a goatee, although it's a long biker style goatee. I started using a straight razor last year which took some getting used to and I still use a normal safety razor to shave my head as you need to see what you're doing with a cut-throat and I need both ears to rest my glasses on.

by **Doo** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:56 pm

Thought I would try this. Bought everything but the razor yesterday at local pharmacy. Spent about $20 and that includes some aftershave.

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