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What's most important for a good shave?
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Although having a nice razor and blade are good to have, I am discovering more and more these past few weeks that good technique trumps equipment. I think that the 75% / 25% (technique to gear) ratio that others have offered is about right.
This absolutely nails the question with a perfect answer.
Quality product, balance, trial and error to learn which products and methods of shaving work best for you for your given circumstances, and experience
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The horse doesn't make you a cowboy.
Technique.
Technique.
Yeah, but once you have the technique you won't be a cowboy if you're riding a burro.
Why not? You really have to explain this.
I think these 'cowboys' might beg to differ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDrL_51nHc
Doesn't appear to be quite as easy as it looks
Joking aside... that's kind of my point. It actually takes ~more~ technique to get a good shave out of a 'burro.' The end game is a smooth result, regardless of the chosen beast of burden.
Do I appreciate fine razors, brushes, and software. Absolutely I do. Just ask SWMBO about my various AD's. Can I get a DFS out of a week-old disposable and some hotel bath soap. Yup. (Though it's going to take a good bit of time and effort
)The mexican certainly looks happier than the guys in the Youtube video, and so does the burro..... horses (or burros) for courses.
I really can't put present my opinion any better than my previous quote from gagarin:
I really can't put present my opinion any better than my previous quote from gagarin:
Great thread. My 2 cents is that Face prep is hugely important. However no matter how well you face prep if your technique is awful you will get a crappy shave. While if your prep is sub par but you have great technique you will still get a decent shave. As for equipment as long as my blade isn't dull or awful I can get a decent shave with most equipment.
A horsehair brush.
I chose technique, as I consider lather, prep and the actual act of shaving all part of technique. Everything else is equipment, and matters much less.
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