What did we learn from our last shaves?

And most folks will add a fourth leg - prep.

 

I'm a low-prep kinda-guy: shower and wet my face

 

Slow and steady wins the race.

 

I learned, as with everything else shaving, some creams require more water in the brush than others. Neutrogena requires minimal water, almost none. Every Man Jack, I had to go back multiple times to add water to the brush.

 

Not from the shave itself but after....I love Old Spice

So much that I'll probably end up buying stock in the company

 

I know its been said a gazillion times and YMMV, but some things have to be seen for them selves to learn from. Soooo.... Today I used C.O.Bigelow's cream with my newest badger brush restoration and wow what a lather. Both on my face and the brush. I used a third of what I had been using with the other cream.

 

How are you getting along with your cadet I recieved one this week and shaved with it this morning I like it but it's missing a lot on my neck but I get very little irritation with it. Did it take you long to learn the angle on the cadet open comb?

 

I learned that Ladas are very inconsistent and that I need to be more careful with my Merkur 37c

 

Over the last few weeks, I've learned that you don't have to spend a ton of money on soaps and brushes to get great shaves. I picked up an Omega 10098 boar brush for $15 and a dozen sticks of Arko for $13. I'd recommend these items to any wet shaver.

 

That razor weight is more important to me than I thought (I like them heavier).

I've been using my Shovel Head SE this week, and experimenting with some different handles. I originally thought that it just needed a longer handle, as it didn't feel right with the tiny stock handle. I used it a few times with an MR3 handle and enjoyed it. I tried it with an EJ handle earlier in the week, and the blade skipped really bad and felt pretty rough. Went back to the MR3 handle today and got a really good shave. I'm going to try it with the Muhle Grande handle tomorrow just to confirm. I'm thinking I may need to pick up an MR8 handle just to see what it's like...

 

I've recently gone from 3 passes to 2 passes. I knew all along I was just using the extra pass because I had left over lather.

 

Gentkemen, from my last shave....

I am not sure that tobacco scented soap actually smells like tobacco.

 

I have learned from my last shave I don't need tend skin just plain witch hazel works just fine.

 

You just like to rub the puck on your face...

 

Is there something wrong with rubbing the puck on your face?

 

I didn't say there was a problem... He just likes it.

 

I learned that even though one shave cream that I've used before that seemed prefect, may irritate my skin the next time I use it.

Yeah, I don't get it either.

So far the best shave cream for me is Noxzema with aloe and lanolin, canned cream. I'm trying to get away from the can, but it just keeps pulling me back in!

 

To be Very careful

 

That I'm not sure I'll keep my SEs around. I've got a bullet tip, a 1914, and a 1924, and the only one I've enjoyed using so far is the Shovel Head. I just spent a solid week with it, and while I can get a pretty good shave from it, it's just not as comfortable as most of my DEs. I still want to try an OCMM before I give up on them altogether though.

 

It's my advice to guys (or gals if you're in to that) that have troubles loading enough soap onto the brush. No different than using a stick except the soap puck is much wider and easier top cover the face which is why I like it. Try Tabac, for instance, some time.