The Manly Shaving Thread

Tachyon · 29 Sep 2011 at 18:15

Lol dmpoole, I have a DE89L sitting round in the Post Office, after seeing your pics I'm not so keen to go and get it.

Thought I'd jump on the DE bandwagon a few days back and got a brush, DE razor, some soap and blades. Will see how it goes, can always pass it on if it's too much hassle or I'm not enjoying it.

Azza · 29 Sep 2011 at 18:21

Hahaha that's a brilliant effort dmpoole!

ZedPowered · 29 Sep 2011 at 18:36

jessjess said:
just ordered the following

Starter Kit - Soap

Black badger - Tortoise
Edwin Jagger sandalwood
Astra Superior Platinum (10x)
Edwin Jagger DE87 - Ivory

Styptic Pencil

for the tidy sum of 45 quid. fingers crossed i dont slice my face to pieces.....

wow it arrived today and what a shave!! the nicest, closest shave i have ever had! well worth the money!

G|mp · 29 Sep 2011 at 18:41

Christ Dimple are you a monkey?

I shaved this morning and didn't get one cut!

You need an Alum block son.

loltim · 29 Sep 2011 at 18:46

you're not supposed to shave whilst on the treadmill dmpoole.

SexyGreyFox · 29 Sep 2011 at 19:16

G|mp said:
You need an Alum block son.

I'll try that

loltim said:
you're not supposed to shave whilst on the treadmill dmpoole.

PermaChanged · 29 Sep 2011 at 19:32

Wow dmpoole, that's quite a mess you've made, good work!

Just had what I believe to be my best shave since switching to DE.

G|mp · 29 Sep 2011 at 19:43

Zatoichi.uK said:
http://connaughtshaving.com/samplepack.html

Nice one

Noxia · 29 Sep 2011 at 19:47

I bleed like that with a safety razor let alone a hatchett.

EdGey · 29 Sep 2011 at 19:54

Jesus christ dmpoole, what did you use, a machete?

Nice one Rexehuk, I just got mine in the post today too.

Have you used it yet?

oh, and just to add to the razor porn:

SexyGreyFox · 29 Sep 2011 at 20:16

I now remember back to 1974 why I first switched to an electric shaver

Azza · 29 Sep 2011 at 20:29

jessjess said:
just ordered the following

Starter Kit - Soap

Black badger - Tortoise
Edwin Jagger sandalwood
Astra Superior Platinum (10x)
Edwin Jagger DE87 - Ivory

Styptic Pencil

for the tidy sum of 45 quid. fingers crossed i dont slice my face to pieces.....

Was that from Traditional Shaving? I want to get the DE89L and that kit looks great but they don't have one in stock, only that Ivory DE87.

rexehuk · 29 Sep 2011 at 20:39

EdGey said:
Nice one Rexehuk, I just got mine in the post today too.

Have you used it yet?

oh, and just to add to the razor porn:

Nope. I'm scared of it now that I've seem poole mutilate his face

. I should be ok though... never cut myself shaving since I was like 16 when I was using gilletes etc.

My biggest fear for some unknown reason is doing my throat with it.

I see you got the brush and cream, looks like a nice little set, how much did it set you back? I'm just going to use bog standard supermarket stuff for now.

EdGey · 29 Sep 2011 at 21:01

rexehuk said:
Nope. I'm scared of it now that I've seem poole mutilate his face . I should be ok though... never cut myself shaving since I was like 16 when I was using gilletes etc.

My biggest fear for some unknown reason is doing my throat with it.

I see you got the brush and cream, looks like a nice little set, how much did it set you back? I'm just going to use bog standard supermarket stuff for now.

The brush & stand was £21, and the cream was £7. I really wasn't expecting the cream to be such a big tub. I don't think I'll need a new one for many months.

Well I used mine earlier today, and up until now the only thing I have ever used is a cruddy electric shaver, so it's all been a new experience for me. I managed to do a three pass shave without any cuts, so if you're careful, and stay off the tredmill whilst you do it you should be fine like you say.

It was a really enjoyable experience, I love it.

ZedPowered · 29 Sep 2011 at 21:57

Azza said:
Was that from Traditional Shaving? I want to get the DE89L and that kit looks great but they don't have one in stock, only that Ivory DE87.

nah diff place but same price pretty much. i can vouch for the de87 though. its a very nice bit of kit.

Gustov · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:22

dmpoole said:
Well I think that was a success -

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA NOOB. Don't apply ANY pressure and cut at a 30 degree angle. Go down and then horizontal.

Tachyon · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:27

Azza said:
Was that from Traditional Shaving? I want to get the DE89L and that kit looks great but they don't have one in stock, only that Ivory DE87.

The the DE89L is a big web retailer for just under £20 inc. shipping. Got mine from there and then a brush and soap via the marketplace. Ordered Wednesday evening and have brush while the razor is in Post Office and other things haven't arrived yet.

Edit: Removed competitor just in case but since OcUK don't do shaving products I assumed it wasn't a problem (clarification?). Anyway, it's a huge retailer where you can get pretty much everything.

EdGey · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:28

^^Competitor mate, I'd remove if I was you^^

Can anyone recommend a good case for my razor?

The only ones I can find are either really bad, or well over £100...

I don't know where to keep it :confused:

rexehuk · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:41

EdGey said:
^^Competitor mate, I'd remove if I was you^^

Can anyone recommend a good case for my razor?

The only ones I can find are either really bad, or well over £100...

I don't know where to keep it

Make a little box from it? Not the hardest wooden object to make ^^

EdGey · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:59

rexehuk said:
Make a little box from it? Not the hardest wooden object to make ^^

What are your rates?