Hi All, I've just joined as I'm on the quest for the ultimate shave.
I started to shave with an electric, only dabbling in wet shaving occasionally without much success. I was forced to wet shave when I left my electric shaver where I'd been working with a band I'm in and miles away.
I was using the usual foam then gel in a can, but I could only get a good shave against the grain and couldn't shave everyday. Using a 5 blade thing. One day recently I watched a program where someone commented that shaving gels and foams are all hype and water is sufficient. I didn't try that, but I did try normal soap, spread on with my hand. Even this was much better than I was using before. I then decided to get a proper brush and try a DE shave. I got a cheap wilkinson soap packet of blades and shaver for less than £2.00, they actually market the price up wrong, but would still have just been under £5.00, so you can guess how plastic the razor was. Also picked up a cheap brush. My shave was getting better but not great. I could almost shave everyday, not grain just going WTG.
I walked passed Geo F. Trumpers in Mayfair, stopped by and picked up some cream and a proper brush, this was getting better. An even more recent visit, I was going to get a proper Murker Futur, but the guy on the counter suggested, trying some skin food, which is helping. He also mentioned everything is in the preparation, and still not to go ATG, which I had been doing sometimes. Whoops!
I'm actually looking to book on one of their one-to-one shaving classes they do. I'm sure I'm still not quite getting it right, and some personal instruction would be great. Can't believe it's taken till my late 30's to try and get a good shave though.
Currently I'm mixed between using a 5 blade cartridge and the cheap DE. I'll see what happens. Before discovering the soap and brush, shaving was a chore, now I look forward to my daily shave. Obviously I've seen most of mantic59 you tube clips.
Great to be here, Looking forward to contributing and learning how to do what should be a basic task.
I started to shave with an electric, only dabbling in wet shaving occasionally without much success. I was forced to wet shave when I left my electric shaver where I'd been working with a band I'm in and miles away.
I was using the usual foam then gel in a can, but I could only get a good shave against the grain and couldn't shave everyday. Using a 5 blade thing. One day recently I watched a program where someone commented that shaving gels and foams are all hype and water is sufficient. I didn't try that, but I did try normal soap, spread on with my hand. Even this was much better than I was using before. I then decided to get a proper brush and try a DE shave. I got a cheap wilkinson soap packet of blades and shaver for less than £2.00, they actually market the price up wrong, but would still have just been under £5.00, so you can guess how plastic the razor was. Also picked up a cheap brush. My shave was getting better but not great. I could almost shave everyday, not grain just going WTG.
I walked passed Geo F. Trumpers in Mayfair, stopped by and picked up some cream and a proper brush, this was getting better. An even more recent visit, I was going to get a proper Murker Futur, but the guy on the counter suggested, trying some skin food, which is helping. He also mentioned everything is in the preparation, and still not to go ATG, which I had been doing sometimes. Whoops!
I'm actually looking to book on one of their one-to-one shaving classes they do. I'm sure I'm still not quite getting it right, and some personal instruction would be great. Can't believe it's taken till my late 30's to try and get a good shave though.
Currently I'm mixed between using a 5 blade cartridge and the cheap DE. I'll see what happens. Before discovering the soap and brush, shaving was a chore, now I look forward to my daily shave. Obviously I've seen most of mantic59 you tube clips.
Great to be here, Looking forward to contributing and learning how to do what should be a basic task.
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