Getting it straight-- the razor obsessed shaving megathread - Page 51

Josephvman · 03-10-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by biggziff

I tried a few badger brushes and didn't like how floppy they were so I'm using the CVS brush. I use the CVS soap and CO Bigelow shave cream (Poraso) off and on. Haven't tried anything else. For me...this is about saving money and if I go looking at other soaps it'll get out of line very quickly. YMMV

There are a few hybrid badger/boar brushes out there, and I might try one of those. Badger is a bit floppy to use on very hard soaps.

mike1952 · 03-10-2011, 09:07 PM

I use Burma shave and a brush with hot water. I rinse blade with hot water and shake to make it dry quickly. I only do my neck due to beard.

mike1952 · 03-10-2011, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josephvman

There are a few hybrid badger/boar brushes out there, and I might try one of those. Badger is a bit floppy to use on very hard soaps.

Honey badger??

Xeraux · 03-11-2011, 10:32 AM

Okay, my favourite blade so far is the Merkur Super Platinums.

Really sharp, last plenty long, and are nice and gentle on that first shave.

All I have left is a 10 pack that came in an assortment of blades, but I doubt I'll be buying anymore because they're a little expensive since no one offers them in bulk.

Followed by the red pack Personnas, then the Wally Wilkes. (Both of which you can get for under 20¢ per blade.)

lowes48 · 03-28-2011, 02:12 PM

Hey Guys,

I've recently been bitten by the nostalgia bug and have started shaving with a double-edge safety razor, badger hair brush, soap & bowl, old-school after shave, the whole package! I'm even planning on going all the way - that's right, STRAIGHT RAZOR TIME! I've bought a few SRs and have already sent 2 off to a "Hone Meister" to get them in "shave-ready" condition.

Anyway, just wondering if any of you shared the same interest since most of us have similar hobbies outside of motorcycles, e.g. guns, watches, cars, cameras, etc.

PecosBill · 03-28-2011, 03:27 PM

Shaving as a hobby???

We're talking shaving yourself, right?

I can see how a type of social shaving could be interesting, but just shaving my face?

Dagofast · 03-28-2011, 03:54 PM

There was a "Dear Gillette" thread somewhere in the basement. Maybe a kind mod will merge?

Good luck with the straight razor. I lost enough blood with a DE. The way my arthritic hands work nowadays, I'd bleed out if I tried a straight razor.

Andylaser · 03-28-2011, 04:33 PM

Always wet shave. Occaisonally like to use a cut throat razor for an even better shave..
Need to be calm and relaxed when using it though.

old2wheeler · 03-28-2011, 04:39 PM

Shave? My hair all fell off my head and landed on my face...

Danamr · 03-28-2011, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowes48

Hey Guys,

I've recently been bitten by the nostalgia bug and have started shaving with a double-edge safety razor, badger hair brush, soap & bowl, old-school after shave, the whole package! I'm even planning on going all the way - that's right, STRAIGHT RAZOR TIME! I've bought a few SRs and have already sent 2 off to a "Hone Meister" to get them in "shave-ready" condition.

Anyway, just wondering if any of you shared the same interest since most of us have similar hobbies outside of motorcycles, e.g. guns, watches, cars, cameras, etc.

I use a DE at least once a week, more often depending on how much of a hurry I am in.
I tried a SR many years ago when I was young and had more blood than I do now. Too much pain, and frankly my Merkur Futur with Feather blades comes as close as I will ever need.
It is fun being a bit different, but I also have a 1" scar on my cheek from learning how to master the DE. SR my head would be on the floor..

Josephvman · 03-28-2011, 05:24 PM

Ditto on the "Dear Gillette" thread; quite a few DE razor enthusiasts here. My attachments aren't quite big enough to give a straight razor a try. Too much maintenance honing blades too. I have four Ducatis, the last thing I need in my life is a razor I have to maintain and sharpen regularly.

dialdn · 03-28-2011, 05:32 PM

I have been a DE shaver for about 7 years. Would not use anything else. Using the Merkur and blades. Most important thing is a good brush and also a good cream. Tried a dozen creams and finally found a consistently good couple.

Soaking brush in sink before shower and shaving cup floating in hot sink as well. Warm shave every time. Awesome!

D

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tslewisz · 03-29-2011, 06:16 AM

I use a Merkur safety razor and Derby Extra blades. I just lather up in the shower w/ Dove soap or Pert shampoo.

jamesrkhoury · 03-29-2011, 07:33 AM

You need to light up a Lucky or a Camel, unfiltered, while you're shaving, just to keep in the character of the time.

Danamr · 03-29-2011, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tslewisz

I use a Merkur safety razor and Derby Extra blades. I just lather up in the shower w/ Dove soap or Pert shampoo.

