OK newbies stop what you are doing and run out to Target/CVS/Whole Foods and pick up the following if you see it. Proraso cream Proraso Brush Proraso ASB Aqua Velva Nivea Balm Tom's of Maine Shave Cream Kiss My Face Shave Cream Palmolive Red Tube Witch Hazel Gillette Sensor (should hold you over) As for the DE razor. Gillette Super Speed (find IT on Ebay) or a Merkur HD (search engine will find it so go ahead and search and keep looking for the best price ) and some blades (sample pack available through LetterK here http://letterk.net/blades/. Also If you want to try Shaving soap find a tobacco shop and pick up some Col Conk or head over to www.Bear-Haven.com both are great inexpensive soaps to start. (OK you don't have to buy all of that stuff but you will eventually ). Now how to do it. Read up on Leisureguy's blog Head over to YouTube and check out Mantic59's video's And ask Questions we will have the answer or find it for you. The steps in the video's/blog's are a good start point and a great resource/value to the shave community but you will have to see what works for you (hence YMMV). After all is said and done let the Product impulse buy take over. because it will. Have Fun!/Happy Shaving!
The "Doc" is right: just do it. You can wait forever, but if you leap in, within a week you'll be kicking yourself for not starting earlier.
Take it slow and easy at first while you get use to the way of shaving and it will be worth it in the long run. Before you know it your shaves are going to better than ever. Raf
Just start with this: Proraso cream Proraso Brush Proraso ASB Use your own razor like a you would a DE until you get some technigue down. Then go for it.
Figure I would update this (or have other folks do it) 1. Sadly Target dose not carry Proraso anymore. 2. The Blade sample packs have grown from LetterK (the original and highly recommended by me). I also recommend Suffolk Supplies and RazorandBrush sample packs. 3. Lots of soap makers opening up shop, we have... TSD QED MB SCS R&B SBAS (Suzie's Bubbles and Squeak) TGQ HBS Did I miss any acronyms? 4. Starter brush, Burma Boar and Crabtree and Evelyn Best and while at C&E pick up some soap and cream too. I am not a fan of anything of theirs but the brush but that dose not mean you wont like them. 5. Aftershave! Aqua Velva (or Old Spice, Pinaud, Skin Bracer, Masters...etc Just whatever the drugstore has).
