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TheShaun
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Anyone frequent Badger and Blade? I'm in the process of putting together my first double edge shaving kit and this site is packed full of info and super friendly forumites.
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TheShaun
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¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
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¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
i did a number on my face last night with a shave that was a bit too quick with a blade that i was unfamiliar with.
i do shave with a DE.
right now my set up of choice is as follows:
Merkur 38c long handle heavy duty safety razor.
Feather blades
Tabac Shave soap
crabtree and evelyn best badger brush
Alum block
and a finish with Nivea Replenishing after shave balm.
for those who can fathom shaving as a luxury, i recommend it.
and if you can keep your acquisition disorders in check (razor acquisition disorder, brush acquisition disorder, etc...) it ends up being cheaper than those multi-blade monstrosities and a can of the shaving goo they like to pass off as shaving cream.
I use the same screen name if you see me over there.
I have a goatee, but I only need to shave once a week. I'm cursed with a baby face, but I love the idea of "old school shaving".
Ha ha ha hah ... (wipes tears) ... (trying to hold it in) ... ha ha ha ha!!
Hmmmm...the force is strong with this one.
I'm with ya there, I'm already blind without my glasses (an astigmatism) I couldn't imagine making it worse and trying to shave without. I shave before I shower... Am I doin it wrong?
Fog free you say? Can one make glasses be fog free?
if i take my time and do 4 passes i will baby's butt smooth for about 24 hours.
Williams Mug soap takes A LOT of time and water to lather correctly. take your time with it. if you have hard water it will be worse.
if you have a thick beard and each hair is thick you will want to start out with at sharper blade. if i was to go back and do it all again (been classic shaving for about a year now) i would have skipped all the other blades and started with the Gillette 7 o'clock sharp edge blades, then moved into feathers. Merkur blades IMHO suck, crystals arent bad if you have a softer beard.
for me, prep is everything. if i am going to shave in the morning, before i go to bed, i will put a light lotion on my face. i ALWAYS shower before i shave. yaknow what?.... Just check THIS GUY out. want a blade master? he is one.
Thanks for the heads up on the Williams soap. It was a purchase just to have something on hand, since orders coming from the US take time to get here. I passed up on the tabac and col. conk at this time and ordered a couple from Mama Bear based on reviews.
What kind of lotion are you talking about?
just about any lotion will do. im not sure how much it actually helps. I do a lot of things differently than i did before i got into classic wet shaving. all i know is that now my skin quality has gone way up. I almost never get ingrown hairs, and my wife likes the improvement.
In regards to the Badger and Blade website, I saw they had a brush for some $135 or something. Is this a normal price? I thought I heard mantic say in his videos you could buy them cheaper. I might spring for that brush (assuming it's of superb quality) if I try this type of shave and decide to really stick to it, but for just starting out, I'd prefer to go cheaper. Is that possible and still get somewhat quality products? Do you guys know of a good place on the internet to buy products, like cream, after shave balm, or should I just go to Target?
Damn this Mantic guy, very informative and he keeps it simple too. For myself (even though I can't grow much facial hair) I've always felt that going against the "grain" was painfull, but with a quality blade, hot water and the right shaving cream, it's a breeze. No pain what so ever. Now that I've been studying the "wet shave", it seems like it can only get better.
As far as quality brushes go (just from my research today) you can get in to a really nice badger brush around $50, or get an alternative anywhere from $10 to well... so far I haven't seen the limit, but I've seen them higher than $200 for one brush. I will most likely have to get a synthetic brush since I'm allergic to almost every living animal on this whole damn planet...
Now as far as where to purchase your grooming supplies. I was at wally world and they didn't have anything in my area that looked remotely decent. But it looks like there are 2 joints in Colorado, but I'm not sure how close they are to ya. I'm gonna have to do some serious hunting to find anything in Utah. Tons of places online though. Best Grooming Tools, and then there is THIS list.
Good read and find for info on wet shaving
Hope this was helpful!!
No biggie, I just work here... I wish I worked for CCOM.
My inspiration comes from the Kuzi. His brain is like a reference guide I wish I could thumb through.
I say it's a good entry level razor because it offers a gentle shave, so you are less likely to get cuts or razor burn than you would be with something like a Merkur that is generally a more aggressive razor.
Anyway, let me know if you're interested.