I started shaving with a DE safety razor instead of my old Mach 3 a couple months ago and haven't looked back. I also started doing the brush/cream/cup/aftershave thing too.
You should checkout the badgerandblade.com forums. There is a lot of great shaving info there, and a really nice group of guys that are very helpful. I definitely sense some harmony between the Riv thing and these simple, old school yet functionally excellent razors. Especially the vintage 1950's gillettes. They are great. On Aug 12, 1:13 am, Philip Williamson <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's marginally on-topic. Right up there with "Pine Tar Talk." > > I use a brush and a mug and a Gillette zoom-zoom thingie. Mach 3. I > have two brushes I bought at a garage sale when I was a teenager (I'm > 41 now). One is too long and stiff, and flings soap everywhere but on > my face. I never use it and should probably repurpose it as art > instead of clutter. The other is short and soft and works perfectly. > > For soap I use left-over soap bits. They lather up nicely, and cost > zero dollars. We usually have pretty nice soap in my house, so the > left-over slivers are fairly couture. I've used the purpose-built > shaving soap, but it's really shlunky. Too much goop, not enough > lather, and the more expensive it is the worse it feels. > > I have had a goatee (van Dyke?) for the last 18 years or so, because I > got tired of bleeding at the corners of my mouth after shaving. So the > overall shaving thing is pretty mild, and your mileage may vary. I do > own a double-blade safety razor, and tried to shave with it recently. > It sucks. > > I have owned several straight razors, and shaved with them once or > twice. They really shave smooth, but I'd rather look at a full cup of > coffee and an egg toast first thing in the morning than a shiny steel > straight razor. You wake up it's like, "Really? A test? At this hour?" > > I'm not exactly sure where I got them, but one was a Krups, and quite > heavy duty. An antique store in North Beach near the Caffe Trieste? > Likewise, I'm not sure where they ended up. Probably the same move- > limbo as David's safety razor. Maybe back at the magic antique store. > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > On Aug 11, 2:22 pm, "S.Cutshall" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Odd? Unrelated? I think not [Rivendell sells Porto-Shaving-Cream, > > so... ]. > > > I am not one to shave often. When I do it's for two distinct reasons: > > > 1. I look up, while brushing teeth, and jump with fright at what I > > see looking back at me in the mirror. > > > Or... > > > 2. My wife and/or daughter tell me to [because I repulse them]. > > > Fair enough. > > > For years, and because I have a 'Stache, I've simply used an 'lectric > > trimmer [no, not an actual electric shaver--more of an electric beard > > trimmer] and it leaves a fair amount of stubble... so I am not really > > ever -that- shaved right after I shave. > > > So, I grew [pun] tired of the stubbled look and began a search for a > > non-electric shaver that doesn't look an Apple product or like a Casio > > "Baby-G" wristwatch, or is not disposable... and it took a minute > > too. And then I found a site called "Classic Shaving"... wow, the > > choices were about as endless as looking for a new tire pump on a walk > > through Interbike. > > > In the end, I selected a nice German shaver, a Merkur [just like my > > dad used when I was a youngster], some blades, a nice brush, mug and > > some cream. Cost around $160.00 for the whole setup, but I figure > > it'll save money over time, space in land fills and I can have a > > better shave [when I remember to do it]. > > > Anyway else here shave 'Old Skool'? > > > Was tempted to enter my toes into the world of Straight Razors but the > > prices for those [plus all the additional accessories] -and the > > thoughts of all the failures while in the Learning Curve stage Re: > > loss of facial skin- put the kibosh on that. > > > PS--> Guess this could be a Lady-Topic too [but I doubt many women > > would own up to having facial hair that needs shaving]. > > > -Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
