I've got the razor choice taken care of for now unless I decide I don't like it for some reason. Shipping will take a week or so. Now I'm deciding on blades... It's proving to be a harder decision than I had guessed
Check out tryablade.com Jason is a really nice guy, you can buy one, or ten. And he has a good selection.
The Weishi is a good start. Check out TryABlade.com and look at the popular blades thare are between .15 and .30 each and build a sampler with a budget of $10. You'll find it hard to do. Have you chosen a brush and cream/soap? You should also check out www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge www.reddit.com/r/ladyshavers My girlfriend pictured in my profile pic uses all my wetshaving gear for her beautiful leggies. She loves my 1970 Gillette Black Beauty, which is a TTO just like the Weishi. My blade recommendation is that if you grow a low-medium amount of leg hair and are starting out with a mild razor like the Weishi, try Astra SPs. There's alot of popular blades that are around that category, and if you fall in love with them, they're always $10 for 100 on Amazon Prime. Another note: It takes enough shave cream to shave a guy's face about 3-4 times to do leggies once. A second note: Don't sugar scrub before you shave, just wash with body wash/bar soap and you're good. You need as much epidermis as possible. A third note: If you want a pre-shave cream that's affordable and won't gunk up the razor, get a 12oz tub of Noxzema for $3.99. A fourth note: Kiss My Face shave cream in the 11oz jug is really good. You just do a pump onto the top of the brush to keep going. A Fifth note: Brush Suggestion: Omega S-Brush or Omega Pro 49. A sixth note: There is a female wetshaving subforum somewhere on The Shave Den. I just forget where. Definitely check out the reddits.
Thank you so much! That's valuable information.... I will use it for sure! So using a pre shave cream is applying a cream several minutes before shaving in order to soften the hair correct? Then you still apply a lather on top of that before shaving? Does your girlfriend do it that way? The woman's forum is no where near as active as then men's, though I did post there as well .
Welcome! It's nice to see another woman posting here. For a pre-shave, I use a pre-shave oil, which I apply just before I get into the shower. It softens the hair & reduces razor friction. Then, I use shaving soap & a badger-hair brush to lather up. Click here to learn how to make pre-shave oil. It's easy & cheap.
Hey, I was beginning to wonder where all the girls were. We aren't as active as the guys here, lol. I am still learning a lot though ☺. Thanks for the tip about the preshave. I had just asked someone else about that. I love mixing my own products, it's something I already do so, I'll check out your instructions.
Well, you seem off to a good start. You might find a bit of the TSD ladies' perspective >here<, but it is well populated with input from the gents. May be worth searching, though! I keep trying to talk my wife into switching to the light side. <sigh> No luck yet. Good on yer for giving it a shot! Welcome to The Den!
Cool! I love mixing stuff up too. I also make the shaving soap (for me & the hubby) as well as colognes.
Welcome! You have a good start! If it helps any, i just got my girlfriend a Gillette Pink Starburst that was purchased on eBay, along with an alum block, and a tub of Taylor of Old Bond street Rose shave cream for V-day. Also Larry over at Whipped Dog makes amazing brushes and has top notch service! Future Reference list: Gillette Pink StarBurst Taylor of Old Bond Street Shave Cream Rose scent Alum Block WhippedDog Badger Brush with Pink handle. http://www.whippeddog.com/products/find/brushes-knots
You're welcome. Yeah...I think that's the way it works. It helps a little bit when starting out to give you a little bit of margin when your technique isn't that good. You still lather on top of it. She used to do it like that so I could finish a tub of Noxzema I had, but now she's good enough that she doesn't need it anymore. My philosophy on pre-shaves is that you use it when you're starting out to help out a little bit, but then your prep and technique get good enough to not need it. Also she had decimated my $13 jar of Proraso Pre-Shave Cream, so...yeah. Haha. Noxzema is just as good.
My wife uses a permanently barrowed Gillette Tech with Derby blades (mild) , lathers her legs with my Cella croap and a permanently barrowed EJ Badger brush. She likes it better than the cartridge razors she used to use.
That does help, thank you for the reminder about the alum.... I suppose I better have some on hand lol
Welcome! It sounds as if you're already on your way after disposing of the disposable razors and getting the Weishi!
Its a good product to have around for after the shave for sure! It helps clean out little cuts that you cant see and tones the skin. I usually rinse it off my face after about 30 seconds to 1 minute so it doesn't dry my skin out. A cold water rinse to rinse it off is very nice!
