***The Official Manly Shaving Thread***

I always lather on my face now, the extra vigor it takes to get a good lather gives a better lather and massages the face and bristles to soften them up so the advantage is 2 fold.

I know i mention this in nearly every post i make in this thread but for the person with rash and burn try Mitchells wool fat, i had neck rash and ingrown hairs for that long i had quite bad scaring on my neck, it is all but gone now.

The thing with DE shaving is that it takes time to get used to using such little pressure, it took me a few months to do it second nature but if the razor isn't doing all the work then you are applying a bit to much. It also takes a while to try different blades, the blade choice makes as much of a impact on the shave as anything and blade choice is a very personal preference.
 
Mitchells wool fat gives me a rash and irritation but I think I might slightly allergic to the lanolin. Makes a lovely lather but not for me. I just keep it to look nice in my bathroom now. Strangely in my quest to stop lining gillette's pockets I found I like yellow gillette blades best.
 
The OP is the best place to start in all honesty. There is a lot of choice out there so everyone's experience is different.

As long as you have: Razor Handle, blades, shave soap/cream, brush and aftershave balm then that's the basics covered.
Read reviews too and get an idea of budget. Should only take an hour to decide what you want.
 
Anyone recommend me a decent straight razor? With brush etc? Standard razers are to hard to cut a neckline with and my electric razor doesn't cut close enough. Thought I'd give the good old straight razor a try. Wanna try and keep the money down then later I'll buy something better if I get on with a straight.
 
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George Hincapie said:
I have well and truly taken the plunge. I've just placed a couple of orders at Amazon and Shaving Shack. The latter is huge! :D
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For future reference if you do want to pick something up from a store in London, Geo F Trumper do some of the best shaving stuff in my experience. They have a store on Curzon Street and another on Duke of York Street.
 
What did you order George?

Best tip I can give is don't expect the best on the first few times. It's likely you'll approach this the same way you would a mach 3 but the best thing you can do is forget everything you know about that. You don't need to scrape away repeatedly like you do with a mach 3. Just one pass with grain, one pass across grain and maybe one final pass against grain (observe the direction of grain, it won't be the same across your face!) . Absolutely no pressure either, let the weight of the razor do the work, and just go slow or you will cut yourself.

Enjoy
 
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