***The Official Manly Shaving Thread***

Edrof said:
My tip for shaving sticks like the Arko and Palmolive ones is to unwrap them and press them into the bottom of a suitable container. This allows you to lather up straight off them with your brush and a little hot water.
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Nice tip, I'll give that a go tomorrow, thanks! I suppose the good thing about applying it straight onto your face with a stick, is that it presses the soap into your beard as it's quite stiff?
 
Just started using the Proraso sandalwood cream, and my oh my, what a lovely cream to use, ive used sticks, taylor and bonds sandalwood and up until recently the proraso Menthol cream. My skin responds to this so much better and its a better finish.

My kit is a simple Merkur slant and gillette 7'oclock blades.
 
I love the eucalyptus and menthol variant, so I must try the sandalwood. I have some Taylor of Old Bond Street waiting for me to try upstairs, too.

Participant said:
Nice tip, I'll give that a go tomorrow, thanks! I suppose the good thing about applying it straight onto your face with a stick, is that it presses the soap into your beard as it's quite stiff?
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Indeed. I've found that if you have some decent stubble it catches the stick quite nicely. The trouble was, shaving became so nice to me that I began to do it every day and didn't have any stubble! :)

At 50p you can just go crazy and have a Palmolive Shave Stick in a container and another still in stick form. To me, DE is all about experimenting and finding what you like and what works for you.
 
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The sandalwood has a very strong fragrance so be aware of that if you're going to wear an eau de toilet which isn't sandalwood; it will at best overpower and at worst mix horribly with anything you apply post shave.

I'm on my proraso stage again (my cycle goes ToBS > Proraso > Truefit and Hill) and I wasn't able to get any more Feathers so I'm trying out the Astra Superior blades. They're good: almost as sharp as Feathers but more forgiving and I get an additional day's shave. I think there's a shortage of Feathers as I can't get them anywhere in NZ and amazon.com was showing very late deliveries from overseas, too. Anyone else having problems?

I'd also forgotten how much I'm impressed by the proraso pre/post shave cream. It's just brilliant stuff. Highly recommended.
 
So my Edwin Jagger DE89 broke when the head screw sheered off when replacing a blade....

So I'm the market for a replacement and I've been looking at the Merkur 34C as I believe it's similar the DE89 in terms of aggressiveness. However, I've read some negative reviews on the rain forrest regarding the chrome plating chipping? Anyone had a 34C for a while and can comment? I obviously don't want another one of these breaking on me.
 
I've had my 34c for over two years now. I shave every working day with it. No chipping and no problems whatsoever. What are these people doing to their razors?
 
Captain Planet said:
I've had my 34c for over two years now. I shave every working day with it. No chipping and no problems whatsoever. What are these people doing to their razors?
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I guess they're accidentally knocking the razor on the bottom of the sink basin when swilling? :confused:

[FnG]magnolia;26006227 said:
The Merkur Futur is a better razor if you can up your budget a bit. Should get one for around 50 or 60 GBP.
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I do like the look of the Futur, I'm worried it will take a while to get used to though as reviews seem to state it's a different beast vs the likes of the 34C etc.
 
I've been using my 34c HD for a good few years now, but fancied a butterfly opening razor.

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So bought this :p cost me 18 quid so the quality might be questionable! We shall see midweek next week hopefully!

Anyone wondering where from here's the link.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Giesen-Fors...1394877598&sr=8-27&keywords=double+edge+razor
 
Ok Been shaving a while now with the 34C dont tend to cut myself to much with it.
I shave about once a week, as I dont get much growth. Should I be shaving more?

I find that under my chin and neck takes a few goes to get it all and sometimes I have a few stray hairs that I miss.
I am thinking of getting another razor been having a look at the slanted ones.
But what do you guys reccomend im open to any sugestions
 
A few new shaving bits from the last few weeks, i was doing well as i hadn't bought any shaving crap for 6 months other than my custom brush last month.

Gillette Aristocrat #66
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This is the mildest Aristocrat i have (I've got a #15, #16, #21, #66, US).

I normally use a much more aggressive razor (#15, Fatip, NEW Deluxe) and shave every other day. This one is a razor for an everyday shaver only, as it struggled with 2 days of growth.

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I made a detour via St James's on the way home from work yesterday and picked these up.

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- D R Harris Windsor EDT - I love the smell of the soap and this is exactly the same to my nose. It's a 100ml splash bottle, i fitted a spray lid from boots to it. (The 50ml spray they sell is about £5 less than a 100ml splash...)

- D R Harris Almond Soap refill - I thought i'd get a spare puck as this is one of my favourite soaps.

- TOBS Eton College Cologne - One of only two things i like from TOBS, the other is Jermyn St Cologne.
 
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Captain Planet said:
Spaceman which adjustable would you suggest?
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New: i'd buy a Merkur Progress (short handle version).

Vintage: i like both the Gillette Slim or Fatboy.

The Progress is the only new adjustable i've used though, but it is a very nice shaver. Very mild up to around a Fatip when i had it set on 5+1 by accident once, i didnt notice until after the shave.
 
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