How do you keep your sideburns equal?

03-11-2011, 10:32 AM	#754
Xeraux Archvillain Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Oddometer: 30,416	Okay, my favourite blade so far is the Merkur Super Platinums. Really sharp, last plenty long, and are nice and gentle on that first shave. All I have left is a 10 pack that came in an assortment of blades, but I doubt I'll be buying anymore because they're a little expensive since no one offers them in bulk. Followed by the red pack Personnas, then the Wally Wilkes. (Both of which you can get for under 20¢ per blade.) __________________ Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.

03-28-2011, 02:12 PM	#755
lowes48 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Wilkesboro, NC Oddometer: 221	Anyone Here "Wet Shave/Method Shave"? Hey Guys, I've recently been bitten by the nostalgia bug and have started shaving with a double-edge safety razor, badger hair brush, soap & bowl, old-school after shave, the whole package! I'm even planning on going all the way - that's right, STRAIGHT RAZOR TIME! I've bought a few SRs and have already sent 2 off to a "Hone Meister" to get them in "shave-ready" condition. Anyway, just wondering if any of you shared the same interest since most of us have similar hobbies outside of motorcycles, e.g. guns, watches, cars, cameras, etc.

03-28-2011, 03:27 PM	#756
PecosBill Get off my f'n lawn! Joined: Jan 2007 Location: The State of Jefferson Oddometer: 41,129	Shaving as a hobby??? We're talking shaving yourself, right? I can see how a type of social shaving could be interesting, but just shaving my face? __________________ "Am I not a man? And is a man not stupid? I'm a man, so I married. Wife, children, house, everything. The full catastrophe." Zorba the Greek "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." Friedrich Nietzsche Save $5 when you open your new SmugMug account, use coupon number: K0vxRpKbulMhM

03-28-2011, 04:33 PM	#758
Andylaser Heavy Metal Joined: Feb 2011 Location: Southampton UK Oddometer: 734	Always wet shave. Occaisonally like to use a cut throat razor for an even better shave.. Need to be calm and relaxed when using it though. __________________ Sent from my binary data processing apparatus using magic and wires OLD SKOOL HEAVY METAL

03-28-2011, 04:39 PM	#759
old2wheeler Former nÔÔb Joined: Feb 2008 Location: La Veta, CO except for the wind, it'd be heaven Oddometer: 710	Shave? My hair all fell off my head and landed on my face... __________________ Roderick (Rod) {AKA o2w} House DEFINITION OF A VETERAN A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."

03-10-2011, 09:07 PM	#752
mike1952 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: north of ann arbor michigan Oddometer: 1,112	I use Burma shave and a brush with hot water. I rinse blade with hot water and shake to make it dry quickly. I only do my neck due to beard.

03-28-2011, 03:54 PM	#757
Dagofast Full giggety ahead. Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Arizona Oddometer: 1,331	There was a "Dear Gillette" thread somewhere in the basement. Maybe a kind mod will merge? Good luck with the straight razor. I lost enough blood with a DE. The way my arthritic hands work nowadays, I'd bleed out if I tried a straight razor.

03-28-2011, 05:24 PM	#761
Josephvman I'm the Decider Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Houston, TX Oddometer: 3,310	Ditto on the "Dear Gillette" thread; quite a few DE razor enthusiasts here. My attachments aren't quite big enough to give a straight razor a try. Too much maintenance honing blades too. I have four Ducatis, the last thing I need in my life is a razor I have to maintain and sharpen regularly. __________________ '11 Ducati Multistrada 1200S Sport "Stormtrooper II" '09 BMW HP2 Sport '98 Ducati 900SS Final Edition "The old whore" '93 Ducati 900SS "Slightly older whore" "Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"

03-28-2011, 05:32 PM	#762
dialdn Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Carp, Ontario, Canada Oddometer: 667	I have been a DE shaver for about 7 years. Would not use anything else. Using the Merkur and blades. Most important thing is a good brush and also a good cream. Tried a dozen creams and finally found a consistently good couple. Soaking brush in sink before shower and shaving cup floating in hot sink as well. Warm shave every time. Awesome! D Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2009 BMW GS Adventure Follow me on Twitter (@BeemerOttawa)

03-29-2011, 06:16 AM	#763
tslewisz Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Bloomington, IL Oddometer: 2,220	I use a Merkur safety razor and Derby Extra blades. I just lather up in the shower w/ Dove soap or Pert shampoo.

03-29-2011, 07:33 AM	#764
jamesrkhoury Retired Joined: Feb 2011 Oddometer: 33	You need to light up a Lucky or a Camel, unfiltered, while you're shaving, just to keep in the character of the time.

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