I get my shaving soap from Mama Bear's. I rotate between 3 different ones. A tub will last a long time.
http://mamabearssoaps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
I get my shaving soap from Mama Bear's. I rotate between 3 different ones. A tub will last a long time.
http://mamabearssoaps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
Wet shaving (brush & soap) are the only way to go! I got into straight razor shaving a couple years ago and try to convert everybody I can! Even if you're shaving with a Mach3 or a straight or a safety razor, wet shaving makes such a huge difference.
FWIW you can buy "knots" (the hair in a shaving brush, typically badger hair) and set them in your own handle if you're so inclined. I've made a couple dozen badger hair brushes set in elk antler and, until I get a lathe, have been so pleased with them I see no reason to ever buy a production one.
OP - never heard of the "dollar shave club" - thanks for sharing!
FWIW you can buy "knots" (the hair in a shaving brush, typically badger hair) and set them in your own handle if you're so inclined. I've made a couple dozen badger hair brushes set in elk antler and, until I get a lathe, have been so pleased with them I see no reason to ever buy a production one.
OP - never heard of the "dollar shave club" - thanks for sharing!
Ha.. I heard this commercial one day, but wasn't paying much attention. I may be doing this soon!
THIS! I have used a safety razor for five years now, and at an average cost of 10-15 cents per blade, it's easy to have a sharp blade on hand at all times. Throw in a badger brush and quality shave cream (from a stub, not a can) and I'm set.
If you're in OKC, check out a place called Carwins Shave Shop in the Classen Curve shopping center (NW OKC in the Belle Isle district, on Classen just north of the NW Expressway. You'll swear it's a home for a shaving cult, and you might just get hooked.
+1 for safety razor!
1) it takes time to learn the proper technique and 2) you often have to find the right razor/blade combo. So blades are great and some are horrible with my beard.
Not to mention the right water to soap technique (which changes with each soap and water hard/softness).
Oh and your prep matters a lot.
It takes time to unlearn bad shaving habits but it is very worth it. What soap, razor and blade are you using?
I use a gilette mach 3 and head slick. 15 cartridges for $25 from amazon. I shave my head and aint trying that with a straight blade or safety razor.
I'm out.
Already bleed enough for money and the crime of living with a satanic cat.
I went all electric a few years ago and ain't looking back.
Great commercial, though!
